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 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.