Irv Gotti has revealed why he’s never giving Ashanti her masters. According to Gotti in a recent interview on Drink Champs via MTO News;
“I feel I was always very good to my artists,” he told NORE. “Artists have a way of getting money. Rule makes a lotta money doing shows, Ashanti makes a lotta money doing shows. So, what’s left for the guy who was the record label who helped make the record? How I make money out of this, is the masters. So, how am I supposed to feel when you want to remove that aspect? You really basically saying you don’t want [my children] them to eat.”
Gotti added that there “Ain’t no f-cking compromise.”
Irv has been dragged on Twitter for spilling 20-year-old tea about Ashanti.
He called some of the backlash, jealousy.
“People may be jealous of you, on the low,” he said. “I just signed a deal for $300 million. I know certain people who are friends—so-called friends—they may be mad at that … And that’s cool. We don’t need to be friends anymore. I don’t need any new friends or old friends who pretended to be my friend. They revealed themselves.”
Even if he wanted to give them back now because he sold them in that deal. He is still hurt Ashanti left him for Nelly.
Music exec Irv Gotti is being called out by fans after recently speaking about his alleged previous romantic relationship with Ashanti.
The Murder Inc. Records co-founder joined N.O.R.E. for an upcoming episode of Drink Champs, where he discussed surprisingly finding out that Ashanti and Nelly were an item. According to Irv Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., he was in love with his label artist at the time he discovered she became romantically involved with the Country Grammar rap star. However fans point out the 52-year-old producer was seemingly still married at the time of reference.
During the interview promo clip, Gotti began speaking on the “Foolish” singer, stating:
“I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly”.
To which N.O.R.E. laughed and quickly rebutted:
“Sounds like you didn’t get past that, just to be honest”.
Gotti paused before continuing:
“At the time it happens, any man….is hurt. The chick you, f*cking are in love with, is with this n*gga. You wanna know how I found out?”
The famed producer continued, revealing that an NBA game he happened to be watching suddenly pictured Nelly with Ashanti on his arm. He stated:
“Listen to this, it was God wanted me to find out….I was at home. NBA package, I like watching sports. ‘Oh my God what’s this commotion going on in stadium?! We just found out what the commotion is. Nelly has walked in with Ashanti’.”
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