De La Soul Hip-Hop Pioneer David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur Dead at 54

Conservative News DailyFebruary 14, 2023

David “Trugoy The Dove” Jolicoeur, a pioneering member of hip-hop trio De La Soul has passed away. He was 54.

His management team confirmed his passing. All Hip-Hop first reported.

Jolicoeur’s official cause of death has not been announced — but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over the past few years.

He was a veteran performer who has been with the group since its launch in Amityville, Long Island in 1988. He formed the group with two of his high school friends, fellow rappers Posdnuos & Maseo.

De La Soul Hip-Hop Pioneer David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur Dead at 54 — Jolicoeur’s official cause of death has not been announced — but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over the past few years.

David Jude Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy The Dove, of De La Soul has died at 54. — David Jude Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy The Eagle, De La Soul’s Dove, has died at 54.

De La Soul recorded their very first demo, “The First Demo” “Plug Tunin,” Prince Paul, a record producer, was attracted to the idea and recorded their first three albums. Okay Player.

The group’s first breakthrough album was titled “3 Feet High and Rising,” They debuted in 1989. They had a significant influence on their genre in the 1990s.

You can also find some of their hits on iconic songs like “Breakadawn,” “Stakes Is High,” “Me, Myself, and I.” Their works were among others featured on MTV.

The group won their first Grammy Award in 2006. “Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals,” For their collaboration with Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, for their song. “Feel Good Inc.”

Their music has been featured repeatedly Inspirational quotes For artists such as Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell and Jurassic 5 among others.

De La Soul released the most recent album in 2016, entitled “The Last Album.” “And the Anonymous Nobody…” It was praised and received a positive review SPIN writing, “It’s an LP that reaffirms De La Soul as standard-bearers for Gen-X rap artistry.”

However, their success did not come without struggles — the group found themselves experienced legal problems regarding sample clearances, which they often used in their songs. Their music was not available in digital format and platforms. The group’s first album also contained recordings from French language courses and old TV programs. The New York Times.

The group's first breakthrough album was titled — The group’s first breakthrough album was titled “3 Feet High and Rising,” They debuted in 1989. Their music had an enormous influence on the genre through the 1990s.

Trugoy of the legendary rap group, De La Soul, has passed away at 54. — Trugoy, the legendary rap group De La Soul, has been laid to rest at 54.

They announced earlier this year that they had been able to remove the samples and would be bringing their hits (1989-2001) to streaming platforms. Pitchfork.

Following the news of Trugoy’s death, many rap community pioneers paid homage. Erick Sermon called De La Soul “one of the best rap groups” In rap history in Insta homage Trugoy.

Chuck D., Public Enemy legend Taken to Twitter to commemorate Jolicoeur’s death, sharing a video of them on the platform. He was featured on the 2014 song “Song of Jolicoeur”, which was also performed by the group. “The People.”

“#RestInBeats my Bro #Dave#Trugoy#DeLaSoul forever,” He wrote.