This tattoo belongs to Snoop Dogg!

Before he pronounced himself as Snoop Lion this year, the rapper experienced a great loss in 2011, when his good friend and groupmate Nate Dogg passed away following complications from multiple strokes leading up to his death.

The permanent art on Snoop's forearm is a portrait of Nate Dogg and the words "All Doggs Go To Heaven" decorated below it.

Snoop shared the image on his Twitter with fans as a way to pay homage to the fallen Cali rapper.

"His friendship meant so much to me, because it was more about before we made records, as opposed to when people [saw] us in the limelight," Snoop told MTV News.

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