Snoop Dogg announced the death of his 44-year-old brother Bing Worthington on social media on Friday.

The legendary hip-hop star posted a video on his Instagram account in memory of his late brother, as well as a series of photos from the time they shared. family. The video clip showed Snoop Dogg, Bing, and another brother, Jerry, standing at a cemetery, but it's unclear when it was filmed. The rapper captioned the post, “@badabing33 always made us laugh 💙🙏🏾😢 Playing with your moms a lot.”

Worthington is Snoop Dogg's maternal half-brother and reportedly worked with the famous rapper for several years. TMZ. He started out as Snoop's roadie on tour, then learned the ropes and eventually became Snoop's tour manager.

According to TMZ, Worthington also releases music with his band Lifestyle, and one of their songs was included on the soundtrack for Van Wilder 2. However, Worthington experienced what it was like to be in the spotlight and decided he was more comfortable working behind the scenes. He eventually abandoned his music career.

According to TMZ, Worthington immigrated to Canada and established a music studio and production company as part of a merger between his Dogg Records organization and the infamous Canadian hip-hop label Urban Heat Legends. .

Snoop Dogg did not discuss the cause of his brother's death.

Friends and fans have shown an outpouring of support on social media. (Related: 'American Idol' alumnus Alex Miller involved in fatal accident)

Funeral arrangements are unknown at this time.