The late music industry professional notably founded a record label and worked as his superstar brother’s tour manager

Snoop Dogg and his brother Bing Worthington. PHOTO:  SNOOP DOGG/INSTAGRAM

Snoop Dogg’s brother Bing Worthington has died. He was 44.

The rap superstar, 52, confirmed his brother — who worked in various behind-the-scenes business roles for the musician over the years — died recently. He revealed the news on Friday by posting a handful of thoughtful tributes on Instagram.

Snoop (whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) first shared a photo posing next to his late younger brother with the caption, “@badabing33 😢😔🕊️🙏🏾,” and later addressed his death in the caption of a video featuring footage of the siblings, their older brother Jerry Wesley Carter and others standing in a cemetery.

“@badabing33 always made us laugh 💙🙏🏾😢 u 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 Tate posing and smiling together. He wrote, “@badabing33 bac wit momma 😢🙏🏾💖😔. 🕊️.”

Reps for Snoop did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Worthington collaborated with his recording artist older brother throughout his career on various business projects and as his tour manager. He also co-founded the Canadian record label Dogg Records.

The entrepreneur briefly made music for a period in the hip-hop group Lifestyle. Their one and only album Liquid Cocaine was released in 2003.

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 helm various ventures, such as Snoop Dogg Skateboards, before becoming his tour manager.

He told the outlet, “I’m glad I’m a mystery. That’s good.”

Worthington added, “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.’ I love meeting people, talking business, that got me going. That made me feel like another person.”

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The 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 for his film The Underdoggs that Cori was “doing a little bit better.”

When asked if the incident put life into perspective for him, Snoop responded, “Yeah, yeah. Something like that.”