{"id":34005,"date":"2022-03-02T23:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T04:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34005"},"modified":"2022-03-02T23:11:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T04:11:22","slug":"bet-announces-new-original-music-documentary-series-to-recount-the-definitive-story-of-renowned-record-label-murder-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/02\/bet-announces-new-original-music-documentary-series-to-recount-the-definitive-story-of-renowned-record-label-murder-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Announces New Original Music Documentary Series to Recount the Definitive Story of Renowned Record Label Murder Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34006\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640px-Murder_INC_Records.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640px-Murder_INC_Records.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640px-Murder_INC_Records-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Today, BET announces new original unscripted documentary series &#8220;MURDER INC&#8221; W\/T. The five-part television event will narrate the untold tale of the rise, sudden fall, and redemption of Murder Inc. Records; and the mastermind behind the New York City record label, Irving &#8220;Irv Gotti&#8221; Lorenzo. Launched in 1999, following Irv&#8217;s remarkable success as a music executive at Def Jam, Murder Inc. Records played a vital role in launching the careers of some of the most influential voices in hip-hop, soul, and R&amp;B, including marquee artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore, Vita, Black Child, Caddillac Tah, and others. Each gripping episode will take viewers through the label&#8217;s beginnings to current day, featuring never-before-seen archival footage, a rich catalog of music chart-toppers and the power players that helped shape a musical era that would impact generations to come. &#8220;MURDER INC.&#8221; W\/T is scheduled to premiere Summer 2022 on BET.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Music is in our DNA. We thank our long-standing partner Irv Gotti, and the many talented artists at the iconic label for trusting our brand to tell their personal and inspiring stories,&#8221; said Tiffany Lea Williams, Executive Vice President of BET Unscripted Programming. &#8220;We look forward to bringing viewers a compelling music documentary series that reveals how this label consequently changed the music industry forever.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-312722484\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,&#8221; said Irv Gotti, Founder, and CEO of Murder Inc. Records. &#8220;Also, I got to start my record label, Murder Inc. Records, with Ja Rule by my side. My life was filled with great lows, but I&#8217;m not ashamed of those lows. It all helped make me the person I am today. So, with this documentary series, I plan to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me GOD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pain is Love,&#8221; said Ja Rule. &#8220;We endured the pain so others could feel the love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;MURDER INC. W\/T&#8221; is executive produced by Irv Gotti (&#8220;Tales&#8221;), Ja Rule, Darcell Lawrence, and Chris Costine for Visionary Ideas, and Tiffany Lea Williams for BET. Michael J. Payton to serve as Director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, BET announces new original unscripted documentary series &#8220;MURDER INC&#8221; W\/T. 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