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RECORD producer Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54.
Gotti, the founder of Murder Inc Records, died around one year after he suffered a stroke.
Reports surfaced that Gotti, real name Irving Lorenzo, had suffered another stroke but this was not confirmed by his management team.
His cause of death has not been revealed, per The Hollywood Reporter.
But the star had been battling diabetes in the months leading up to his death.
“Diabetes is deteriorating my body,” he said in August last year.
“I’ve been diagnosed with diabetes forever; it’s hereditary.
“When my [blood sugar] gets too high, shot [of insulin]. It’s reversible but you gotta change the way you eat — all that.
“But you know what’s f**ked up with diabetes?
“So anything that you’re gonna like or tastes good, horrible for you. Now what’s some nasty s**t?”
Photos had surfaced online that showed Gotti walking with a cane.
During his career, Gotti worked with A-listers including Jennifer Lopez and Ashanti.
Before he launched Murder Inc Records, he was worked at Def Jam Records and was key in signing Jay Z to the platform.
Tributes have poured in for the music mogul.
Kanye West, Ye, posted a dove emoji on his Instagram.
Lyor Cohen, the ex-CEO of Def Jam, described Gotti as one of the label’s “most creative soldiers.”
Gotti alongside the actor Elijah Kelley and singer Justine Skye in 2019[/caption]
Irv Gotti pictured alongside Ashanti[/caption]
Gotti and Ja Rule in Los Angeles in 2023[/caption]
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