Younger Noble, a member of Tupac Shakur’s rap group the Outlawz, has died. He was 47.
E.D.I. Imply, a fellow Outlawz member, confirmed his demise on Instagram and mentioned he reportedly died by suicide.
“At this time I bought a few of the worst and surprising information conceivable. My brother and companion for over 30 years took his life this morning,” he wrote on Instagram Friday. “Relaxation in Energy Rufus Younger Noble Cooper.”
He added, “I clearly am in no form to speak about this proper now so PLEASE give his household and I a while to course of this. Psychological sickness is an actual battle being fought by so many. CHECK ON YOUR FOLKS!”
Shakur’s official Instagram account, which is managed and operated by his property, reshared Imply’s posts.
Younger Noble, whose actual title is Rufus Lee Cooper III, was born in Sierra Madre, California, and moved to New Jersey as a baby. There, he met future Outlawz members Hussein Deadly and Yaki Kadafi.
Cooper crossed paths with Shakur in California after transferring again to his native state whereas the latter rapper was engaged on his 1996 document All Eyez on Me. He made his debut on Shakur’s posthumous album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Idea, and was featured on songs “Bomb First (My Second Reply),” “Hail Mary,” “Lifetime of an Outlaw” and “Simply Like Daddy.”
He launched his debut solo album, Noble Justice, in 2002. 10 years later, his second document Son of God got here out, adopted by Highly effective in 2016 and third Eye View in 2019.