Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers is an compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 released by Def Jam Recordings featuring the labelmates of Irv Gotti's imprint "Murder Inc. Records" (which included primary members such as Ja Rule

Ja Rule

Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...

, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita). The compilation boasts features from DMX

DMX (rapper)

Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...

, Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

 (who would later be in conflict with Ja Rule and The Inc.) and Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200

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 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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Track listing

1. Intro
2. Murderers (ft. Ja Rule, Black Child and Tah Murdah)
3. Dem Niggaz (ft. Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
4. We Don't Give a Fuck (ft. Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
5. Clowns (Skit)
6. Shit Gets Ugly (ft. Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
7. We Murderers Baby (ft. Ja Rule and Vita)
8. Interview With Vita (Skit)
9. Vita, Vita, Vita (ft. Vita)
10. How Many Wanna Die (ft. Ja Rule)
11. Fuck Parole (Skit)
12. We Getting High Tonight (ft. Black Child)
13. Tales From The Darkside (ft. DMX)
14. I Love The Yankees (Skit)
15. Get It Right (ft. Tah Murdah)
16. We Different (ft. Tah Murdah, Black Child and Ja Rule)
17. Remo (Skit)
18. Rebels Symphony (ft. Ja Rule, Vita, Tah Murdah, 01 and Black Child)
19. Black Or White (ft. Black Child)
20. The 187 Murda Baptist Church Picnic (Skit)
21. If You Were My Bitch (ft. Tah Murdah, Ja Rule, Black Child and Shade Sheist
    Shade Sheist
    Tramayne Thompson , primarily known by his stage name Shade Sheist, is an American songwriter and recording artist from Inglewood, California. He began his career in 2000 by contributing the single "Where I Wanna Be" to a compilation executive produced by himself and local producer Damizza...
    
    )
22. 96R-0709 (ft. Chris Black)
23. Crime Scene (ft. Dave Bing, Black Child, Ronnie Bumps, Tah Murdah and 01)
24. Somebody's Gonna Die Tonight (ft. Dave Bing and Lil Mo)
25. Holla Holla Remix (ft. Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Vita, Black Child, Tah Murdah, Memphis Bleek
    Memphis Bleek
    Malik Thuston Patrick Cox , better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records...
    
    and Busta Rhymes)