Snoop Dogg suffered a great loss with the recent passing of his brother, and he has now taken a moment to appreciate the surviving members of his family.
The West Coast icon’s younger brother, Bing Worthington, tragically passed away last week at the age of 44. On Tuesday (February 20), Snoop took a moment to shout out his relatives and God for helping him stay afloat amid the departure of his sibling.
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“prayer n family getting my spirit bac in order. RIP @badabing33,” he captioned a video collage of his loved ones in an Instagram post soundtracked by October London’s “Mulholland Drive.”
Radio host Big Boy, singer Monica, and actress Windi Washington were among those who hopped in the comments section to show their support for the rapper.
Worthington was Snoop’s half-brother on his mother’s side. He held a long string of jobs related to the Long Beach native’s career over the years, from tour managing to writing a track on Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz to selling Snoop-branded skateboards and hot dogs. He was also a member of the rap duo Lifestyle.
Most recently, he was involved in a record label in Canada that he co-founded with Miguel Lopez. The project was a merger between Worthington’s Dogg Records and Lopez’s Urban Heat.
Bing’s death comes less than two and a half years after his and Snoop’s mother, Beverly Tate, passed away. Tha Doggfather announced the tragic news in October 2021 via Instagram with a photo of her smiling and dressed to the nines.
“Thank u god for giving me an angel for a mother,” he wrote in the caption. “TWMA [Til we meet again].”
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While no cause of death was disclosed, she had been sick for some time. The gangsta rap pioneer initially suggested his mother wasn’t doing well a few months prior, asking his legion of friends, fans and family for prayers.
Jermaine Dupri, Warren G, Roxanne Shanté, percussionist Sheila E., Busta Rhymes, Xzibit and Killer Mike were among the many to heed the call.
