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 prominent member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and protégé of the late Tupac Shakur, died by suicide on July 4. He was 47 years old, TMZ reports. Authorities in Gwinnett County, Georgia,

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.