{"id":39939,"date":"2025-02-06T11:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/?p=39939"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:45:25","slug":"irv-gotti-murder-inc-co-founder-dead-at-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/irv-gotti-murder-inc-co-founder-dead-at-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. co-founder, dead at 54"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIrv Gotti \u2014 the famed music producer and record executive \u2014 has reportedly died.<\/p>\n

He was 54.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his passing on Wednesday, February 5, following rumors he had suffered another stroke and brain bleed.<\/p>\n

Born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., Gotti was known for co-founding the record label Murder Inc. Records in 1998, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings, gaining producer credits for hip-hop legends like Jay-Z, DMX, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Eve and more.
\nNews of Gotti\u2019s death first spread on social media, with sources telling AllHipHop he was \u201cdeclared dead\u201d on Wednesday morning; however, the circumstances surrounding his last moments were not revealed.
\nGotti had a history of health issues, including diabetes.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he discussed his battle with the decease.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s rampant with Black people,\u201d he said on Drink Champs at the time. \u201cWhat it does is, it starts deteriorating your body. No, [it\u2019s not under contol]. I\u2019ve been diagnosed with diabetes forever; it\u2019s hereditary. When my [blood sugar] gets too high, shot [of insulin]. It\u2019s reversible but you gotta change the way you eat, all that. But you know what\u2019s f\u2013ked up with diabetes? So anything that you\u2019re gonna like or tastes good, horrible for you. Now what\u2019s some nasty s\u2013t? Broccoli\u2026 you supposed to eat some leaves or s\u2013t like that.\u201d
\nIn 2024, he spoke about how his diabetes had taken over his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiabetes is deteriorating my body,\u201d he admitted, adding he struggled stay healthy and consistently take his insulin.<\/p>\n

In August, Gotti\u2019s rep revealed he had a \u201cminor stroke\u201d after Wack 100 leaked photos of the record executive using a cane to walk.
\n\u201cIrv has been struggling with diabetes for years, which caused him to have a minor stroke over six months ago,\u201d the rep. told TMZ at the time. \u201cHe has since changed his diet to eating more healthy. He\u2019s been successful in making a full recovery. Irv is not in a rehab facility. He is at home with his family, enjoying life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Days later, Gotti spoke about his health in a statement to The Shade Room.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting older. That\u2019s all. Only thing worse than getting old is not getting old,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Gotti was a pioneer in the rap community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Irv Gotti \u2014 the famed music producer and record executive \u2014 has reportedly died. He was 54. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his passing on Wednesday, February 5, following rumors he had suffered another stroke and brain bleed. Born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., Gotti was known for co-founding the record label Murder Inc. Records in 1998,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[251,337,89],"class_list":["post-39939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wls-news","tag-251","tag-irv-gotti","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Image-1-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39942,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39939\/revisions\/39942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldlatinstar.com\/wls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}