Irv Gotti

Irv Gotti (born Irving Lorenzo on June 26, 1970[1]) is a prominent hip hop and R&B record producer and is the head and founder of The Inc record label. He is known for producing many hit rap songs such as Jay-Z's "Can I Get A...", DMX's "What's My Name?", and Ja Rule's "Holla Holla". He chose the stage name Irv Gotti by naming himself after John Gotti.

Gotti co-produced Vanessa Carlton's third album, Heroes and Thieves, with Channel 7, Rick Rubin and Stephan Jenkins, which was released October 9, 2007. In an interview with Angie Martinez in early May 2009, Irv stated that his label The Inc. was leaving Universal Records and went to J Records. He also produced Fat Joe's hit single "What's Luv" featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule.