Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Ja Rule’s fleeting moment in the sun, a ...

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.

There haven't been many figures in hip-hop like Irv Gotti. During the ‘90s, Gotti, born Domingo Lorenzo Jr., worked his way up from an A&R to running one of the most successful rap imprints in hip-hop ...