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Irv Gotti
Gotti in February 2005
Background information
Birth name	Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr.
Also known as	DJ Irv
Born	(1970-06-26) June 26, 1970 (age 54)
Origin	Hollis, Queens, New York City[1]
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupation	Record producer Film Director
Instrument(s)	Turntables, mixer, keyboards, drum machine, sampler
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Murder Inc. Records (current) 300 Entertainment (current) Ruff Ryders Entertainment (former) Def Jam Recordings (former)

Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. (born June 26, 1970),^[2] better known by his stage name Irv Gotti, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and is the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records.

Gotti was born in Queens, New York, and is of African American and Dominican descent. He is the youngest of eight siblings and the father of three children. A producer and music executive, he founded The Inc. with his brother Chris (born 1967). The Inc. was originally Murder, Inc., but after legal troubles in 2003, the company was renamed in 2005. He has produced songs for such artists as Jay Z, Ja Rule, and Vanessa Carlton. He produced Jay Z's "Can I Get A...", Ja Rule's "Holla Holla" and DMX's "What's My Name?".^{[citation needed]} Gotti co-produced Vanessa Carlton's third album, Heroes and Thieves, released October 9, 2007, with Channel 7, Rick Rubin and Stephan Jenkins. In an interview with Angie Martinez in early May 2009, Gotti stated that his label, The Inc., was leaving Universal Records. Gotti has an estimated net worth of $60 million.

A 2003 investigation, including a raid on the Manhattan offices of Murder, Inc., resulted in charges of money laundering being brought against Gotti and his brother Christopher in connection with alleged financial transactions associated with New York City drug kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff.^[3] On December 2, 2005, a jury acquitted the brothers of all charges.^[4]

• 1994
  • "Shit's Real" (Mic Geronimo)
• 1996
  • "Can I Live" (Jay-Z)
• 1998
  • "Can I Get A..." (Jay-Z featuring Amil & Ja Rule)
  • "Hot Spot" (Foxy Brown)
• 1999
  • "What's My Name" (DMX)
  • "Holla Holla" (Ja Rule)
• 2000
  • "Come Back in One Piece" (Aaliyah & DMX)
  • "Between Me and You" (Ja Rule featuring Christina Milian)
• 2001
  • "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti & Ja Rule)
  • "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule)
  • "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)
  • "I Cry" (Ja Rule)
  • "Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
• 2002
  • "Foolish" (Ashanti)
  • "Happy" (Ashanti)
  • "Down 4 U" (Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita & Charli Baltimore)
  • "Mesmerize" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
  • "Gangsta Lovin" (Eve (rapper) featuring Alicia Keys)
• 2004
  • "Breakup 2 Makeup" (Ashanti featuring Black Child)
• 2005
  • "Infatuated" (Memphis Bleek)
• 2008
  • "Nice" (The Game) featuring Newz

• Template:MTV artist
• Irv Gotti at IMDb
• Interview with Irv Gotti on Running a Record Label
• VIBE Profile