Izuchukwu OkosiRapper Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) is bitterly mourning the death of his mother, Beverly Tate who passed on to glory on Sunday October 24.
The US rapper has shared a series of posts on his Instagram account, paying tribute to his late mom.
Snoop first shared the sad news 48 hours ago, saying: “Mama thank u for having me [sic].”
“Thank u god (God) for giving me an angel for a mother [sic].Till. We. Meet. Again.”
In a trending video first shared Monday night, Snoop is pictured on stage at a music event. “Before we leave, we gonna play this record for my mama,” he says before playing Ben E. King’s Stand By Me and encouraging the crowd to sing along.
Snoop’s mother had had a failing health since May.
“Happy Sunday me and my brothers went to c mama today and she opened her eyes to c us and let us know she still fighting [sic],” he said three months ago.
Fans of the superstars have also not been left out with outpouring of emotions for the demise of the lady.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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