Today (Feb. 16), it has been confirmed that Snoop Dogg’s brother, Bing Worthington, has unfortunately passed away. He was only 44 years old.

“Always made us laugh,” said Snoop in an Instagram tribute to his half-sibling. In a second post, the Long Beach legend shared a photo of Worthington with their mother, Beverly Broadus Green, who transitioned in 2021 at the age of 70. “[Back] with momma,” Snoop added.

Peers like D-Nice, Tamar Braxton, Battlecat, L.T. Hutton, Xzibit, Tyrese, and Kxng Crooked shared their condolences in the comments. Longtime collaborator Berner wrote, “I’m so sorry, big brother. Bing was a bright soul. I had the best time getting to know him last summer. Sending love and positive energy to you and the whole family.”

Worthington was known by many to be a pivotal figure in Snoop’s behind-the-scenes operations, including as his tour manager. He elaborated on other roles in a past interview with Noisey.

“I do a lot of entrepreneur s**t,” he told the publication. “I’ve done lots of things with Snoop, like Dogg [Cadillac] DeVilles, Dogg Skateboards, you name it. I come up with a lot of great concepts. As well, I’ve done a lot of work with Snoop on the road and basically putting the albums together, so I’ve been doing this for years. I’ve been around this all my life.”

He continued, “I tend to be proud of everything, but I think it’s working on my brother’s Eastsidaz album when I did a song called ‘Be Thankful.’ I wrote the song, and Snoop, and Warren G, and KAM were on it. I was proud because I came in there, and they let me in there as a young guy. They kinda put me to the test. They made me write the song, and I came out with the hook. Everybody loved it when I did it. And I was like, ‘Okay, I’m there, people are listening to me.'”

Our condolences go out to Snoop Dogg and his family.