Snoop Dogg’s brother Bing Worthington has passed away. He was 44 years old.
The rap superstar, 52, confirmed that his brother — who worked in various behind-the-scenes jobs for the musician over the years — recently passed away. He revealed the news Friday by posting a handful of thoughtful compliments on Instagram.
Snoop (whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) first shared a photo of himself posing next to his late younger brother with the caption “@badabing33 😢😔🕊️🙏🏾” and later addressed his death in the caption of a video featuring the brothers and sisters, their older brother Jerry Wesley Carter and others standing in the cemetery.
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“@badabing33 always made us laugh 💙🙏🏾😢 at bac with moms,” Snoop wrote in the caption, referring to their late mother, Beverly Tate, who died at age 70 in October 2021.
The Grammy-nominated artist also shared a thoughtful tribute with a photo of Worthington and Tata posing and smiling together. He wrote, “@badabing33 bac wit mamma 😢🙏🏾💖😔. 🕊️.”
Reps for Snoop did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Worthington has collaborated with his older musician brother throughout his career on various business projects and as his tour manager. He is also the co-founder of the Canadian label Dogg Records.
The entrepreneur briefly played music in the hip-hop group Lifestyle. Their one and only album Liquid cocaine was published in 2003.
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As Worthington revealed to Vice in a 2016 interview, he also co-wrote the song “Be Thankful,” which appeared on the 2000 debut album for Snoop’s rap group The Eastsidaz.
According to Vice, Worthington began working with Snoop as a roadie, then went on to run various ventures, such as Snoop Dogg Skateboards, before becoming his tour manager.
He told the publication: “I’m glad to be mysterious. That’s good.”
Worthington added, “When I put the [Lifestyle] album came out, I was combining everything in music. My guy was a great rapper and I was a great rapper, but I was like, ‘why am I doing music?’ I should be doing all the business side of this thing.’ I like to meet people, talk about work, that’s what drives me. It made me feel like a different person.”
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News of Worthington’s death comes a month after Snoop’s 24-year-old daughter Cori Broadus, who he shares with wife Shante Broadus, suffered a “severe” stroke in mid-January.
Shortly after the health scare, the father of four told PEOPLE at the premiere of his film Underdogs that Cori is “a little better.”
When asked if the incident put his life in perspective, Snoop replied, “Yeah, yeah. Kind of.”
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