Snoop Dogg is mourning the loss of his younger brother Bing Worthington, who died on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at the age of 44. The cause of death has not been revealed yet and is pending the results of the toxicology and autopsy report, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California.
The rap legend confirmed his brother’s death in a series of emotional posts on Instagram, featuring photos and videos of Mr. Worthington. He was Snoop’s maternal half-brother and worked with him on various business ventures, including co-founding Dogg Records, a Canadian record label.
Snoop Dogg shares his grief on social media
Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., expressed his grief and love for his brother on social media. He initially posted a photo posing next to his late younger brother with the caption, “@badabing33.”
In another post, Snoop shared a video of him with Mr. Worthington and others at a cemetery, where the latter cracked a joke that had everyone in stitches. ” [Bing] always made us laugh,” Snoop wrote in the caption.
In a third post, Snoop shared a photo of Mr. Worthington giving a birthday cake to their mom Beverly Tate, who died in October 2021. He added in the caption alongside crying and praying hands emojis, “bac wit momma.”
“Until we meet again” he captioned the final tribute.
Bing Worthington’s career and achievements
Mr. Worthington, whose full name was Bing Worthington Jr., had a successful career as a music executive and entrepreneur. He started as a roadie for Snoop, then moved on to run several businesses, including Snoop Dogg Skateboards, before becoming his tour manager.
“I started from the bottom, I ain’t just become the tour manager, I was just the road guy. I worked my way to the top. Even though I’m [Snoop’s] brother he didn’t give me a top-ranked position. You can’t just become a president without knowing anything about being the president. You have to learn,” Mr. Worthington told Vice in 2016.
He also executive-produced the birthday party documentary, “Bigg Snoop Dogg: Raw ‘N Uncut Vol. 1,” released as a video in 2003, according to Hollywood database IMDb. He also received writing credit for the song “Tha Jump Off,” performed by Lifestyle and featured on the soundtrack to the 2006 movie “Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj,” according to the database.
He merged a record label run as part of Snoop’s businesses with Quebec-based Urban Heat Legends, whose chief, Miguel Lopez, was a friend, according to the resulting label, Dogg Records. The label said on its website that the merged company was the result of “a relationship formed between Bing Worthington (Snoop Dogg’s brother)” and Lopez. It aims to “create a platform where West Coast artists meet the North and vice versa,” the website stated.
Lopez and Worthington were looking forward to launching a Latino division of Dogg Records, he said, and he plans to carry the label forward.
Bing Worthington’s family and friends
Mr. Worthington is survived by a partner and an adult son. He was very close to his mother, Beverly Tate, and took her death very hard, Lopez said.
He recently went on a family vacation to Jamaica and was uncharacteristically incommunicado, Lopez said.
Mr. Worthington also briefly performed music with the hip-hop group Lifestyle. Their album, ‘Liquid Cocaine,’ was released in 2003, as per People.
Many of Snoop Dogg’s fans and friends offered their condolences and support to the rapper and his family on social media. Some of them included rapper Busta Rhymes, singer Monica, and actor Jamie Foxx.
Mr. Worthington’s death comes just a month after Snoop’s 24-year-old daughter Cori Broadus, whom he shares with wife Shante Broadus, suffered a “severe” stroke in mid-January.
We send our deepest sympathies to Snoop Dogg and his family during this difficult time. Rest in peace, Bing Worthington.
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