TRENDING: Ja Rule Shares Touching Speech During Irv Gotti’s Funeral Service (VIDEO)

A private funeral service was held for Irv Gotti at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, with many friends and collaborators in attendance, including Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Jay-Z. Ja Rule gave an emotional eulogy at the service, which was followed by a procession through Gotti’s Queens neighborhood. Gotti, who passed away at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke, was a prominent figure in the music industry, with producer credits on numerous Billboard Hot 100 hits. His legacy includes co-founding Murder Inc. Records and discovering talents like Ja Rule and Ashanti