How Many Children Does Irv Gotti Have –– and What Happened Between Him and Their Mother?

Thanks to his lifelong career in the music industry, a lot of people are curious to know more about Irv Gotti's family life.

Early on in Irv's career, he crossed paths with Jay-Z in London while he was on tour. They ended up becoming good friends and ultimately even started working on official music together. Irv was a huge reason why Jay-Z is as famous as he is today since he helped Jay-Z with his debut album.

But what about Irv's personal life? Here’s what fans should know about the Murder Inc. Records co-creator's three children, and details about what happened with the mother of his kids well before he passed away in February 2025.

Irv had three children with his ex-wife, hat designer Debbie Lorenzo. Their daughter is named Angie Gotti, and their sons are named JJ Gotti and Sonny Gotti.

Irv and Debbie split after rumors of infidelity. What started off as a separation ultimately ended in a 2013 divorce.

As far as Irv's kids go, they seem to be doing quite well for themselves.

Angie's Instagram bio mentions that she is a business owner of Task Cierge Social Media Agency as well as clothing brand FGNY. She's also active on Instagram with more than 12,000 followers.

JJ Gotti is a film director, according to his IG bio. He's got thousands of followers keeping up with his content. One of his interests happens to be Twitch streaming. The bio on his Twitch account says he plays "FPS games, Sports games, and Story mode games."

Irv's other son, Sonny, doesn't have much of a social media presence, with an IG account currently set to private mode.

The biggest story surrounding Irv and Debbie’s divorce is that he was unfaithful.

On a 2019 episode of Growing Up Hip Hop: New York, Debbie spoke about Irv's cheating. She also touched on Irv's 2000s relationship with singer Ashanti, but Debbie said she and Irv were already separated (though still legally married) by the time Irv became involved with Ashanti.

Irv also maintained that Ashanti had nothing to do with his split from his wife.

Fans are still talking about Irv's previous relationship with Ashanti today, after he had a few things to say about it on an August 2022 Drink Champs podcast episode. He referenced her first by wearing a watch he claimed she gifted him. He made sure to let everyone know that she was the one who bought it for him. He went into further detail about how the hit song “Happy" was created. According to him, the song blossomed after he and Ashanti made love.

Later on, he detailed a moment when Ashanti was fearfully crying at the notion of his possibly going to prison. Irv was caught up in a money laundering scheme back in 2005. Throughout the interview, he continually called Ashanti a b---h until Ja Rule intervened and told him he needed to “let the hurt go.” Among the other things Irv said in his interview, he also talked about how he felt when he found out Ashanti was dating Nelly.

At the time, Ashanti didn't respond to any of the statements made by Irv, but she’s been keeping busy. And, although the music mogul faced plenty of scrutiny in his lifetime, he left behind a legacy that is hard to ignore.