Murder Inc. (rap group)

Murder Inc.
DMX (left), Jay-Z and Ja Rule (right) backstage at Beyonce's Formation World Tour finale in New Jersey 2016
DMX (left), Jay-Z and Ja Rule (right) backstage at Beyonce's Formation World Tour finale in New Jersey 2016
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active1995–2000
Labels
Formed by
Past membersJay-Z
DMX (deceased)
Ja Rule

Murder Inc. was an American East Coast hip hop supergroup composed of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule, formed by record executive Irv Gotti in 1995.[1] They first appeared on fellow New York-based rapper Mic Geronimo's 1995 song "Time to Build." After each gaining commercial success, the trio later appeared on the cover for the June 1999 issue of the hip-hop magazine XXL.[2]

"Murder Inc." was rebranded by Irv Gotti in a namesake record label which he co-founded in 1998; Ja Rule was signed to the label and served as its flagship artist. Shortly afterward, the group disbanded in 2000 due to internal conflicts.

  1. ^ "Jay-Z Believes "Ambition" & "Ego" Derailed Murder Inc Supergroup with Ja Rule & DMX". HNHH. 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ Markman, Rob. "JAY Z, DMX AND JA RULE COULD'VE HAD THE GREATEST RAP GROUP OF ALL TIME". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.