David Jolicoeur — also referred to as Dave and Trugoy the Dove, who was one of many three founding members of De La Soul — has died.
Sources accustomed to the scenario inform TMZ the rapper handed away Sunday at a hospital in Maryland. No different particulars, together with a possible trigger, have been launched … however we’re informed his dying seems to be from pure causes, and that he was battling an undisclosed sickness.
De La Soul’s official social accounts have but to say something about Dave — ditto for the opposite two members and their very own pages … Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) and Vincent Mason (Maseo).
Dave was with DLS because the starting, getting collectively in ’87 and happening to crank out a number of the most well-known rap songs of all time. The group went on an unbelievable three-album run by means of the ’90s — with two of these being licensed platinum and gold, respectively.
Some of their best-known tracks embody … “Me, Myself and I,” “Eye Know,” “The Magic Number,” “Stakes Is High,” “Ring Ring Ring,” “Say No Go,” “Breakadawn,” “Oooh,” “Buddy,” “All Good,” “Ghetto Thang,” “I Am I Be,” “Ego Trippin (Part 2)” and numerous others.
De La Soul was distinctive in that they emerged in a single decade, however seamlessly transitioned into one other … all whereas adapting their type and manufacturing to maintain up with the occasions.
Three of their songs have been nominated for Grammys over time, with a kind of — a smash hit collab with the Gorillaz in “Feel Good Inc.” — truly profitable Best Pop Collaboration in 2006.
Their music has been arduous to take heed to lately … for one purpose or one other, no person has been in a position to stream their stuff on main platforms, however a deal was just lately inked that’ll lastly permit their traditional tunes to be performed en masse beginning subsequent month.
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Dave was 54.
RIP