Outlawz Member Younger Noble Useless at 47

Younger Noble — a rapper who labored carefully with Tupac Shakur — has died by suicide … TMZ has realized.

Sources acquainted with the state of affairs inform TMZ Hip Hop … Noble — born Rufus Lee Cooper III — died in Atlanta Friday morning.

Our sources say he died from a gunshot wound that seems self-inflicted right now. We have reached out to native authorities for extra info.

Noble received his massive break in hip hop after becoming a member of the Outlawz rap group in early 1996 … turning into the final member of the group personally added by 2Pac.

Noble appeared on 4 songs on Pac’s album “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Idea” … together with “Hail Mary.” The album debuted in November 1996 — only a couple months after Tupac was tragically killed in Las Vegas.

Younger Noble launched a number of solo studio albums, together with “Noble Justice” and “Son of God.”

Noble suffered a extreme coronary heart assault again in 2021 … revealing he was grateful for a second likelihood in an Instagram submit he made in Might of that 12 months. We’re instructed Noble was enjoying basketball with buddies lately and did not present any indicators of sickness.

Noble was 47.

RIP