Young Noble of The Outlawz Passes Away at 47: Hip-Hop Mourns the Loss of a Tupac Protégé
Young Noble of The Outlawz Passes Away at 47: Hip-Hop Mourns the Loss of a Tupac Protégé Introduction The hip-hop community is mourning the tragic loss of Young Noble, a longtime member of The Outlawz, the influential rap group founded by the late Tupac Shakur in the 1990s. Young Noble, whose real name was Rufus Cooper III, passed away on July 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 47. The…












