Irv Gotti
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 Gotti in February 2005 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. |
| Also known as | Irv Gotti |
| Born | June 26, 1970 |
| Genres | Hip Hop, R&B |
| Occupations | producer, |
| Instruments | Turntable, Mixer, keyboards, Drum Machine, sampler |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | The Inc. Records |
| Associated acts | Ja Rule, Jay-Z, DMX, Ashanti, Fat Joe, Charli Baltimore, Vanessa Carlton, Lloyd |
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr., (born June 26, 1970[1]) better known as Irv Gotti is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and is the head and founder of The Inc record label.
He selected the stage name Irv Gotti by naming himself after John Gotti.[2]
He produced Jay-Z's "Can I Get A...", DMX's "What's My Name?", and Ja Rule's "Holla Holla".[citation needed]
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[edit] Music production
Gotti co-produced Vanessa Carlton's third album, Heroes and Thieves, with Channel 7, Rick Rubin and Stephan Jenkins, which was released October 9, 2007.[3]
In an interview with Angie Martinez in early May 2009, Gotti stated that his label, The Inc., was leaving Universal Records.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Irv Gotti discography
[edit] References
- ^ Date of birth per The Smoking Gun website
- ^ "Mama's Boy". New York Post. September 16, 2008. http://www.nypost.com/seven/09162008/gossip/pagesix/mamas_boy_129237.htm.
- ^ "Irv Gotti Maps Out Inc. Comeback With Vanessa Carlton, Lloyd, Ja Rule". MTV News. November 28, 2006. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546650/11272006/gotti_irv.jhtml#/news/articles/1546650/11272006/gotti_irv.jhtml. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Irv Gotti at MTV
- Irv Gotti at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Irv Gotti on Running a Record Label
- VIBE Profile
