Rap-Up.com || Irv Gotti on Ashanti: ‘I’m Gonna Drop Her’

Irv Gotti is mad at his princess. The Inc. CEO is ready to drop Ashanti from his label.

“I personally believe for her to be successful, it took the energy … when you seen her, it was 30 n—as around her, and she’s the princess so nice and pretty walking through,” he told MTV News. “The music was great, but it was the energy that was created. It wasn’t just her standing there and singing a song.”

Gotti’s relationship with the R&B singer has deteriorated over the years. “We don’t really speak or talk or anything like that,” he said. “It’s sad in a way. But in another, it’s like it’s all good.”

Even though Ashanti released her latest album The Declaration on The Inc./Universal Motown last June, it didn’t feature any input from Gotti. It was Ashanti’s first record not to go platinum.

Things have become so bad that the music mogul is ready to release her from her contract. “I don’t think she can win. She needs some guidance with that,” he continued. “But she’s not thinking like that. Really, I couldn’t tell you what she’s thinking. So that relationship has run its course and honestly, I’m gonna just drop her.”

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18 Comments

Brina
May 8th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Good news for Ashanti and I hope everything work out for her.
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Catie
May 8th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Ashanti is the only person on that label who is even close to being relevant. Lloyd’s project last summer was a huge flop and nobody is interested in Ja Rule anymore. Irv is making a huge mistake. The reason why “The Declaration” didn’t go platinum is because there was no promotion for it. Besides “The Way I Love You” being on the R&B charts, there was no other promotion (and the song was losing momentum by the time the album came out). There are tons of other labels who would be willing to sign Ashanti, she has nothing to worry about.
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sosiccwitswagga
May 8th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
ashanti is bettah off wihout dat wacc ass label murder inc aint no body rockin wit the inc in 09..
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u
May 8th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
i agree with catie. do u
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my opinion
May 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Good news for Ashanti…Bad for Gotti.
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Jaelani
May 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Poor Ashanti, i hope she can bounce back. She super talented and doesn’t need Irv’s b.s.
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drtash
May 9th, 2009 at 7:10 am
If he drops you Ashanti, make sure you DO NOT….DO NOT….go with bad boy cause they (I mean diddy) suck at promoting their artists…….., and columbia records too, cause there’s only one person they love to promote…y’all know who I’m talking about. Too bad…too bad…oh well….such is life.
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drtash
May 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am
If he drops her…make sure you DOES NOT…DOES NOT…go with bad boy, cause every artist post-millenium has failed, isn’t selling or been dropped there. And don’t go on columbia records as well, cause they only love to promote one person…y’all know who I’m talking about.Too bad…too bad….oh well…such is life.
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drtash
May 9th, 2009 at 7:22 am
If he drops her, I’d say make sure you DO NOT…DO NOT…go on bad boy, cause every artist post-millenium has failed, isn’t selling or been dropped there. And also not columbia records as well, cause they only love promoting one artist…y’all know who I’m talking about. Too bad…too bad…oh well…such is life. (SORRY MY BAD LAST POST HAD GRAMMATICAL ERRORS)
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cotdayyyymmmmm
May 9th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Gotti needs to leak some naked pics of her
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glen
May 9th, 2009 at 11:20 am
SAID:
“I personally believe for her to be successful, it took the energy … when you seen her, it was 30 n—as around her, and she’s the princess so nice and pretty walking through,” … “The music was great, but it was the energy that was created. It wasn’t just her standing there and singing a song.”
SHOULD HAVE SAID:
“I personally believe for her to be successful, it took a successful producer that knows how to balance male and female talent. I don’t know how to handle women. I ruined relationships with two promising female MCs (Vita, Charli Baltimore). with Ashanti, i was looking to create the next Aaliyah. when you seen Ashanti in the past, body was fit and skin latte brown. she was on mtv, vh1, and bet. she was the princess. then Ashanti tried to get all hollywood starring in less than stellar film/tv. now she wanna be Diana Ross in the Wiz. I mean shit. also, the beef with g-unit along with ‘Gotti’s Way’, made Murder Inc. look like a joke. I gotta rebuild my empire.”
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Snoopy7
May 9th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Def Jam is a possibility for Ashanti because ever since the Inc. left Def Jam they lost three years tryin to find a home and Universal picked them up. Ja Rule’s The Mirror was supposed to be out 2007 but now he’s off the face of the Earth. Another possibility Motown but that could go sour. I’d say Def Jam is the best way to go!
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shanti
May 9th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
ASHANTI doesn’t need Irv Fatty. He’s mad because she stopped giving him the nookie. LOL
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jj3309(aka)THE TRUTH
May 10th, 2009 at 12:39 am
irv needs to stop..he knows ashanti is the only thing he can do to promote his reality show…by the way I watched the 1st epiosde do yall need me to say “BORING” who cares deb leave him i got baby daddy drama everyday…ashanti will be way better off without him…dose he not know this is the day ashanti fans have been waiting for…”The Declaration” so what it didnt sell a mill it was crittacly acclaimed..all her fans loved it…ashanti well be relevant even when shes trying not to(plies “want it neeed it”) so irv stop trying to promote off the princess…
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jj3309(aka)THE TRUTH
May 10th, 2009 at 12:40 am
1 more thing hes a fat sloppy B****…just had to let that out
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KaySweets
August 18th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Irv stop hating, Ashanti has it in her all the way and i’m going to support her wether her albums go platinum or not, thats my gurl creating new energy, staring ahead of life,woot woot!!!!!!!
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Dangelo
August 21st, 2009 at 9:48 pm
be honest when i found out about this i smiled im so happy for ashanti this girl has a talent and shes the princess and she needs to be rebuilt back to the top like she was irv aint nobody hes done garbage hes left the face of the earth hes no longer relavent to the music industry, but ashanti is true talent and she needs a more powerful label to show her real talent so she regain her title once again and leave the lames behind and live her life like her fans would like to see her… were rooting for you shanti let this next album hit hard and don’t hold back.. and btw her album declaration didn’t really flop to the haters that said it did it actually came in as #6 on the album charts so know ya facts b4 u put on ya fake acts feel me. but ya shanti rootin for ya bring back lets do this! twitter me peeps twitter.com/Dangelo18 follow me =-)
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la la
November 5th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Well, regarless of what gotti says i think ashanti has enuf power in her 2 do great on her own hell she really doesnt need gotti ass! She’s a bad ass song writer and perfomer, but the opinion that gotti had about he tryed 2 make her out the next aaliyah is FALSE. Cant nobody touch her, thats a 1 n’ only lifetime artist. But big ups 2 miss ashanti! I wish da best 4 her! She know how 2 handle herself, fuck gotti! He lame anywayz :)
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