In a rare interview, Hov sat down for BET’s Murder Inc docuseries and spoke about his relationship with the label head.
In a rare appearance, Jay was featured in the BET docuseries where he discussed how he was instrumental in Gotti finding his nickname.
“I remember be snappin’ on Irv, like, ‘Your name is ‘Irving’,” Jay recalled with a smile. “‘Man, get outta here. Irving?’ And everybody laughing, ha ha ha.” He said he told Irv that he needed something that would “toughen” up his friend, so he suggested “Irv Gotti.” The Murder Inc boss added, “And like everything that Jay does, it stuck.”
Elsewhere in the premiere, Jay-Z spoke about forming the Murder Inc supergroup with Ja Rule and DMX. They started making music together and Hip Hop was waiting on their official debut album, but it didn’t arrive. Hov shared why he believed it never came to fruition.
“I got the legendary XXL cover of Jay, X, and Ja. Murder Inc,” said Gotti. Later, Hov added, “I think it was everyone’s ambition, everyone’s ego. It was just three guys, three independent labels, three Black men, who were all fighting to be the best in the world.”
Check out the clip of Jay-Z below.
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