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Tupac Shakur collaborator Young Noble dead at 47
Tupac Shakur collaborator Young Noble has died. The 47-year-old rapper – whose real name was Rufus Lee Cooper III - was a member of hip-hop group Outlawz and frequently collaborated with Shakur before his death in 1996. E.D.I. Mean, a fellow Outlawz member, confirmed his death on Instagram on Friday (04.07.25) and wrote: 'Today I got some of the worst and unexpected news imaginable. My brother and partner for over 30 years took his life this morning. Rest in Power Rufus Young Noble Cooper. 'I obviously am in no shape to talk about this right now so PLEASE give his family and I some time to process this. Mental illness is a real battle being fought by so many. CHECK ON YOUR FOLKS!' Musician Damien 'Big Percy Roderick wrote: 'Damn @outlawznation @theoutlawzofficial REST EASY HOMIE @young_noble wish I could change our last call we had DAMN PRAYERS UP." And, Snoop Dogg, who was on Death Row Records with Shakur before his death, shared Roderick's post and wrote: 'DAMN Mental health is real.' He added the song, The Good Die Young, by Shakur and Outlawz. A representative for the rapper confirmed his death to PEOPLE but did not give any other details. Noble and Shakur met in California while Shakur was working on his 1996 record All Eyez on Me. He made his debut on Shakur's posthumous album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, and was featured on songs Bomb First (My Second Reply), Hail Mary, Life of an Outlaw and Just Like Daddy.
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Young Noble, Member of Tupac Shakur's Outlawz Rap Group, Dies at 47
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. More from The Hollywood Reporter Julian McMahon, Australian Actor Known for 'Nip/Tuck' and 'Fantastic Four' Movies, Dies at 56 Mark Snow, 'The X-Files' Theme Song Composer, Dies at 78 Caitlyn Jenner's Manager Sophia Hutchins Dies at 29 (Reports) 'Today I got some of the worst and unexpected news imaginable. My brother and partner for over 30 years took his life this morning,' he wrote on Instagram Friday. 'Rest in Power Rufus Young Noble Cooper.' He added, 'I obviously am in no shape to talk about this right now so PLEASE give his family and I some time to process this. Mental illness is a real battle being fought by so many. CHECK ON YOUR FOLKS!' Shakur's official Instagram account, which is managed and operated by his estate, reshared Mean's posts. Young Noble, whose real name is Rufus Lee Cooper III, was born in Sierra Madre, California, and moved to New Jersey as a child. There, he met future Outlawz members Hussein Fatal and Yaki Kadafi. Cooper crossed paths with Shakur in California after moving back to his native state while the latter rapper was working on his 1996 record All Eyez on Me. He made his debut on Shakur's posthumous album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, and was featured on songs 'Bomb First (My Second Reply),' 'Hail Mary,' 'Life of an Outlaw' and 'Just Like Daddy.' He released his debut solo album, Noble Justice, in 2002. 10 years later, his second record Son of God came out, followed by Powerful in 2016 and 3rd Eye View in 2019. Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025
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12 hours ago
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Young Noble, member of Tupac Shakur's Outlawz, dies at 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 reportedly died in Atlanta on Friday. In an Instagram post featuring pictures of the pair of them, E.D.I. Mean (real name Malcolm Greenidge), wrote: 'Today I got some of the worst and unexpected news imaginable. My brother and partner for over 30 years took his life this morning. 'Rest in Power Rufus Young Noble Cooper.' He added: 'I obviously am in no shape to talk about this right now so PLEASE give his family and I some time to process this. Mental illness is a real battle being fought by so many. CHECK ON YOUR FOLKS!'. The caption read: 'I'm at a loss for words.' Shakur's official Instagram account, which is managed by his estate, reshared the post with the song Never Had A Friend Like Me and the caption: 'RIP Young Noble'. Under the original post, condolences flooded in for the hip-hop artist who reportedly died from self-inflicted wounds, per TMZ. Snoop Dogg wrote: 'Damn cuz. Sending prayers to the family.' DJ Premier echoed: 'This is so sad to get this news Edi. Damn I'm speechless right now. My dude Noble.' More Trending 'Just don't know what to say man,' Buckshotz commented. 'Rest in power king Young Noble god bless your family !!!!' blackcityhustlarecords shared. Shakur died from his injuries in 1996 after being shot four times. Cooper made his debut on Shakur's posthumous album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory with his featured songs including, Bomb First (My Second Reply), Hail Mary, Life of an Outlaw, and Just Like Daddy. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
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18 hours ago
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Tupac collaborator Young Noble dead at 47 as heartbreaking cause of rapper's passing is revealed
Rufus Lee Cooper III, a rapper who used the stage name Young Noble, has died in an apparent suicide at the age of 47. 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. Shakur's cousin E.D.I. Mean, another Outlawz member, heartbrokenly announced on Friday that Noble 'took his life this morning.' Sources claimed that Noble killed himself in Atlanta, Georgia and that the means was a self-inflicted gunshot, according to TMZ. Insiders also stated that Noble had recently played basketball with his friends, and at that time exhibited no signs that he was unwell. When he suffered a severe heart attack in 2021, Noble had written on Instagram that he was 'grateful for a second chance' after the 'amazing doctors' saved his life. Noble was still part of Outlawz at the time of his death, as was E.D.I. Mean, who broke the news of his passing on Instagram this Friday. 'Today I got some of the worst and unexpected news imaginable. My brother and partner for over 30 years took his life this morning. Rest in Power Rufus Young Noble Cooper,' wrote Mean, whose Christian name is Malcolm Greenridge. 'I obviously am in no shape to talk about this right now so PLEASE give his family and I some time to process this. Mental illness is a real battle being fought by so many. CHECK IN ON YO UR FOLKS! #04L.' Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Noble joined Outlawz at the start of 1996, just months before Shakur was shot dead in Las Vegas aged 25. Noble was in the hospital room with Shakur after the shooting, and saw the superstar's mother Afeni make the decision to take him off life support. 'He probably coulda lived. His mama said: 'Nah, f*** all that.' I think he lost his finger. I think he was gonna lose a lung. They was trying to do all these surgeries,' he recalled years later in an interview with The Art of Dialogue. 'You know how strong your mama gotta f***ing be to say: 'Damn, he might, he probably gonna make – he probably could make it. I don't want my son to endure no more pain in this world. Y'all tear him down,"' he recalled. 'That s*** is devastating. She let her son go. 'Pac ain't die. Afeni said: 'Let my son fly. That's it,"' he said, eventually becoming so emotional he walked out of the interview. Two months later, Shakur's album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was released, with Noble featured on four of its songs. Outlawz' Yaki Kadafi, who was in the car with Shakur when the latter was murdered, was himself killed in November 1996 in a purportedly accidental shooting. Two other Outlawz have since died - Mussolini aka Big Syke, who was reportedly obese and suffered heart problems, succumbed to natural causes aged 48 in 2016. Meanwhile Hussein Fatal was killed in a car crash in 2015 at the age of 42 while being driven by his girlfriend, who was charged with DUI. Alongside his work with Outlawz, Noble also released a number of his own albums, including Noble Justice, Son of God, Powerful and his 2019 swan song 3rd Eye View. Last year he withstood a personal tragedy when his mother Ellene Furr discovered she had stage 3 cancer and after a 'rapid decline' died in July at the age of 78. This March, shortly before his final birthday, Noble shared an Instagram post memorializing his late loved ones and expressing gratitude for his own life. 'Woke up thinkin about all my amazing Family & Friends who are no longer with me in the physical but are now my Angels & Ancestors walking with me forever in my Heart & Spirit..,' he reflected, alongside a slideshow of the people he had lost. 'Life is shorter than we think I turn 47 later this month by the good grace of God an im extremely grateful to have made it this far.. Don't take TODAY for granted good people.. Live, Love & Forgive Have a blessed day!! #Outlaw4Life #NSN #HealthIsTheRealWealth #RestWellToAllMyLovedOnes'. His final Instagram post, uploaded less than two weeks before his suicide, was an inspirational meme encouraging viewers to carry on. 'You're not reading this by accident,' the post read. 'This is your confirmation. You're going to make it. No matter what it looks like right now. God is going to send blessings, solutions, healing, love, and positive change your way. So hold on, be strong and don't give up. You are next in line for your miracle.'
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19 hours ago
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Young Noble, Tupac Collaborator and Member of Rap Group the Outlawz, Dies at 47
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. 'Today I got some of the worst and unexpected news imaginable,' he wrote. 'My brother and partner for over 30 years took his life this morning. Rest in Power Rufus Young Noble Cooper. I obviously am in no shape to talk about this right now so PLEASE give his family and I some time to process this. Mental illness is a real battle being fought by so many.' Shakur's Instagram account, managed by his estate, reposted the message. The rapper was best known for his work with the Outlawz and appearances on Shakur tracks including 'Hail Mary' and the posthumous 'Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II).' Throughout his career, he released five solo albums and numerous collaborative projects with artists including Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone and Dead Prez's Cooper was born in Sierra Madre, CA, and moved to New Jersey when he was eight years old. It was there that he met fellow Outlawz members Yaki Kadafi and Hussein Fatal and started recording music. He connected with Shakur after moving back to California and made his debut on the rapper's 1996 album 'The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory,' appearing on the opening track 'Bomb First (My Second Reply)' and as part of the Outlawz on 'Just Like Daddy' and 'Hail Mary.' Over the years, Cooper amassed a sizable discography following his solo debut 'Noble Justice' in 2002. He released his most recent album 'Outlaw University' in 2023. Following news of his death, several of his associates posted on social media in his remembrance. 'RIP to my Thug Brother @young_noble just got the devastating news,' wrote Layzie Bone. 'I think of Edi and his whole family. My condolences to his family Wife and kids and friends and fans rest up eternal bro. This mental health is a scary thing.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by (@edidono4l) Best of Variety Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
