News/Opinion: Irv Gotti, Former Def Jam Exec Who Discovered DMX and Later Ja Rule and Ashanti, Dies at 54 Nationwide -- Irv Gotti, the influential music producer, record executive, and television show creator, has passed away at the age of 54. His death was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, though the cause remains undisclosed.Born Irving Lorenzo in…

News/Opinion: Irv Gotti, Former Def Jam Exec Who Discovered DMX and Later Ja Rule and Ashanti, Dies at 54: Nationwide -- Irv Gotti, the influential music producer, record executive, and television show creator, has passed away at the age of… #Mets #Gottiinfluential #musicproducer #recordexecutive