Snoop Dogg pays tribute to late mother with ‘Stand By Me’ rendition
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Snoop Dogg pays tribute to late mother with 'Stand By Me' rendition

Snoop Dogg has paid an emotional tribute to his late mother, Beverly Tate, just mere hours after her passing with a rendition of Ben E. King’s ‘Stand By Me’ during a DJ set in Boston.

Snoop still wanted to fulfil his commitments despite her death and thanked the crowd for lifting his spirits. His mother had been ill for some time, and back in July, the rapper shared an image on his social media of himself visiting her with his brothers in hospital.

During the show, he informed the audience, “I wasn’t even gonna come out here and perform tonight ’cause my mother passed away earlier tonight, but in the spirit of the people of Boston, I wanted to come out here and represent for y’all because this is what my mama would have wanted me to do.”

After it finished, he told the crowd from his heart, “I needed this. I fucking love y’all for getting my spirit right tonight. Peace, love and soul.”

Page Six state that ‘The Doggfather’ was appreciative of the chance to take to the stage and enjoy a warm communion with his fans after suffering the devastating loss. “He was very emotional after the show,” Randy Greenstein from Big Night Live, the venue Snoop played at, told the publication.

See the profound clip below.