Hip-Hop heavyweights and family members gathered in Queens to bid a heartfelt farewell to Irv Gotti and honor his life and legacy.
Irv Gotti was laid to relaxation in a non-public funeral service in NYC on Wednesday (February 19), surrounded by household, buddies, and business friends.
Ja Rule delivered a heartfelt eulogy to his late pal and former label boss in the course of the ceremony on the Better Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in Jamaica, Queens, the borough the place Gotti launched his profession as DJ Irv.
Video footage captured an emotional Ja Rule struggling to seek out his phrases as he paid tribute to his late pal.
“Irv is my brother,” he mentioned with a shaky voice. ” It’s the most important honor you may give any person who just isn’t your buddy is to say they’re your brother. He deserves to have respect. We began this journey collectively a very long time in the past. The person modified my life.”
Ja continued, “Irv, I really like you. Everybody on this room loves you. You touched everyone in your personal method, and I do know everyone has their moments of that with him.”
Combating again tears, he concluded, “We’re all right here in celebration of your life as a result of it would reside on ceaselessly. I really like you, my brother. See you once I get there. ”
Hip-Hop & R&B Stars Come Collectively At Irv Gotti’s Funeral
JAY-Z sat within the entrance row alongside Gotti’s household, whereas Homicide Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore, and Vita got here collectively to pay their respects, per TMZ.
Additionally in attendance have been Fats Joe, Steve Stoute, Hype Williams, Benny Increase, Angie Martinez, the Ruff Ryders, and different notable figures from the business mourning the Homicide Inc. co-founder’s sudden loss of life.
JAY-Z with Dee & Waah (Ruff Ryders Founders) at Irv Gotti’s homegoing service. 🥹🕊️ pic.twitter.com/0xVbB3j4NS
— 💎🍾 (@TheRocSupremacy) February 19, 2025
After the ceremony, Gotti’s household and buddies honored him with a procession by means of his Queens neighborhood. The ultimate sendoff reportedly included stops at his childhood house and different places that held particular that means to him.
Irv Gotti died on February 5 on the age of 54, days after struggling an enormous stroke. He’s survived by his youngsters Angie, Sonny and Jonathan Wilson, his brother and Homicide Inc. co-founder Chris Gotti, mom Nee Nee Lorenzo and sisters Tina and Angie.
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