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 Outlawz members Yaki Khadafi and Hussein Fatal.

Young Noble, a key member of 2Pac’s surviving rap group Outlawz, has passed away at the age of 47 by an apparent suicide.

Young Noble, a member of rap group the Outlawz and a Tupac Shakur affiliate, has died at the age of 47. The emcee, whose real name is Rufus Lee Cooper III, reportedly took his own life in Atlanta, according to fellow Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean who shared the news of his death on social media.