Ashanti stops by the Daily Pop set — (Photo by: Aaron Poole/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) *Ashanti is embracing motherhood while gearing up for a busy tour schedule.

who helped launch music careers for Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule, died at 54. Ashanti has broken her silence on the death of Irv Gotti … and her heartfelt message made it clear she cared for him ...

Ashanti at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) The music industry continues to process the sudden loss of Irv Gotti, the influential founder of Murder Inc.