Snoop Dogg has revealed his brother Bing Worthington has died at age 44.
Worthington worked in a number of business roles behind-the-scenes for his brother over his career.
The 52-year-old rapper delivered the news to his fans as he posted a number of tributes to Instagram.
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The first one saw him post a photo of himself with his late brother with the caption, “@badabing33 😢😔🕊️🙏🏾.”
The next post was an older video of himself and his siblings standing and talking in a cemetery, with Bing making a joke that made the family laugh.
“@badabing33 always made us laugh 💙🙏🏾😢 u bac with moms,” he wrote in the caption, referring to their late mother, Beverly Tate, who died in October 2021 at age 70.
He then posted a photo of his two late loved ones holding a cake with the caption “bac wit momma”, as well as another family photo.
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Worthington also began a career in music with the hip-hop group Lifestyle, releasing an album Liquid Cocaine in 2003.
He also co-wrote the song Be Thankful, which featured on his brother’s 2000 debut album for the rap group The Eastsidaz.
He soon realised he was more suited to dealing with the business side of his brother’s career, first as roadie and later acting as a tour manager and participating in ventures such as Snoop Dogg Skateboards and Canadian record label Dogg Records.
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He told Vice in a 2016 article, “When I put the [Lifestyle] album out, I was putting everything in the music together. My guy was a great rapper and I was a great rapper, but I was like ‘why am I working on the music? I should be doing all the business side of this thing.’ I love meeting people, talking business, that got me going. That made me feel like another person.”
“I’m glad I’m a mystery. That’s good.”