Snoop Dogg's mother passes away, rapper posts tribute on Instagram

Rapper Snoop Dogg on Sunday revealed that his mother Beverly Tate passed away in a series of Instagram posts. In one post, he wrote, "[You] taught me how to read and write, how to struggle and fight and all...the facts of life. Now you finally got [your] wings mama." Beverly was 70 years old and had been hospitalised in May.