Ja Rule, Jay-Z pay respects at Irv Gotti's funeral
Friends and family of the late music czar Irving 'Irv Gotti' Lorenzo have attended the Murder Inc founder's funeral service.
In a post shared by TNT, Gotti's artist and good friend, Ja Rule, is seen emotionally remembering the mogul who brought him, DMX and JAY-Z to Def Jam Records, essentially saving the label in the mid-late 1990s.
"I just want to say, Irv, I love you, everyone in this room loves you. You touched everybody in their own way. Everyone had their moment with that, with him," the Put It On Me rapper expressed through tears. "We're here, at the celebration of your life, because it will live on forever.
"I love you, my brother. See you when I get there," Rule concluded before stepping down from the pulpit.
Gotti's service brought out a host of stars who filled the pews at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral Church in Jamaica, Queens.
Alongside his family, TMZ reports his Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore and Vita were all present, as were Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Steve Stoute, Hype Williams, Benny Boom, Angie Martinez, the Ruff Ryders and more.
Gotti died on 5 February. While an official cause of death has not yet been released, he reportedly suffered a second stroke following a first one last August that reportedly caused a brain bleed. He was 54.
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