Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the early 2000s, has died. Gotti, the music mogul who co-founded Murder Inc.

Out of context, Kenny Chesney seems like a strange addition to this picture of hip-hop stars Ja Rule and Ashanti. The two collaborated often in the early 2000s and maybe even (probably?) dated (she ...

Ashanti and Ja Rule are bringing the Mixtape Unplugged Tour to the Landers Center. The tour will stop in Southaven on June 21. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 2 on Ticketmaster. In addition to ...

Ja Rule lit up the stage at HOT 97’s Summer Jam 2025 with a powerful tribute to his longtime collaborator and friend, the late Irv Gotti. Performing at Newark’s Prudential Center, he ran through a ...

Rapper Ja Rule had a massive influence on the music industry back in the early 2000s, and he remains one of the defining musicians of that decade. But one person he often collaborated with was Ashanti ...

*Sometimes it’s better to just stay out of it. Even if you are a “peacemaker.” Ja Rule knows this firsthand, admitting he played the role during the up and down relationship between Irv Gotti and ...