Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.

Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
Compilation album by The Inc.
Released	July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	1:10:35
Label	Island Def Jam Murder Inc.
Producer	Irv Gotti (also exec.) 7 Aurelius Chink Santana DL Milwaukee Buck
The Inc. chronology
Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers (2000) Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. (2002) Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes (2002)
Singles from Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" Released: December 7, 2001 "Down 4 U" Released: May 2, 2002 "Ride Wit Us" Released: December 17, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	2.5/5[2]
RapReviews	6/10[3]

Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. is the second compilation album by The Inc. It was released on July 2, 2002 through The Island Def Jam Music Group and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. Production was primarily handled by Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album), as well as Chink Santana, 7 Aurelius, DL and Buck 3000. It featured contributions from Murder Inc. roster, such as Caddillac Tah, Black Child, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita, and guest appearances from Jennifer Lopez, Eastwood and Crooked I.

The album spawned two singles: "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" and "Down 4 U", both made it to the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number one and six, respectively. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 193,000 copies sold in the first week,^[4] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 14, 2002 with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

The songs Hold On and Gangstafied were included in the 2002 action film Half Past Dead, which starred Ja Rule.