Ye, Def Jam, 50 Cent & More React to Irv Gotti’s Death: ‘A Force That Reshaped the Soundscape of Hip-Hop and R&B’
Gotti started out in A&R at the hip-hop label, before co-founding the culture-dominating Murder Inc. imprint with his brother ...
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Irv Gotti, Def Jam hip-hop exec and Murder Inc. co-founder, dies at 54
Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote that “It is with heavy hearts that we ...
Ja Rule, Def Jam, Kanye West & More Mourn Irv Gotti’s Death
Irv Gotti, the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Murder Inc. co-founder has passed away at the age of 54 after suffering a ...
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Music executive Irv Gotti, who helped launch the careers of rap stars, dies at 54
“Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of artists, executives and employees, are deeply saddened at the loss of Irv Gotti,” Def Jam said in a statement released late Wednesday.
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LiAngelo Ball lands $8 million record deal with major record label, Def Jam
Shams Charania: LiAngelo Ball has signed a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group, a representative from his label Born2Ball Music Group says. Sources said the deal is worth as much as $13 ...
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Kanye West, 50 Cent, Def Jam & more react to Irv Gotti’s death at 54
Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti began his career ... In true 50 Cent fashion, the rapper referenced his long-standing rivalry with Gotti by posting a photo of himself smoking next to a gravestone ...
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Basketball Player-Turned-Rapper LiAngelo Ball Reportedly Signs Huge Def Jam Deal Following Viral Hit “Tweaker”
Here’s something that the world didn’t see coming a few weeks ago: LiAngelo Ball is now a major-label rapper ... that LiAngelo Ball has signed to Def Jam and Universal Music Group in a ...
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LiAngelo Ball signs Def Jam deal worth up to $13M after viral ‘Tweaker’ song
LiAngelo Ball, 26, has signed a deal with Def Jam and the Universal Music Group, ESPN reported. Ball’s label, Born2Ball Music Group, had gone viral for his Jan. 4 song release, “Tweaker ...
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Did Def Jam Really Do A $13M Deal With LiAngelo Ball?
Former NBA prospect LiAngelo Ball, the middle brother of NBA players Lonzo (Chicago Bulls) and LaMelo (Charlotte Hornets), has reportedly signed a recording contract with Def Jam. According to ...
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Former Basketball Player LiAngelo Ball Turns Viral Song “Tweaker” Into Def Jam Recordings Deal
It’s also landed him a record deal, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reports that Ball has signed with Def Jam Recordings and its parent company, Universal Music Group, for a deal that ...