Irv Gotti, Famed Hip-Hop Music Executive, Dies at 54
The producer helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti with his label, Murder Inc. Records.
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Irv Gotti, music executive who founded Murder, Inc., dies at 54
Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from NYC, has died at the age of 54, Def Jam confirms.CBS News - 1h -
Irv Gotti, who shaped 1990s hip-hop, dies aged 54
The music mogul transformed hip-hop with records by Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez.BBC News - 3h -
André Soltner, Famed Chef at New York’s Lutèce, Dies at 92
Customers returned again and again for his impeccable French dishes at a restaurant that one food critic said “set the gold standard.”The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
'I need hip-hop': Inside Kyrstin Johnson's viral hip-hop-inspired floor routine
Kyrstin Johnson's viral floor routine consisted of songs such as Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."ESPN - Jan. 18 -
Famed director David Lynch dies at 78
David Lynch, one of the most influential directors of our time who gained fame for such films as "Mulholland Drive" and "Eraserhead" and the television series "Twin Peaks," has died at age 78. NBC ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Bob Uecker dies at 90: Iconic Brewers broadcaster called games for 54 years, starred in 'Major League'
Uecker was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003CBS Sports - Jan. 16 -
Photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for provocative Benetton campaigns, dies at 82
Oliviero Toscani, the photographer behind Benetton’s provocative ad campaigns of the 1980s and 1990s who later broke with the Italian knitwear brand under controversy, has died at age 82ABC News - Jan. 13 -
Bill McCartney dies at 84: Hall of Fame Colorado coach led Buffaloes to national championship in 1990 season
McCartney spent 13 seasons leading the Colorado football programCBS Sports - Jan. 11 -
Peter Yarrow, folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86
Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said.NBC News - Jan. 7
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