De La Soul

Their 1989 album, “3 Feet High and Rising,” is universally recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, but has been held back from streaming ...

Maintaining a relationship with Gorillaz during live tours and on additional tracks such as “Momentz” on Gorillaz’ 2017 album “Humanz,” De La Soul recorded “Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present… Together with Paul and fellow “Native Tongue” clique friends such as A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and Jungle Brothers (both of whom performed on “Buddy”), De La Soul crafted its first album, “3 Feet High and Rising,” into an aural masterpiece. Here, De La Soul not only got their sense of humor back, but welcomed collaborations with Common, Mos Def and Jazzyfatnastees. Not only did this decision impact De La Soul’s winning trajectory, but that of hip-hop as well: From that moment on, copyright owners would fight fiercely to be compensated for the use of their music. Their 1989 album, “3 Feet High and Rising,” is universally recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, but has been held back from streaming services due to longstanding legal battles over sample clearances and other matters. [ pioneering hip-hop group’s key catalog will finally become available on streaming services](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/de-la-soul-available-streaming-services-march-1235477592/).

Born David Jude Jolicoeur, Trugoy formed De La Soul in 1988 alongside his high school friends, rappers Posdnuos and Maseo. The three artists grew up in the ...

Some have speculated that sample clearance issues were partly responsible for the group’s absence on streaming services, however it was recently announced that their catalog will be [available](https://pitchfork.com/news/de-la-soul-finally-bringing-classic-albums-to-streaming-services-group-confirms/) on March 3. [De La Soul](https://pitchfork.com/artists/1028-de-la-soul/), has died. A cause of death has not yet been revealed, however the rapper had discussed his diagnosis with [congestive heart failure](https://thesource.com/2017/11/13/de-la-souls-trugoy-reveals-congestive-heart-failure-latest-visual-royalty-capes/) in recent years. Countless artists have cited the trio as an important influence, including Mos Def, Jurassic 5, Tyler, the Creator, Pharrell, and Damon Albarn, who enlisted Trugoy for the early Gorillaz hit “ Born David Jude Jolicoeur, Trugoy formed De La Soul in 1988 alongside his high school friends, rappers Posdnuos and Maseo. A representative for the trio confirmed the news to Pitchfork today (February 12).

Incredibly heart wrenching news. Rest in power Dave aka Trugoy the Dove. Deepest condolences to Posdnous, Maseo, & his family.

The group began to rollout singles “The Magic Number” and “Eye Know” in anticipation of their full catalog being released on March 3, 2023. The deal compromises more than 6,000 masters, including recordings from Coolio, Queen Latifah, Naughty By Nature, House of Pain, and De La Soul. A statement from the group is forthcoming.

Rapper David Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy The Dove, has died. Trugoy was one-third of iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, with a representative for the group ...

But as De La Soul was getting critical acclaim and influencing future generations of hip-hop, the group’s music became increasingly difficult to actually listen to. De La Soul’s output slowed down in the early 2000s, partially due to disputes with record labels, but their collaboration with Gorillaz on the hit track “Feel Good Inc.” won the members of De La Soul their first Grammy (it’s Trugoy rapping on the second verse of the song, and the group also appears in the video). Trugoy was one-third of iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, with a representative for the group

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died.

Fight it out, get it all out, and come back knowing that you’re fighting for the team,” he said. “I’m not trying to crack that formula, and I don’t think anyone else is, either.” “I think the element of that time of what was taking place in music, hip-hop, and our culture, I think it welcomed that and opened up minds and spirits to see and try new different things. You need allies, you need companies to work with, you need people to hire, and we learned a big lesson from that. … I think the innocence that we had back then was brave, but we were in a time where innocence was so cool. Their existence said to me, a black geek from Connecticut that yes, hip-hop belongs to you too, and Trugoy was the balance, McCartney to Pos Lennon, Keith to his Mick.

David Jude Jolicoeur, better known under stage name Trugoy the Dove as one third of iconic rap trio De La Soul, has died.

The group’s first six albums will be available to stream in March 2023, according to Billboard. Ferguson said Jolicoeur’s passing was “a huge loss” in a phone call to CNN. The most recent album that Jolicoeur and De La Soul released was “And the Anonymous Nobody…” in 2016. to emulate the group’s unique style. The album’s interlude skits, conceptual sound and samplings of James Brown’s music influenced artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy and N.W.A. The placement of the hippie-inspired song in “No Way Home” drew in renewed interest in De La Soul, but the song

David Jolicoeur went by the name Trugoy the Dove and was notably absent from last week's Grammy's.

It included hits The Magic Number and Me, Myself and I. "His music will allow him to live in our hearts and minds," he wrote. "But not only was he a great musician but he was a great human being.

Rapper co-founded the legendary trio who changed the face of hip-hop in the late 80s and early 90s.

B Real – a rapper with the hip-hop group Cypress Hill – called Jolicoeur a “legend of hip hop music and culture … His music will allow him to live in our hearts and minds.” De La Soul forever.” “I’m ready just to get back to the stage,” he said. “A blessing we got a chance to unite again … “I miss it.”

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove of hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54.

Fight it out, get it all out, and come back knowing that you're fighting for the team," he said. "I'm not trying to crack that formula, and I don't think anyone else is, either." You need allies, you need companies to work with, you need people to hire, and we learned a big lesson from that. ... I think the innocence that we had back then was brave, but we were in a time where innocence was so cool. "You do need collaborators, you do need help, you do need to rework back into the system and not necessarily be the lone commissioner of this project. De La Soul released eight albums and in March were going to make their streaming service debut, on Spotify, Apple Music and others after a long battle with Tommy Boy Records about legal and publishing matters. Not sampling James Brown, but sampling Liberace; I think it was shocking (when) we came out (that) we sampled Liberace. "I think the element of that time of what was taking place in music, hip-hop, and our culture, I think it welcomed that and opened up minds and spirits to see and try new different things. Jolicoeur was born in Brooklyn but raised in the Amityville area of Long Island, where he met Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase) and Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) and the three decided to form a rap group, with each taking on distinctive names. In Rolling Stone, critic Michael Azerrad called it the first "psychedelic hip-hop record." Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backwards for "yogurt." Their existence said to me, a black geek from Connecticut that yes, hip-hop belongs to you too, and Trugoy was the balance, McCartney to Pos Lennon, Keith to his Mick.

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died.

Pasemaster Mase) and Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) and the three decided to form a rap group, with each taking on distinctive names. Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backward for “yogurt.” More recently he’d been going by Dave. [3 Feet High and Rising](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-31-ca-825-story.html),” produced by Prince Paul, was released in 1989 by Tommy Boy Records and praised for being a more lighthearted and positive counterpart to more charged rap offerings such as [N.W.A.](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-nwa-parental-discretion-20171205-htmlstory.html)’s “Straight Outta Compton” and [Public Enemy](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-02/flavor-flav-bernie-sanders-public-enemy-chuck-d)’s “It Takes a Nation of Millions,” released just one year prior. In 2010, “3 Feet High and Rising” was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its historic significance. [hip-hop tribute](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-02-05/grammys-2023-hip-hop-celebration) at the [Grammy Awards](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-02-05/grammys-2023-live-updates-awards) last week, but Trugoy was not onstage with his bandmates. De La Soul was part of the

Trugoy the Dove, whose real name is David Jolicoeur, had been open about his battle with congestive heart failure.

“It’s a hip-hop masterpiece for the era in which it was released,” Jolicoeur told Billboard this year. “This music has to be addressed and released,” he said. The album, produced by Prince Paul, was a critical smash hit upon its release, though it only reached the No. 12 on the Billboard charts. De La Soul—with third member Maseo—was founded in 1988 after three burgeoning musicians met as high schoolers in Amityville. He first disclosed his diagnosis in a 2017 music video for the De La Soul song “ [Royalty Capes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-4sB0EFLg&ab_channel=DeLaSoulVEVO).”

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54.

Fight it out, get it all out, and come back knowing that you’re fighting for the team,” he said. “I think the element of that time of what was taking place in music, hip-hop, and our culture, I think it welcomed that and opened up minds and spirits to see and try new different things. “I’m not trying to crack that formula, and I don’t think anyone else is, either.” You need allies, you need companies to work with, you need people to hire, and we learned a big lesson from that. ... I think the innocence that we had back then was brave, but we were in a time where innocence was so cool. “You do need collaborators, you do need help, you do need to rework back into the system and not necessarily be the lone commissioner of this project. De La Soul released eight albums and in March were going to make their streaming service debut, on Spotify, Apple Music and others after a long battle with Tommy Boy Records about legal and publishing matters. Sampling everyone from Johnny Cash and Steely Dan to Hall & Oates, De La Soul signaled the beginning of alternative hip-hop. Their existence said to me, a black geek from Connecticut that yes, hip-hop belongs to you too, and Trugoy was the balance, McCartney to Pos Lennon, Keith to his Mick. Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backwards for “yogurt.” More recently he’d been going by Dave. From Long Island from one of the best rap groups in Hiphop # Delasoul #plug2 Dave has passed away you will be missed… In recent years, Jolicoeur, had said he was battling congestive heart failure, living with a LifeVest machine affixed to his person.

He was a founding member of the Long Island hip hop trio.

De La Soul released eight albums and in March was going to make its streaming service debut, on Spotify, Apple Music and others after a long battle with Tommy Boy Records about legal and publishing matters. Sampling everyone from Johnny Cash and Steely Dan to Hall & Oates, De La Soul signaled the beginning of alternative hip-hop. Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backwards for “yogurt.” More recently he’d been going by Dave. Their existence said to me, a black geek from Connecticut that yes, hip-hop belongs to you too, and Trugoy was the balance, McCartney to Pos Lennon, Keith to his Mick. In recent years, Jolicoeur had said he was battling congestive heart failure, living with a LifeVest machine affixed to his person. From Long Island from one of the best rap groups in Hiphop # Delasoul #plug2 Dave has passed away you will be missed…

De La Soul rapper David Jolicoeur has passed away aged 54. The founding member of the hip-hop group - whose stage name was Trugoy the Dove - had suffered ...

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54.

Fight it out, get it all out, and come back knowing that you're fighting for the team," he said. "I'm not trying to crack that formula, and I don't think anyone else is, either." ... I think the innocence that we had back then was brave, but we were in a time where innocence was so cool. You need allies, you need companies to work with, you need people to hire, and we learned a big lesson from that. "You do need collaborators, you do need help, you do need to rework back into the system and not necessarily be the lone commissioner of this project. "I think the element of that time of what was taking place in music, hip-hop, and our culture, I think it welcomed that and opened up minds and spirits to see and try new different things. De La Soul released eight albums and in March were going to make their streaming service debut, on Spotify, Apple Music and others after a long battle with Tommy Boy Records about legal and publishing matters. In Rolling Stone, critic Michael Azerrad called it the first "psychedelic hip-hop record." Jolicoeur was born in Brooklyn but raised in the Amityville area of Long Island, where he met Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase) and Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) and the three decided to form a rap group, with each taking on distinctive names. Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backwards for "yogurt." Their existence said to me, a black geek from Connecticut that yes, hip-hop belongs to you too, and Trugoy was the balance, McCartney to Pos Lennon, Keith to his Mick. "Luke Cage" showrunner and hip-hop journalist Cheo Hodari Coker wrote on Twitter that, "You don't understand what De La Soul means to me.

De La Soul rapper David Jolicoeur has passed away aged 54. The founding member of the hip-hop group - whose stage name was Trugoy the Dove - had suffered ...

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Trugoy brought skill and care-free charisma to De La Soul's innovative music, which helped to usher in a new age of hip-hop. After years of legal disputes, ...

On the other hand, it also means that the next couple of weeks can serve as a celebration of Trugoy's life and legacy, culminating on March 3 when so much of De La's best work will finally be available again. Over the course of their early albums, beginning with Three Feet High and Rising and continuing with De La Soul Is Dead in 1991, Buhloone Mindstate in 1993 and Stakes Is High in 1996, De La became avatars for future generations of hip-hop nerds and geeks inspired by the group's commitment to creativity and cleverness. [ sampling practices](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-23-ca-392-story.html), and mostly with Tommy Boy. They shifted to an independent model after that and their output slowed considerably, releasing just two albums after 2004, most recently the crowd-funded and the Anonymous Nobody... The group recorded steadily from 1989 through 2001, when they released AOI: Bionix, the last of their six albums for Tommy Boy. 5, when De La Soul was feted as part of [this year's Grammy Awards'](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/05/1152837932/2023-grammy-awards-winners-beyonce) celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, Trugoy was conspicuously absent from the proceedings. For all their humor, the group spent decades waging serious battles with the music industry, partly around their Their middle-class, suburban roots were an important part of their difference from most of the hip-hop landscape of the mid- and late-1980s when rap music was still associated with gritty, urban 'hoods like Compton in Los Angeles or New York's South Bronx and Queensbridge Projects. The gold chains and the macho s*** just wasn't all that anymore." Trugoy, in particular, felt like the group's irrepressible id, the embodiment of De La's D.A.I.S.Y. Dante Ross, an A&R representative who worked with them after they signed to Tommy Boy Records in 1987, told [Check the Technique](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29811/check-the-technique-by-brian-coleman-introduction-by-ahmir-uestlove-thompson/) author Brian Coleman in 2007, "when De La Soul came in the game, there was just a changing of the guard. The most formative musical memory of my youth occurred 30,000 feet over central California in the summer of 1989.

As one-third of De La Soul alongside Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer and DJ Vincent “Maseo” Mason, the Haitian American musician and producer who adopted names like “ ...

But when Posdnous appeared alone to rap “Buddy” during [the “Hip-Hop 50” tribute on the 2023 Grammy Awards](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-awards-hip-hop-anniversary-tribute-rappers-list-1234674419/), something seemed amiss. [he discusses suffering from congestive heart failure](https://www.okayplayer.com/music/de-la-soul-royalty-capes-video.html), which limited his ability to tour and perform.) Occasionally he and De La reminded the world of their massive cultural influence, like starring on Gorillaz’ 2005 global hit “Feel Good Inc.,” which memorably centers on Dave’s cackling laughter; and that “Magic Number” drop on Into the Spider-Verse. During a 1989 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, they segued from their Top 40 hit “Me Myself and I” to the B-side cut “It Ain’t Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie.” Two years later, they released the sarcastic and cynical 1991 masterwork De La Soul Is Dead, effectively dismembering their image as friendly prophets of the D.A.I.S.Y. Yet to label the trio as “nerds,” whether pejoratively or as a badge of honor, is to limit the scope of their Black expression. “I got questions about your life if you’re so ready to die,” he rapped on 1996’s “Long Island Degrees.” They memorably complained about “rap and bullshit,” yet also collaborated with R&B singer Vinia Mojica on the delightful single “A Rollerskating Jam Named ‘Saturdays.’” On Buhloone Mindstate, they chanted, “It might blow up, but it won’t go pop,” struggling to define success on everchanging terms. 12](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/de-la-soul-trugoy-the-dove-dead-obit-1234678463/) at the age of 54, helped revolutionize [hip-hop](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/hip-hop/) and change the course of popular music. As one-third of [De La Soul](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/de-la-soul/), alongside Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer and DJ Vincent “Maseo” Mason, the Haitian American musician and producer who adopted names like “Jude,” “ [Trugoy](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/trugoy/) the Dove,” “Plug 2,” and, finally, just “Dave” expanded the art form in ways not seen before or since. He delivered masterclasses of dense, metaphorically rich lyrics, whether it’s the meditative deep-cut classic “I Am I Be” on Buhloone Mindstate, or the punchy conscious chants of “Church” from 2004’s The Grind Date. The concept of “alternative hip-hop” remains a subject of heated debate. “The early bird gets the worm in this Rotten Apple/But explore deeper, you’ll find a seed/Plant more, even get your mind free,” he rapped on the latter. They didn’t sound as cool and stylized as Rakim and KRS-One or boom with authority like LL Cool J and Run-DMC (the latter a huge influence). Meanwhile, Dave maintained the same leisurely “Plug 2” gait, even as he refined his cadences and words.

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died.

Fight it out, get it all out, and come back knowing that you’re fighting for the team,” he said. “I think the element of that time of what was taking place in music, hip-hop, and our culture, I think it welcomed that and opened up minds and spirits to see and try new different things. “I’m not trying to crack that formula, and I don’t think anyone else is, either.” It was updated on Feb. ... I think the innocence that we had back then was brave, but we were in a time where innocence was so cool. You need allies, you need companies to work with, you need people to hire, and we learned a big lesson from that. De La Soul released eight albums overall and in March were going to make their streaming service debut, on Spotify, Apple Music and others after a long battle with Tommy Boy Records about legal and publishing matters. Not sampling James Brown, but sampling Liberace; I think it was shocking (when) we came out (that) we sampled Liberace. Sampling everyone from Johnny Cash and Steely Dan to Hall & Oates, De La Soul signaled the beginning of alternative hip-hop. Trugoy, Jolicoeur said, was backwards for “yogurt.” More recently he’d been going by Dave. From Long Island from one of the best rap groups in Hiphop # Delasoul #plug2 Dave has passed away you will be missed… In recent years, Jolicoeur, had said he was battling congestive heart failure and wore a LifeVest defibrillator machine.

David Jude Jolicoeur, conocido ampliamente como Trugoy the Dove y uno de los miembros fundadores del trío de hip hop de Long Island 'De La Soul', ...

Su existencia me dijo a mí, un geek negro de Connecticut, que sí, el hip-hop también te pertenece, y Trugoy fue el equilibrio, McCartney para Pos Lennon, Keith para su Mick. El showrunner de ‘Luke Cage’, Cheo Hodari Coker, escribió en Twitter: “no entiendes lo que De La Soul significa para mí. Desde Long Island, de uno de los mejores grupos de rap en Hiphop #Delasoul #plug2, Dave falleció, se te extrañará…

David Jude Jolicoeur, mejor conocido bajo el nombre artístico de Trugoy the Dove, miembro del icónico trío de rap De La Soul, murió a los 54 años.

Los primeros seis álbumes del grupo estarán disponibles en plataformas en marzo de 2023, según Billboard. La noticia fue confirmada a CNN a través de Tony Ferguson, el publicista del grupo musical. No se dio a conocer la causa de su muerte. El uso de la canción de inspiración hippie en "No Way Home" atrajo un renovado interés en De La Soul, pero la canción no estaba En una llamada telefónica a CNN, Ferguson dijo que el fallecimiento de Jolicoeur fue “una gran pérdida”. “Creo que el elemento de esa época de lo que estaba sucediendo en la música, el hip-hop y nuestra cultura, creo que le dio la bienvenida y abrió las mentes y los espíritus para ver y probar cosas nuevas y diferentes”, dijo Jolicoeur a

El artista conocido como Trugoy the Dove marcó el hip hop de los años ochenta y noventa con temas como 'Me, Myself and I'

La banda había conseguido solventar estos problemas y preparaba para este próximo marzo el lanzamiento de su discografía en este formato. Al contrario de lo que hacían bandas como Public Enemy o N.W.A con cuyas letras denunciaron el racismo contra los negros en Estados Unidos, ellos se presentaban con diseños florales, más cercanos a la estética hippy, y canciones grabadas en institutos como su éxito Me, Myself and I. Esta singular apuesta musical provocó que De La Soul tuvieron tantos problemas legales por los derechos de autor de los sonidos usados en sus canciones que parte de su legado no se pudiera grabar ni escuchar en digital. [una entrevista en EL PAÍS](https://elpais.com/diario/2001/04/21/espectaculos/987804006_850215.html) en 2001, “y a nosotros nos ha ido bien haciendo lo que hemos querido y sentido”. De La Soul lanzó su álbum debut 3 Feet High and Rising en 1989 que incluía el éxito Me, Myself and I, que pasó 17 semanas en la lista Billboard Hot 100, según la CNN. Fue miembro de De La Soul desde su fundación en 1988.

Tenía 54 años. Su representante confirmó la notica este domingo. El artista estaba luchando contra una insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva.

El fin del conflicto dependerá más de la decisión de la OTAN que de ninguna otra cosa](/america/mundo/2023/02/19/la-guerra-entra-a-su-segundo-ano-con-un-ejercito-ruso-diezmado-y-ucrania-depende-del-humor-de-occidente/) “A veces se trata de dinero, pero luego hay un elemento de: no nos llevamos bien porque no hemos sido honestos el uno con el otro. “Crees que eres dueño de tus cosas y que ahora están en control, esperando que lleguen los cheques. De La Soul lanzó ocho álbumes y en marzo iba a hacer su debut en Spotify, Apple Music y otros después de una larga batalla con Tommy Boy Records sobre asuntos legales y editoriales. “Creo que el elemento de esa época de lo que estaba sucediendo en la música, el hip-hop y nuestra cultura, creo que le dio la bienvenida y abrió las mentes y los espíritus para ver y probar cosas nuevas y diferentes. Te amo” y un video con una melodía para despedir al músico. ... Creo que la inocencia que teníamos en ese entonces era valiente, pero estábamos en una época en la que la inocencia era genial. En Rolling Stone, el crítico Michael Azerrad lo llamó el primer “disco de hip-hop psicodélico”. Con muestras de todos, desde Johnny Cash y Steely Dan hasta Hall & Oates, De La Soul marcó el comienzo del hip-hop alternativo. Jolicoeur nació en Brooklyn pero se crio en el área de Amityville en Long Island, donde conoció a Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase) y Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) y los tres decidieron formar un grupo de rap, cada uno con nombres distintivos. " y “It Takes a Nation of Millions” de Public Enemy, lanzado apenas un año antes. Su existencia me dijo a mí, un geek negro de Connecticut, que sí, el hip-hop también te pertenece, y Trugoy fue el equilibrio, McCartney para Lennon, Keith para su Mick.

David Jolicoeur, one of the founding members of the hip-hop trio De La Soul, has passed away at the age of 54.

The move follows a lengthy effort to clear the hundreds of samples that De La Soul used on their early records. Trugoy The Dove, from legendary trio De La Soul has died… David Jolicoeur, one of the founding members of the hip hop trio De La Soul, has passed away at the age of 54.

De La Soul cofounder Dave Jolicoeur, better known as Trugoy the Dove, has died at the age of 54, a representative of the group confirms.

[ pioneering hip-hop group’s key catalog will finally become available on streaming services](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/de-la-soul-available-streaming-services-march-1235477592/). Their 1989 album, “3 Feet High and Rising,” is universally recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time but has been held back from streaming services due to longstanding legal battles over sample clearances and other matters. Details were not immediately available, but he has suffered from health issues for several years and in 2018 said Jolicoeur had been battling congestive heart failure.

The Long Island rapper David Jolicoeur, known for his freewheeling rhyme style, has died at 54, just weeks before his trio's catalog arrives on streaming ...

On this single from De La Soul’s jazz-flecked third album, “Buhloone Mindstate,” Jolicoeur draws a sarcastic line between his group and contemporary hip-hop machismo and bragadoccio. This alterna-pop gem from Damon Albarn’s virtual cartoon crew ultimately became the biggest success story of De La Soul’s career, garnering the group its first and only Grammy. As Mafioso imagery began taking over hardcore New York rap, Jolicoeur popped the bubble with lines like “Why you acting all spicy and shiesty?/The only Italians you knew was Icees.” “We wouldn’t play ourselves to do something that was wack, but the way the concept plays itself out, it’s supposed to be wack,” Jolicoeur told Vibe in 1993. Taking the second verse of “Pass the Plugs,” Jolicoeur bemoans the industry panopticon of radio programmers, promoters and a record label that wanted more hit singles. “The track is supposed to sound wack.” Instead, the group’s look at the other side of fame produced some of the most poignant verses of its career. Treating an entire song like one of its famous skits, De La play washed-up, once-successful rappers on this collaboration with the Scottish jangle-rock band Teenage Fanclub for the “Judgment Night” soundtrack — a weirdly prescient rock-meets-rap experiment. De La Soul’s biggest hit was also De La Soul’s biggest albatross: The Day-Glo visuals around its single and video promptly burdened the group with the label “hip-hop hippies.” In a sad irony, Jolicoeur’s verses on “Me, Myself and I” were specifically about not being judged by his unconventional fashion choices. On its debut single, De La Soul introduced an abstract “new style of speak” that landed in the middle of the hard-edge Def Jam era like a prismatic fracturing of hip-hop, beat poetry and alien transmissions. We just want to be ourselves.” But over time, its legacy became less a recognizable “sound” and more a model for any rap act open to aesthetics and ideas that cut against the hardcore grain, like the Roots, the Fugees, Common, Black Star and eventually world-conquering artists like Kanye West and the Black Eyed Peas. As leading lights of the Native Tongues collective — a loose crew of fellow travelers that included Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and Monie Love — De La’s baggy bohemian look would replace rap’s thick gold chains and sweatsuits with Afrocentric leather medallions and vintage patterns.

Damon Albarn mourned the death of De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove with a sweet piano tribute on Instagram.

In 2005, the Gorillaz and De La Soul collaborated on “Feel Good Inc.,” which peaked at No. To honor [De La Soul](https://www.billboard.com/artist/de-la-soul/)‘s Trugoy The Dove, who passed away this week, the Gorillaz musician shared a piano tribute on Instagram. [All Hip Hop](https://allhiphop.com/exclusives/de-la-souls-trugoy-the-dove-has-died/) on Sunday, but he was known to have struggled with health issues related to congestive heart failure.