Irv Gotti has claimed that the idea for Ashanti‘s 2002 hit “Happy” was conceived right after the pair finished having sex.
In a clip from his and Ja Rule’s newly-released Drink Champs interview, the Murder Inc. founder was asked if his short-lived alleged romantic relationship with Ashanti ever affected business.
“It helped her,” Irv told N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, before going on to explain how “Happy” came to be. “We just finished sleeping together, or whatever, I’m taking a shower. I’m in the shower, you know, a n-gga be creative after [sex] … I think of the whole track in the shower.”
Gotti said he immediately got out the shower, made a phone call, and headed over to the studio to began work on the track with producer Chink Santana.
“Okay, now it’s time for you to write. Yo, I want the shit to be a feel-good joint, like summertime,” Irv continued. “The energy, that record came about ’cause of our energy.”
N.O.R.E. asked Gotti if he “missed that energy a little bit,” to which Irv answered: “Not anymore.”
Irv Gotti and Ashanti were rumored to be more than just collaborators during Murder Inc.’s heyday in the early 2000s, but it wasn’t long after catapulting to fame that the “Foolish” singer began dating Nelly.
Elsewhere in Irv and Ja’s Drink Champs interview, the veteran Hip Hop executive revealed he learned about Ashanti and Nelly’s relationship from watching a basketball game on TV — while he was “in love” with the singer.
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“I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly,” he said while reflecting on his alleged fling with his former signee. “Listen, at the time, when it happens, any man, it hurts [when] the chick you fucking are in love with is with this n-gga.
“You wanna hear how I found out? This was God wanting me to find out. I was at home. NBA package, I like watching sports. ‘Oh my God, what’s this commotion going on in the stadium?’ ‘We just found out what the commotion is: Nelly has walked in with Ashanti.'”
Gotti also said in his and Ja’s Drink Champs interview that he believes Diddy’s Bad Boy Records is Murder Inc.’s only match in the Verzuz ring.
Guess you never heard of Death Row!!!
He actually said he wouldn’t pick Dre because the gangster records that he was putting out was tough to go against.
He’s still obsessed with her. Get over it. What a Simp
He was lovin that kitty.. he was singing that in the shower after he shot her club up ????????
Bad Boy vs Murda Inc would be like Sam Smith vs Adam Lambert. It would be a battle to see who is the gayest.
This dude brings up that he fucked in every interview.
That was the highlight of his sad miserable life
LMAOOOOO, no discretion…
Both hitting high notes…
Irv is a weirdo
He lives to tell anybody that will listen that he slept with Ashanti every chance he gets, Meanwhile she seems embarrassed by it! Lol
Poor Irv still hasn’t figured out that it’s 2022 and not 2008!
Irv Gotti shat where he ate, what a horrible businessman, no wonder his empire crumbled
To quote the legend Nasir Jones himself “You think you getting girls now cuz of your looks?? Neeeeegro pleeeease!” How was Irv shocked she was just using him because of his position???
He must still be in his feelings that she’s not fucking with him anymore. You would think that a grown ass man his age would know better than to kiss and tell like that.
You know Ashanti wants that night back
He was married the whole time. Weird and obsessed.
Dude was married he clearly another controlling weirdo. And she clearly was being a thot to get where she wanted to be. And why is dude kissing and telling. Man this dude wack and he always cursing you can tell he a asshole. Ashanti been a lil freak everybody know that.
This is such low hanging fruit. Do better.
Ja Rule went up in Ashanti too. I remember when asked on the radio in L.A., he said he fucked every single female artist that he collabed with. So that means Ashanti, Mariah, Lil Mo, Da Brat, Blige, Milian and Charli Baltimore.
Irv is weird. He was married when he was producing Ashanti’s music and she started with him when she was a teenager, yet he so proud of all this. He’s a BAN, who goes around telling everyone telling everyone who they were with. If She’s not talking about it, it’s not important. ?
So what he did ashanti. So did half the NY nookas.., i wouldnt leave my wife for a licked off sandwich like that.
Name some