A titan of the hip-hop community and one of the genre’s greatest pioneers, Irv Gotti, has died at age 54, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death has not yet been announced, but THR ...
The prodigious producer was up for a Best Rap Album trophy for his collaboration with Common, "The Auditorium Vol. 1," and Best Rap Performance for "When the Sun Shines Again" featuring Posdnuos.