Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings shared a ...

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

Record executive and music producer Irv Gotti, best known for founding the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. A cause of ...

Since the Eighties, Miami has been deeply intertwined with hip-hop culture. The city has produced artists such as 2 Live Crew ...

Former Def Jam president Lyor Cohen worked extensively with Irv Gotti, who co-founded Murder Inc. Recordings as an imprint under Def Jam with his brother Chris in 1998. Cohen released a statement ...

This year’s “Black Futures in Art” exhibit focuses on separation and connection, while examining why divisions exist, how ...

Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots ...

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Kendrick Lamar will "put rap culture on the forefront, where it needs to be" during his performance at the Super Bowl LIX ...