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."

Murder Inc. Records, LLC, also abbreviated as The Inc. Records, is an American record label founded by brothers and record executives 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 units worldwide and grossed over $500 million. [2]

4 days ago · Ja Rule took to Twitter to make his heartbreak known. He worked alongside Irv Gotti for over a decade, and made some indelible hits in the process. The rapper posted a simple, broken heart...

5 days ago · Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter and sources close to the...

4 days 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 ...

4 days ago · Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. record label founder who launched Ja Rule and Ashanti to stardom, dies at 54. Gotti died at age 54 after cofounding Murder Inc. Records with his brother, Chris, in 1998.

4 days ago · Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at 54. He helped launch careers for talent such as Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule.

4 days ago · 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits for Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc.: ‘Foolish,’ ‘Always on Time’ & More. The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule ...

Born and raised in New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap with pop and R&B sensibilities. He signed with Irv Gotti 's Murder Inc Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings to release his debut studio album Venni Vetti Vecci (1999), which spawned his first hit single, "Holla Holla".

4 days ago · Murder Inc.’s first release was Ja Rule’s 1999 debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, and Ja became the label’s flagship artist. Through Murder Inc., Ja Rule also aided Jennifer Lopez’s rising career with features on “I’m Real” (which Gotti co-wrote), and “Ain’t It Funny,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five and six ...