He moved to Def Jam and there so dazzled his employers that in 1997 he was given $3 million to start his own label. By then he was Irv Gotti, and cultivated an image as the don of hip-hop.

Next’s designer collaboration range Label/Mix launched on the Next Label website today (27 September). Exclusively available online, Label/Mix is part of Next’s Label business, which sells third-party ...