Irv Gotti’s brother Chris Lorenzo said the rap mogul had a “massive hemorrhagic stroke” while eating Chinese food before his death. “He’s 54. I believe he was diagnosed in his late 40s.

Irv Gotti – screenshot *As we reported earlier, on February 5, 2025, the music industry lost one of its icons, Irv Gotti, whose impact reached far beyond the realms of hip-hop and R&B.

Irv Gotti's Horrific Final Days and Nightmarish Cause of Death Revealed by Music Titan's Grieving Brother: 'I Watched Him Suffer the Last 3 Years of His Life' Source: MEGA ...

Published on May 12, 2025 Source: Chance Yeh / Getty Chris Gotti is a firm believer that blood is thicker than water. He says Ashanti should be giving his brother Irv Gotti more credit her success.

Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Records Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54 “Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen.

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.

On February 5, hip-hop heavy weight Irv Gotti tragically died at 54 years old. Since then, fans and musicians alike have mourned the famed director, producer, and label executive.