king kong Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 MURDER INC., the record label home to JA RULE, is to be renamed to 'THE INC.' in an attempt to shake off negative images. Also famous for representing artists such as Ashanti and Charli Baltimore, label head Irv 'Gotti' Lorenzo is also to drop the 'Gotti' part of his name. "I am changing the name so people can just try and focus on our music and not our name," Lorenzo said. "I've been making hits now for close to ten years in this game. All everyone seems to want to focus on is the word 'murder'." The label have had problems in the past promoting collective records by his artists who were dubbed 'The Murderers' as some video channels and record stores were initially hesitant on displaying the name. As previously reported on NME.COM, federal prosecutors are currently investigating Gotti for money laundering and fraud charges involving Murder Inc. as well as his connections with convicted drug dealer Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff. Lorenzo denies the charges, saying that McGriff is a friend who he tried to help turn his life around. He told allhiphop.com: "Hopefully people will focus on me and my artist's talents, which is making great records and entertaining fans." Def Jam's founder, Russell Simmons, said: "I feel it's a good idea. They have always made music that focuses on love, so it makes sense to get rid of the word 'Murder', it's just too negative." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Fuck the name change....I'd rather they shut down completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Originally posted by king kong "I am changing the name so people can just try and focus on our music Your absolutley shit music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffie Crave Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Ashanti is a bitch dude. Talk about fame going to your head. I watched the Punk'd with her last night and I wanted to sock that bitch in the face. Fuck yes I watch punk'd, fuck you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 im asking myself "do i care?" and my brain is saying "no, bollocks to Murda inc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Originally posted by DrunkerThanYou God. I hope all of them die in a horrible accident that involves spear guns, spray paint and a lawn chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WebsterUno Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Originally posted by 455 Fuck the name change....I'd rather they shut down completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 irv gotti did make one cool track ol' dirty bastard-big baby jesus actually he just used a dope sample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old*824 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 its funny though...cause they are basically saying, yeah, we are a bunch of wanna be studio gangsters and were scared now cause we threatened a lot of people so we are going to change our names and stop pretending we are gangster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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