Outlawz rapper Young Noble has died at 47 years old. According to TMZ, Noble (real name Rufus Lee Cooper III) died on Friday (July 4) in Atlanta. The musician's rep also confirmed his death to People.

Young Noble, a member of Tupac Shakur ’s rap group the Outlawz, has died. He was 47. E.D.I. Mean, a fellow Outlawz member, confirmed his death on Instagram and said he reportedly died by suicide.

Tragedy has struck the Hip-Hop world, as Young Noble, a longtime member of the influential rap group Outlawz, has died by suicide. He was 47.