From TMZ
Young Noble -- a rapper who worked closely with Tupac Shakur -- has died by suicide ... TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Hip Hop ... Noble -- born Rufus Lee Cooper III -- died in Atlanta Friday morning.
Our sources say he died from a gunshot wound that appears self-inflicted at this time. We've reached out to local authorities for more information.
Noble got his big break in hip hop after joining the Outlawz rap group in early 1996 ... becoming the last member of the group personally added by 2Pac.
