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

The musician died in Atlanta on July 4NEED TO KNOWYoung Noble has died at age 47, PEOPLE can confirmTMZ reported that the rapper, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide in Atlanta on July 4Noble was a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaboratorYoung Noble,

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.