This Developing was updated at 10: 15 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2025.
News of Irv Gotti and the state of his physical well-being has some fans up in arms and now we’ve finally got a clue as to what he may be dealing with. Unfortunately for him, things did not turn out well.
According to TMZ on Wednesday night, the Murder Inc. founder had passed, but the cause of death was unknown as well as the time of death. However, a representative told the outlet he suffered a minor stroke.
Gotti was known for his work with DMX, Ashanti and Ja Rule. As we told you back in Aug. 2024, Gotti, who was born Irving Lorenzo, opened up about his years long struggles with diabetes and revealed that he’d suffered a stroke related to the disease just six months prior. Though he was doing well in the immediate aftermath, the effects of the stroke made it to wear he had to walk around with a cane for awhile.
Earlier this week, it looked like he was fighting for his life as a source close to him shared with All HipHop that he suffered yet another stroke and is allegedly “not responsive” as a result of a brain bleed. This update was also shared on Wednesday morning’s episode of “The Breakfast Club.”
While we couldn’t confirm that those reports were true nor did we know exactly where Gotti was (whether in a hospital or rehab facility), his reps had also decided to stay silent about the matter—at least on early Wednesday. However, that did not stop people like Russell Simmons from sending their well wishes.
“Praying for Irvs full recovery, such a fun inspired good hearted person, such a beloved person. People keep up the prayers,” Simmons wrote in a post to Instagram. “To the people my age and younger, we are seeing the effects of toxic food and a toxic enviornment pray for our brother and try to make the necessary changes in your and your familes diets and lifestyles[sic].”
It’s also not stopping folks like 50 Cent from trolling his long-time feuding partner. As evidenced by his own post to Instagram on Tuesday, 50 reposted a screenshot of Gotti with the rumored news about his ailing health with the caption: ““Damn I wanted him to see my new shows yo!”