The “untold tale of the rise, sudden fall and redemption” of Murder Inc. Records, Irv Gotti’s record label, will be the focus of a new BET original docuseries.
According to Billboard, the five-part series, which is slated to arrive this summer, will feature archived footage and be executive produced by Gotti and label veteran Ja Rule.
After finding success as an executive at Def Jam Recordings, Irv co-founded the Murder Inc. imprint in 1998 with his brother. The label went on to push several chart-topping acts, such as Ashanti, Ja, Lloyd and more.
However, the label’s quick rise to fame was followed by years of feuds and scandal, including federal agents’ raid of company offices in 2003 on suspicion that the label was laundering drug money.
Irv rebranded the label as The Inc. in 2003. Then, in 2017, he ushered in a new chapter for the imprint by partnering with Kevin Liles and 300 Entertainment.
