Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the influential hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. A consultant for the trio confirmed the information to Pitchfork in the present day (February 12). Trugoy was 54 years previous. A reason for dying has not but been revealed, nonetheless the rapper had mentioned his analysis with congestive coronary heart failure lately. This can be a growing story.
Born David Jude Jolicoeur, Trugoy shaped De La Soul in 1988 alongside his highschool buddies, rappers Posdnuos and Maseo. The three artists grew up within the Amityville space of Lengthy Island, New York. After catching the eye of native producer Prince Paul, De La Soul issued their debut album 3 Ft Excessive and Rising in 1989.
That document would go on to be their most commercially profitable as a gaggle, and would make waves inside the rap and pop communities. Numerous artists have cited the trio as an vital affect, together with Mos Def, Tyler, the Creator, and Damon Albarn, who enlisted Trugoy for the early Gorillaz hit “Really feel Good Inc.”
