Hip-Hop royalty gathered in New York City for the Murder Inc. co-founder's funeral. He died Feb. 5 at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke.

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held Wednesday (Feb. 19) at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York. Among those in attendance, according to TMZ, were Murder Inc.

A private funeral service for Irv Gotti was held Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York.

In 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.

Records co-founder and music producer Irv Gotti on Wednesday (February 19). At 54 years old, Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., died on February 5. His passing came just months after reportedly experiencing a minor stroke,