February 13, (THEWILL) – David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove, a founding member of the pioneering hip hop trio, De La Soul, is dead. He was aged 54.
However, no cause of death was given for the unfortunate incident.
The American artiste had previously spoken publicly about his congestive heart failure in recent years.
Jolicoeur co-founded the legendary trio alongside, Kelvin Mercer, also known as Posdnuos and Vincent Lamont Mason Jr, also known as Maseo.
The group changed the face of hip-hop in the late 80s and early 90s, and was honoured at last week’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles during a tribute to the genre.
Writing on Twitter, B Real, a rapper with the hip-hop group, Cypress Hill described Jolicoeur as a legend of hip hop music and culture.
“His music will allow him to live in our hearts and minds but he was a great human being. He meant a lot to us”.
Last month, the group’s classic albums were made available for streaming online.
‘3 Feet High and Rising’, which was their debut album in 1989, reached number one on Billboard’s top R&B/hip-hop album chart and appeared on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The album included hits like, ‘The Magic Number’ and ‘Me, Myself and I’.
