Snoop Dogg pays tribute after younger brother dies, aged 44: “Until we meet again”

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Snoop Dogg‘s younger half-brother Bing Worthington has died, the rapper has confirmed online.Worthington, 44, was a music executive and had worked on projects at Snoop’s label Dogg Records, as well as previously serving as his tour manager.

He briefly made music as part of the hip-hop group Lifestyle, whose sole album ‘Liquid Cocaine’ was released in 2003.Snoop recently shared the news of Worthington’s passing on Instagram, where he has posted numerous tributes. “bac wit momma,” he captioned a photograph of his brother with their late mother Beverly Tate.“Until we meet again,” he wrote on another upload before telling Worthington to “say hi to grandma” in a follow-up post.

Later, Snoop said he would “miss that laugh and the way u made us smile”. He added: “keep mama company till we get there.”The star told his followers that “prayer n family [was] getting [his] spirit back in order” in the wake of his brother’s death.A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg)A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg)A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg)A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg)Worthington died last Thursday (February 15), according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California (via Sky News).In an email obtained by NBC News, Sergeant Frank Gonzalez said: “The cause of death will be pending the results of the toxicology and autopsy report.”Miguel Lopez, who was also involved in launching Dogg Records with Worthington, said the exec had gone through “a tough time since his mom passed” in 2021.Speaking to Vice in 2016, Worthington remembered “being on the road with Snoop”.