Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, died at the age of 54, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. The cause of death is currently unknown. The instrumental hip-hop figure, born Irving Lorenzo, died after previously suffering what his representatives deemed a “minor stroke” in early 2024. At the time, they said he had changed his diet and had been “successful in making a full recovery.” Gotti, a Hollis, Queens native, co-founded early 2000s rap stalwart Murder Inc. Records, which housed multi-platinum acts such as Ja Rule and Ashanti. The label has collectively sold 30 million units worldwide via hip-hop and…
