Why Would I Do That to Jennifer Lopez? | The Mistakes Series

About this episode

The episode explores the career-defining mistake made by music producer Irv Gotti while working with Jennifer Lopez.

Years ago a music producer named Irv Gotti–a hitmaker for Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Ashanti–was tapped by Sony Music to make a record with Jennifer Lopez. They wanted a big hit. And Irv delivered. But then he made the biggest mistake of his career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• music production
• career mistakes
• celebrity culture
• hit records
• music industry

Keywords

• Irv Gotti
• Jennifer Lopez
• Sony Music
• music producer
• career mistakes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony Music

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