Young Noble, a member of the hip-hop group Outlawz and frequent Tupac Shakur collaborator, has died at the age of 47, PEOPLE can confirm. TMZ reported that the rapper, born Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide in Atlanta on July 4.

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.

The group was associated with the legendary Tupac Shakur, and managed to find their way onto more than a few playlists back then. Sadly, the Outlawz are back in the news this week because one of the group’s members, Young Noble, has died. He was 47.