The instrumentalhip-hopfigure, born Irving Lorenzo, died after previously suffering what hisrepresentatives deemeda minor stroke in early 2024.
In 2003, he won a Best Contemporary R&B Album Grammy for executive-producing Ashantis eponymous debut album.
Chris Gotti) werecharged withmoney laundering and conspiracy to launder money by the FBI.
Irv Gotti attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022, in Los Angeles.Prince Williams/ Getty Images
They wereacquitted of the chargesin December 2005.
Lorenzos musical output slowed down after the trial, and he eventually shifted into television.
He also executive-producedThe Murder Inc. Story, a five-part 2022 docuseries that chronicled the labels timeline.
In 2022,Ashanti clarified, We dealt with each other, but was Irv my boyfriend?
Was I his girlfriend?
(Lorenzo categorically denied the charges.)
Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and all those who were touched by his work.
