There was a time when Murder Inc. records was unstoppable. With acts like Ashanti and Ja Rule (circa early to mid-2000's), the label was on top. That has now dwindled and the former mogul behind the record label, Irv Gotti, has severed ties with some of his previous leading artists. In an interview with MTV's Sway Calloway, Gotti states Ashanti is "cool", making it nothing more or less than than. But in regards to another former artist from his label, singer Lloyd, the tone is definitely not the same.

"Lloyd, I have no love for. Because here’s a person that I helped out. The minute he left, I let you go. You wanted to leave, I let you go. And you gon’ say, ‘Well Gotti did this and Gotti did that.’ N*gga, you went platinum with Gotti. You went gold with Gotti, you went platinum with Gotti. What you doing now with Interscope? What’d you sell, like 15 units? I’m not saying to pay homage to me. But don’t sh*t on me? I let you go! You wanted to be your own man or whatever, get outta here. He could walk past me, he get hit by a car. I’d be like, ‘Oh word? He got hit by a car? Yo BJ, let’s go get something to eat."

In the interview, he also reveals his feelings on dealing with Nas at the height of his beef with Jay-Z. He feels it was a step in the wrong direction.

"I shouldn’t have did that with Nas. It was a mistake. Because above and beyond the music, Hov is my man. In front of MTV, I would shed blood for Hov. If I see Hov, I will get right in the mix of things,” he continued. “I should have never done that. But he knew it. He’s one of the smartest dudes, and he knew it. He said, that ambition. I said, yeah. If it means me going in them history books, I don’t care. I’m weird like that. That’s how bad I want it.”