A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...

One of four people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills pleaded guilty to ...

Don't count Fat Joe as a fan of contemporary rap music. The veteran East Coast ... And then sometimes when I'm listening, especially in New York youth, let's just go there. I'm hearing the same ...

Many hip-hop artists have failed, but many others have been able to find lasting success in the medium, adding to the growing ...