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  2. One week later, on February 12, 2023, his representative Tony Ferguson announced that Jolicoeur had died at age 54, with the cause of his death remaining undisclosed. [5] [6] [7] [3] Following the announcement, the late artist received tributes from several important figures in the hip hop industry.

  3. Feb 13, 2023 · As of this time, no cause of death has been announced, but in 2017, Jolicoeur revealed that he was suffering from congestive heart problems.

  4. Feb 13, 2023 · David Jude Jolicoeur, better known under stage name Trugoy the Dove as one third of iconic rap trio De La Soul, has died. The news was confirmed to CNN via Tony Ferguson, the music group’s ...

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  5. Feb 12, 2023 · David Jolicoeur of De La Soul, the rap trio that expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the late 1980s and early ’90s with eclectic samples and offbeat humor, becoming MTV staples and cult...

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    Jolicoeur was born in Brooklyn in 1968 before his family moved to suburban Long Island, where he formed De La Soul with high school friends Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer and Vincent “Maseo” Mason. The group’s playful tone, middle-class roots, and mellow style offered a distinctive contrast to the grittier hip hop acts of the day, and De La Soul found a ...

    Jolicoeur and De La Soul remained a vibrant part of the hip-hop community over the years; notable later works include the 2005 Gorillaz collaboration “Feel Good Inc.,” which Jolicoeur co-wrote. The groups’ 2016 album, And the Anonymous Nobody, was financed by a $600,000 Kickstarter. Around that time, Jolicouer publicly announced that he was living ...

    Jolicoeur offered these reflections on De La Soul’s cultural impact in a recent Billboardarticle: “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.”

  6. David Jolicoeur, a founding member of the pioneering hip hop trio De La Soul, has died aged 54, US media have reported. No cause of death has been given for the rapper, who went by the stage...

  7. Feb 12, 2023 · David “ Trugoy the Dove ” Jolicoeur, one-third of the iconic rap triumvirate De La Soul, has died, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The news was first reported by AllHipHop. He was 54. The cause of...

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