Young Noble, member of Tupac Shakur's Outlawz, dies at 47
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.
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