Sad news to report from the hip-hop community. Snoop Dogg’s beloved uncle June Bugg has passed away. He was 70 years old.
According to AllHipHop, Uncle June Bugg died on March 21 after a long illness. TMZ reported that June Bugg had colon cancer and didn’t have long to live.
Snoop Dogg confirmed the sad news on his Twitter feed. He tweeted:
rip uncle junebug . greatest to ever do it !!! heaven wouldn’t be the same without u !
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) March 21, 2014
Uncle June Bugg was an adviser to Snoop Dogg and often joined him on tour. Occasionally, the patriarch was his background dancer. He also starred in ‘Snoop’s Upside Your Head’ video from ‘Tha Doggfather’ album.
Upon hearing the sad news, stars from the hip-hop community, including Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Mista F.A.B., Daz Dillinger, DJ Mustard and others sent out elegiac tweets in honor of Uncle June Bugg.
Read some of their tweets below:
Damn snoop dogs uncle june bug died. Feels like he was my uncle too
— lil duval (@lilduval) March 21, 2014
Damn man RIP #uncleJuneBug @snoopdogg out prayers are wit u http://t.co/vW7p5lhZg7
— Diddy (@iamdiddy) March 22, 2014
#RIP Snoop's Uncle June Bug! The coolest ever, he was always gettin it to the music! you will be missed! http://t.co/m92i0nzw9X
— Free (@missfree) March 21, 2014
Rip uncle June bug !!!! Shit got me sad af !!!! http://t.co/tITwpQI5RS
— Dj mustard (@DJmustard) March 22, 2014
RIP to my Homie @SnoopDogg Uncle June Bug..That's family…Rest In Paradise http://t.co/y1VwkjBx04
— DJ CLUE (@DJCLUE) March 22, 2014
Wow R.I.P. to Snoop Dog's Uncle June Bug! He definitely had a blessed life. Snoop took good care of… http://t.co/F65VoELbhU
— Naughty by Nature (@naughtybynature) March 22, 2014
Send some condolences and love to my Unc @snoopdogg he lost his Uncle June Bug this morning Love ya man http://t.co/fnd708iKuZ
— Mistah F.A.B. (@MistahFAB) March 21, 2014
RIP JUNE BUG, #GOODTIMES http://t.co/z2eC4QRY5J
— Dj Delz (@djdelz) March 21, 2014
#Rip To My Uncle June Bug!!! http://t.co/8opG0wBWuB
— Rappin' 4-Tay (@rappin_4tay) March 21, 2014
RT @NerdAtCoolTable: Damn smh RIP Snoop's Uncle June Bug
— A Plus (@a_plus) March 21, 2014
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