Murder Inc. was an American East Coast hip hop supergroup composed of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule, formed by record executive Irv Gotti in 1995. [1] They first appeared in tandem on fellow New York-based rapper Mic Geronimo 's 1995 song "Time to Build."

2 days ago · Before launching Murder Inc. in New York City in 1998, Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z and Ja Rule to the label.

2 days ago · Murder Inc. also lent their rap bona fides to Jennifer Lopez’s rising music career, with Ja Rule features on “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny” leading to Hot 100 chart-toppers ...

21 hours ago · Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the early 2000s, has died. Gotti, the music mogul who co-founded Murder Inc ...

1 day ago · Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.

16 hours ago · Irv Gotti, producer who reshaped hip-hop and R&B in the 2000s, dies at 54. The co-founder of Murder Inc. worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, including Ja Rule, Jay-Z and DMX.

1 day ago · Murder Inc. founder and music mogul Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54 – see tributes to the rap and R&B legend here. ... After Jay-Z’s and Ja Rule’s rise to prominence, Def Jam was valued ...

Murder Inc. Records, LLC, also abbreviated as The Inc. Records, is an American record label founded by brothers Chris and Irv Gotti in 1998. The label's flagship artist was Ja Rule. According to Chris Gotti, Murder Inc. had sold over 30 million …

2 days ago · Def Jam subsequently gave Gotti his own label, which he called Murder Inc., working with the likes of Ja Rule, Ashanti, Jennifer Lopez, Fat Joe and Eve. In 2013, Gotti relaunched Murder Inc. as an ...

Aug 12, 2022 · In the premiere episode of the new Murder Inc. BET documentary, label founder Irv Gotti recalled the time that Jay, X and Ja were working closely with each other to the point people in the...