Snoop Dogg’s mother, Beverly Tate, has died at the age of 70, the rapper had confirmed this on Sunday.
The rapper took to his official social media handle on Sunday 24th October 2021, to break the news to his over 65million Instagram followers.
Snoop Dogg posted a photo of his mother, where he paid a tribute to her writing: “Thank u god for giving me an angel 🕊 for a mother 💖🙏🏽🌹💝 TWMA.” There’s another post where he thanks his mom for having him.
Snoop Dogg’s mother cause of death was not revealed in the social media post.
Snoop Dogg’s father, Vernell, also confirmed the news and he too asked for prayers, noting the family needed it now more than ever.
Snoop Dogg’s mother, Ms. Tate had been hospitalized earlier this year for undisclosed reasons.
The rapper Snoop had asked his fans to send good vibes while his mother was in the hospital. He later updated fans by letting them know that she was “still fighting” and had opened her eyes, but didn’t mention much else specifically.
Snoop attributes a lot of his good qualities to how she raised him, even recently disclosing that she was the one who encouraged him to apologize to Gayle King over his comments in response to her Kobe Bryant remark last year.
Beverly had two other sons by Vernell and raised the family in Long Beach, CA. She brought Snoop up in a church environment something he still alludes to this day.