Young Noble, a longtime member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent collaborator with Tupac Shakur, has died by suicide at the age of 47.

The Outlawz member, who appears on top-charting 2Pac albums, met the hip-hop icon shortly before his death in 1996.

Noble was part of the 1990s group Outlawz - the last member to be handpicked by co-founder Tupac Shakur before the latter was gunned down in 1996.

Young Noble has died at age 47, PEOPLE can confirm TMZ reported that the rapper, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide in Atlanta on July 4 Noble was a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and ...

TMZ reported that the rapper, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide in Atlanta on July 4 Noble was a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaborator Young Noble, a ...

Noble became close with 2Pac and was the final member of the Outlawz recruited by the legendary Death Row rapper. Born in California and raised in New Jersey, Young Noble formed bonds with fellow ...

Noble was a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaborator Young Noble, a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaborator, has died. He was 47.

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 ...

Young Noble, a former member of the Outlawz rap group founded in the 1990s by Tupac Shakur, has died by apparent suicide at the age of 47, according to reports. Noble, who’s real name was Rufus Lee ...

Rapper Young Noble, who belonged to the hip-hop group Outlawz, has died at age 47. The musician, who was a frequent ...