Photos and Pictures - Russell Simmons, Erv Gotti, Ashanti and Ja Rule attended a press conference to announce the record label Murder Inc will now be known as THE INC. New York
![Murder Inc. Records recording artist Ja Rule poses at a Dec.3, 2003 New York press conference announcing the change of his record label name from "Murder Inc. Records" to "The Inc. Records." ( Murder Inc. Records recording artist Ja Rule poses at a Dec.3, 2003 New York press conference announcing the change of his record label name from "Murder Inc. Records" to "The Inc. Records." (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYGEWB/murder-inc-records-recording-artist-ja-rule-poses-at-a-dec3-2003-new-york-press-conference-announcing-the-change-of-his-record-label-name-from-murder-inc-records-to-the-inc-records-upi-photosezio-petersen-TYGEWB.jpg)
Murder Inc. Records recording artist Ja Rule poses at a Dec.3, 2003 New York press conference announcing the change of his record label name from "Murder Inc. Records" to "The Inc. Records." (
![Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo, CEO of Murder Inc. Records (shown Dec. 2003) and his brother Christopher surrendered on 1/26/05 to FBI officials to face charges of money laundering and murder to protect interstate Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo, CEO of Murder Inc. Records (shown Dec. 2003) and his brother Christopher surrendered on 1/26/05 to FBI officials to face charges of money laundering and murder to protect interstate](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYGYJ9/irv-gotti-lorenzo-ceo-of-murder-inc-records-shown-dec-2003-and-his-brother-christopher-surrendered-on-12605-to-fbi-officials-to-face-charges-of-money-laundering-and-murder-to-protect-interstate-heroin-and-crack-operations-headed-by-gottis-drug-kingpin-buddy-kenneth-supreme-mcgriff-the-record-label-represents-superstars-ashanti-and-ja-rule-upi-photosezio-petersen-TYGYJ9.jpg)