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.

Young Noble, a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaborator, has died. He was 47. A representative for the rapper confirmed his death to PEOPLE. TMZ reported that Noble, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide in Atlanta on Friday, July 4.

Noble, whose real name was Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide, TMZ first reported. The rapper's former Outlawz teammate and longtime friend E.D.I. Mean confirmed the heartbreaking cause of death in a social media post.