Smile smile smile smile smile sm-smile sm-smile Makin' promises of love to those that spread loveĪnd for those that can't take it, stand upīaby we goin' make it and the words of Marvin Gaye Gimme reason to keep believin' that everything ain't is mean andĪnd smile for you when the skies are grayīaby 'cause I'm a teardrop away from cryin'Īnd through all the passion and the pain and the hurt Until the sun comes out and shines again, smile It kinda feels like I'm drownin' in the Lord's pain Mary baby, sometimes the Rule don't mind the rain Watchin' all the heartache and pain of the worldĪnd think nothing of it (thinkin' nothing of it)Īnd I know that you got me baby (got me baby)īut everytime the sun shines bright it gets socloudyīaby didn't we tell you before about chasin?those waterfalls?īaby didn't we tell you before about chasin?those waterfalls "The sky is the limit with me and 300.We're always livin' so crazy and sexy and cool "My acts Boogiie Byrd and Fitted Circle are going be the next superstars to come out under Murder Inc.," he said. His two new signees are rapper Boogiie Byrd from Washington, D.C., and rap duo Fitted Circle from St.
is back under a new partnership with 300 Entertainment. I'll pay my taxes, just leave me alone."īy this time all the artists on his roster have defected from the label, except for Ja Rule, who remains his most loyal friend. Save It for a Rainy Day (In the Style of Kenny Chesney) Karaoke Version 400: What We Ain't Got (In the Style of Jake Owen) Instrumental Version 401: Drunk Americans (In the Style of Toby Keith) Karaoke Version 402: Drinking Class (In the Style of Lee Brice) Karaoke Version 403: Gentle On My Mind (In the Style of the Band Perry) Karaoke. "They investigated me, and I hope they see they got it wrong and I didn't do anything wrong. They need to understand hip-hop more," Irv told MTV News weeks after the trial. "All I'm gonna say is with me they (the feds) had it wrong. On December 2, 2005, after two years of hell and a month-long jury trial, Irv and Chris Gotti were found not guilty of money laundering. Following the raid, album sales starting plummeting and they reluctantly dropped the "murder" moniker and renamed their label The Inc. The feds' investigation marked the decline of Murder Inc. II (recorded 1967, released 1968), and Revolution Of The Mind: Recorded Live At The Apollo Vol. While Irv admitted that McGriff is a dear friend of his, he denied the feds’ allegations of being involved in criminal activities. This collection showcases 12 tracks from Browns three landmark albums recorded at the historic building: Live At the Apollo (recorded 1962, released 1963), Live At The Apollo Vol. Authorities believed Irv was receiving illicit funds from now-incarcerated drug kingpin Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and was funneling drug money through their company. They also raided Chris' home in upstate New York as well. offices and confiscated computers and documents looking for evidence of money-laundering against Irv Gotti. 3, 2003, the investigative task force, made up of members of six federal agencies and the NYPD, raided Murder Inc. Everything I wanted to do was just angry. It was really a weird time for me and out of that came the anger and then I went into a dark place and everything was dark for me. But I wasn’t as much as angry as I was hurt," he told Angie Martinez in a 2013 interview. "A lot of people think I was angry at the fans. It left the "Between Me and You" rapper extremely frustrated at the time. But now, he was having a difficult time capturing the fans' attention who was no longer listening to his sing-songy raps. When Ja was at his peak, rap beef wasn't a thing that he had worried about. I said, ‘Yo, we have a major problem.’ We took the L.” Upon hearing Fif's "In da Club," Irv knew it would be hard to compete with that. I slammed the big Tannoy speaker down on him," he said.ĭespite their feud, 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' caused a musical shift in rap that Ja Rule couldn't adapt to. Then in that same year, Ja recalls a recording studio attack at the Hit Factory in New York against 50 Cent where he was allegedly stabbed. I started catching him left, right, uppercut. According to Ja's memoir, Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man, 50 swung first Ja dodged and began to beat him back with a toy bat. Their feud would reach a fever pitch after Ja confronted 50 in a hotel lobby in Atlanta. Rap rival 50 Cent, reportedly upset about Ja's success, was plotting his hostile takeover of rap with his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. However, along with the success came a few roadblocks. brought hip-hop to corporate America and had the credibility, the finance and the chart dominance to match.