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Label's gangster image may be all too real
In New York the Murder Inc label built wealth by blending rap with street myth. Irv Gotti and partner Chris Lorenzo were charged after prosecutors tied drug profits to their Manhattan offices. McGriff’s multistate operation faces accusations of drug dealing and racketeering. Ja Rule and Ashanti rose to fame, while Def Jam notes the label’s financial scale.
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