Young Noble |
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Birth name |
Rufus Cooper III |
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Born |
(1978-03-21) March 21, 1978 Rancho Cucamonga, California U.S. |
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Origin |
Montclair, New Jersey |
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Genres |
Hip hop |
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Years active |
1996βpresent |
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Labels |
Outlawz, Death Row, Affluent, Real Talk Ent., Ca$hville |
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Associated acts |
2Pac, Outlawz, Tha Dogg Pound, The Game, Layzie Bone, Stic.man, Hussein Fatal, Yukmouth, JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Flip, Young Buck, Lowkey, Storm |
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Website |
OutlawzMedia.Net |
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Rufus Cooper III (born March 21, 1978), also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper. Best known for being part of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz.[1]
Noble joined the Outlawz in the early summer of 1996, and was also the last member to be added to the group by Tupac himself, before the late rapper's death in September 1996.
Early career
Noble made his debut on Shakur's album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory on the songs "Bomb First (My Second Reply)", "Hail Mary", "Life of an Outlaw", and "Just Like Daddy".
On December 21, 1999, Shakur's album Still I Rise was released which consisted of material recorded with 2Pac and one solo song. Noble replaced Hussein Fatal's vocals on the songs.
Through the Outlawz and Young Noble's Twitter pages, together they announced the release of two volumes of mixtapes titled Outlaw Rydahz Vol. 1 and Outlaw Nation 'Outlaw Rydaz Volume One' was released in March 2012, and Outlaw Nation on October 2012.
He also said it would feature some of his mentor's Tupac Shakur's old affiliates, including Thug Life which was 2Pac's group before he created The Outlawz, Money B (who was a member of Shakur's old group Digital Underground) and B-Legit who featured on Shakur's 1996 album on Death Row Records,
All Eyez on Me, on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find".
Discography
Solo albums
Collaborations and compilations
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Mixtapes
- 2012: Outlaw Rydahz Vol. 1
- 2012: Outlaw Nation
- 2013: Outlaw Nation Vol. 2
- 2013: Outlaw Nation Vol. 3
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Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2002 | Outlawz: Worldwide | himself | Documentary DVD |
2002 | Chorchyp: The Way of the Samurai | himself | Documentary |
2013 | Napoleon: Life of an Outlaw | himself | Documentary DVD |
Bound by Blood | β | Motion picture debut |
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Name |
Young Noble |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
American rapper |
Date of birth |
1978-03-21 |
Place of birth |
Rancho Cucamonga, California U.S. |
Date of death |
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