Atlanta, July 4, 2025 — The hip-hop world is mourning the tragic loss of Young Noble, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, who has died from an apparent suicide. Sources close to the situation say the 47-year-old passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Friday morning at his home in Atlanta.

Young Noble, the rapper who was part of Tupac Shakur ‘s hip-hop group Outlawz, has died. He was 47. The rapper (born Rufus Lee Cooper III) reportedly died by suicide, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot on Friday morning in Atlanta, TMZ reported.

Rufus Lee Cooper III, better known as Young Noble, died on July 4, 2025, at the age of 47. He was a rapper and belonged to the hip-hop group created by Tupac Shakur called Outlawz.