Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era when being a hip-hop multi-hyphenate wasn’t about diversifying your portfolio ...

The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop's biggest acts reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City.

Irv Gotti, the music producer best known for co-founding the Murder Inc. record label that helped launch the careers of ...

The Warriors released the first project from Golden State Entertainment just in time for the NBA All-Star weekend in San ...

Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana's 'I Can't Feel My Face' promised raw energy and innovation but never materialized.

Music producer Irv Gotti died after a stroke Feb. 5. His clients included Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, and JAY Z.

Benjamin Booker is back with a compelling, experimental new album, and enjoying pulling the strings on his own label ...

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...