Ashanti addressed record producer Irv Gotti's death with an Instagram post on Feb. 7. The record producer, who worked with Ashanti in the early 2000s, died on Feb. 5.

It seems Irv Gotti's lack of self-care led to his passing. His brother has confirmed the late producer suffered a stroke prior to his death.

Irv Gotti’s family issued a heartfelt statement ... Gotti quickly ascended to prominence, producing DMX’s critically acclaimed debut album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, the following year.

Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of ...

Gotti had a legendary career in hip hop, producing “Can I Live” on Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt.” When Irv was at Def Jam, he signed DMX and served as executive producer on DMX ...

Irv Gotti — who co-founded the hitmaking Murder ... and the label’s first release was his 1999 debut album Venni Vetti Vecci, which included the rapper’s first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 ...

Ashanti is one of the many people grieving the death of producer Irv Gotti ... self-titled album. Unfortunately, months after their Grammy win, federal agents accused Gotti’s record label ...

Chris Lorenzo opened up about his brother's lifestyle and revealed he struggled with Type 1 diabetes on an episode of '2Way' podcast ...

Irv you will be missed.” Gotti had been struggling with his health ... including DMX’s first studio album, “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” (1998), Ja Rule’s “Between Me and You ...

Real name Irving Lorenzo, he co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul ... He served as executive producer on DMX’s groundbreaking 1998 debut album “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” and the soundtrack for the 1998 ...