Bing Worthington, popularly known for being Snoop Dogg's brother, tour manager, and being involved in some of the rapper's business, has died at the age of 44.
The hip-hop artist confirmed his brother's death by taking to his official Instagram account and sharing a photo of Worthington and their mom Beverly Tate, who died in 2021.
"@badabing33 bac with momma," he wrote in the caption.
He also posted a photo of them together, in which he wrote just a few emojis which hinted at his death in the caption.
As of this writing, Snoop Dogg has yet to share more information about his brother's death and his cause of death remains unknown to the public.
Who Was Bing Worthington?
According to People Magazine, Bing Worthington was an integral part of Snoop Dogg's career as he handled some of the behind-the-scenes aspect like business and managing the rapper whenever he goes on tour. He also co-founded the Dogg Records with his famous brother.
Worthington was not only an entrepreneur but he also had an experience being a musician himself as he became a part of the hip-hop group called Lifestyle, but they only released one album titled "Liquid Cocaine" in 2003.
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The late tour manager was also a songwriter as he told Vice in a previous interview that he co-wrote the track "Be Thankful" that was part of his brother's group The Eastsidaz.
Why Did Bing Worthington Work for Snoop Dogg?
Initially, Worthington was a roadie of Snoop Dogg then he became part of his different line of businesses including Snoop Dogg Skateboards, but he went on to become his tour manager.
He spoke in an interview with Vice where he mentioned that he's glad being a "mystery."
The late tour manager also shared the reason why he worked with his brother, as he explained: "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.'"
He added that he loves meeting other people, talking about business, and more, which made him feel like "another person."
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