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Birth name | Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. |
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Born | Queens, New York City, U.S. | June 26, 1970
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Years active | 1988–present |
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Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (born June 26, 1970),[1] professionally known as Irv Gotti (or DJ Irv), is an American DJ, music producer, and record executive. He co-founded the record label Murder Inc. Records in 1998, which was an imprint of Def Jam Recordings. He received production credits for most of the recordings by artists signed to the label—including Ja Rule, Lloyd, and Ashanti—as well as other artists such as Jennifer Lopez, DMX, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Fat Joe, and Eve, among others. Gotti is also the creator of the BET series Tales.