Posted on 11/14/2005 10:37:05 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
NEW YORK-When a brash disc jockey named Irving Lorenzo decided to call himself "Irv Gotti" and start a music label called Murder Inc. in the late 1990s, he said it was all about selling records. Records by stars like Ashanti and Ja rule sold in the millions, turning Lorenzo into a rap mogul.
The problem, according to federal authorities, was that his gangster persona wasn't mere hype.
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Well this is certainly going to be good for his career.
I am a nightmare walkin', psychopath talkin', king-o-da-jungle I'ma gangsta stalkin'....
Maybe he can call Flava Flav as an expert witness.
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