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.

Young Noble has died aged 47, his fellow Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean has confirmed. The rapper – real name Rufus Lee Cooper III -also featured in the music group alongside the late Tupac Shakur and reportedly died in Atlanta on Friday.

The group was associated with the legendary Tupac Shakur, and managed to find their way onto more than a few playlists back then. Sadly, the Outlawz are back in the news this week because one of the group’s members, Young Noble, has died. He was 47.