Ja Rule knows firsthand about being a peacemaker, admitting he played the role during the relationship between Irv Gotti and Ashanti.

Ja Rule reflected on his past attempts to help Ashanti and Irv Gotti reconcile. Speaking on the BagFuel podcast earlier this ...

Ja Rule and Friends pay tribute to the late Irv Gotti at the Hot 97 Summer Jam, June 20, 2025 at the Prudential Center in Newark.© Provided by Prana Marketing and Shakiru Bola Okoya ...

During a recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Ja Rule spoke emotionally about Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. co-founder who passed away in February 2025 after a second stroke.

Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo Jr., suffered a stroke last year and at that time 50 ridiculed him with a reference to his 2002 hit “Wanksta” — a track widely believed to be aimed at Ja Rule.

Ja Rule insists he doesn’t take his beef with 50 Cent too seriously. But he was ready “to go nuclear” when the G-Unit boss mocked Irv Gotti ’s recent death.

Ja Rule Honors Irv Gotti in Funeral Speech as Jay-Z, Ashanti, and Other Celebrities Pay Tribute Also in attendance were former Murder Inc. artists Lloyd, Charli Baltimore and Vita.

New York rapper Ja Rule had some words for his longtime industry rival, 50 Cent, for the way the G-Unit founder mocked the death of Murder Inc. founder Irv Gotti, who passed away in February.

Ja Rule, who had a close relationship with Irv Gotti, reveals that he never knew Juvenile felt this way. He shares that Irv genuinely appreciated Juvenile’s style and movement, adding that there ...

Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Records Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54 “Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Ja Rule and Irv Gotti attend the 2023 City Of Hope Spirit Of Life Gala at Pacific Design Center on October 18, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.

Irv Gotti, a record executive best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records (home to Ja Rule, Ashanti and DMX) has died. He was 54.