Ashanti addressed record producer Irv Gotti's death with an Instagram post on Feb. 7. The record producer, who worked with Ashanti in the early 2000s, died on Feb. 5.

It seems Irv Gotti's lack of self-care led to his passing. His brother has confirmed the late producer suffered a stroke prior to his death.

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records label executive who helped launch Ja Rule and Ashanti to stardom, has died at age 54.

A clearer picture of record producer Irv Gotti's death has been revealed thanks to his older brother, Chris Lorenzo.

Irv Gotti’s family issued a heartfelt statement ... Gotti quickly ascended to prominence, producing DMX’s critically acclaimed debut album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, the following year.

Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam ...

Gotti had a legendary career in hip hop, producing “Can I Live” on Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt.” When Irv was at Def Jam, he signed DMX and served as executive producer on DMX ...

Chris Lorenzo opened up about his brother's lifestyle and revealed he struggled with Type 1 diabetes on an episode of '2Way' podcast ...

Irv Gotti — who co-founded the hitmaking Murder ... and the label’s first release was his 1999 debut album Venni Vetti Vecci, which included the rapper’s first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul ... He served as executive producer on DMX’s groundbreaking 1998 debut album “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” and the soundtrack for the 1998 ...