{"id":1846461,"date":"2023-02-14T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846461"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T15:57:29","slug":"de-la-soul-hip-hop-pioneer-david-trugoy-the-dove-jolicoeur-dead-at-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-la-soul-hip-hop-pioneer-david-trugoy-the-dove-jolicoeur-dead-at-54\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Soul Hip-Hop Pioneer David \u201cTrugoy the Dove\u201d Jolicoeur Dead at 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fde-la-soul-hip-hop-pioneer-david-trugoy-the-dove-jolicoeur-dead-at-54%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>David \u201cTrugoy The Dove\u201d Jolicoeur, a pioneering member of hip-hop trio De La Soul has passed away. He was 54.<\/p>\n<p>His management team confirmed his passing. <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/exclusives\/de-la-souls-trugoy-the-dove-has-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All Hip-Hop<\/a> first reported.<\/p>\n<p>Jolicoeur\u2019s official cause of death has not been announced \u2014 but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over the past few years. <\/p>\n<p>He was a veteran performer who has been with the group since its launch in Amityville, Long Island in 1988. He formed the group with two of his high school friends, fellow rappers Posdnuos &#038; Maseo. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25735771\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25735771\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008.jpg\" alt=\"Jolicoeur&#039;s official cause of death has not been announced \u2014 but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over the past few years.\" class=\"wp-image-25735771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 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114&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 171w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-30.jpg, 107&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-31.jpg, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-32.jpg, 93&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 140w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-33.jpg, 71&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-34.jpg, 62&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-35.jpg, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-36.jpg, 133&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-37.jpg, 154&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-38.jpg, 215&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-39.jpg, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-40.jpg, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0008-41.jpg, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Jolicoeur\u2019s official cause of death has not been announced \u2014 but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over the past few years.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25735762\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25735762\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Jude Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy The Dove, of De La Soul has died at 54.\" class=\"wp-image-25735762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=300, 200&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=768, 512&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=1024, 682&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=1536, 1024&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=1064, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=144, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=140, 93&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 140w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=107, 71&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=93, 62&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=84, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=200, 133&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=231, 154&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=322, 215&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=87, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=150, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-00303.jpg?resize=50, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>David Jude Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy The Eagle, De La Soul&#8217;s Dove, has died at 54.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De La Soul recorded their very first demo, &#8220;The First Demo&#8221; \u201cPlug Tunin,\u201d Prince Paul, a record producer, was attracted to the idea and recorded their first three albums.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okayplayer.com\/music\/de-la-soul-has-reconnected-in-the-studio-with-prince-paul.html#:~:text=Paul%20produced%20three%20of%20De,Dead%20and%201993&#039;s%20Buhloone%20Mindstate.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Okay Player. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s first breakthrough album was titled \u201c3 Feet High and Rising,\u201d They debuted in 1989. They had a significant influence on their genre in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>You can also find some of their hits on iconic songs like \u201cBreakadawn,\u201d \u201cStakes Is High,\u201d  \u201cMe, Myself, and I.\u201d Their works were among others featured on MTV. <\/p>\n<p>The group won their first Grammy Award in 2006. \u201cBest Pop Collaboration With Vocals,\u201d For their collaboration with Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, for their song. \u201cFeel Good Inc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their music has been featured repeatedly<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/de-la-soul-mc-trugoy-the-dove-dies-at-54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Inspirational quotes <\/a>For artists such as Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell and Jurassic 5 among others.<\/p>\n<p>De La Soul released the most recent album in 2016, entitled &#8220;The Last Album.&#8221; \u201cAnd the Anonymous Nobody\u2026\u201d It was praised and received a positive review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2016\/08\/review-de-la-soul-and-the-anonymous-nobody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPIN <\/a>writing, \u201cIt\u2019s an LP that reaffirms De La Soul as standard-bearers for Gen-X rap artistry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, their success did not come without struggles \u2014 the group found themselves experienced legal problems regarding sample clearances, which they often used in their songs. Their music was not available in digital format and platforms. The group&#8217;s first album also contained recordings from French language courses and old TV programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/12\/arts\/music\/trugoy-the-dove-dave-jolicoeur-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0005.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25736055\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25736055\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0005.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The group&#039;s first breakthrough album was titled \" 3=\"3\" Feet High and Rising \/><\/a><figcaption>The group\u2019s first breakthrough album was titled \u201c3 Feet High and Rising,\u201d They debuted in 1989. Their music had an enormous influence on the genre through the 1990s. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25736035\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25736035\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Trugoy of the legendary rap group, De La Soul, has passed away at 54.\" class=\"wp-image-25736035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=81, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 81w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=200, 138&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=231, 160&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=322, 222&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=84, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=150, 104&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/de-la-soul-trugoy-dove-dead-54-0001.jpg?resize=50, 35&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Trugoy, the legendary rap group De La Soul, has been laid to rest at 54.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><\/figure>\n<p>They announced earlier this year that they had been able to remove the samples and would be bringing their hits (1989-2001) to streaming platforms. <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/de-la-soul-finally-bringing-classic-albums-to-streaming-services-group-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pitchfork.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the news of Trugoy\u2019s death, many rap community pioneers paid homage. Erick Sermon called De La Soul \u201cone of the best rap groups\u201d In rap history in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cok9uuIgqty\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Insta homage<\/a> Trugoy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Chuck D., Public Enemy legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrChuckD\/status\/1624912497038819328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taken to Twitter<\/a> to commemorate Jolicoeur\u2019s death, sharing a video of them on the platform. He was featured on the 2014 song &#8220;Song of Jolicoeur&#8221;, which was also performed by the group. \u201cThe People.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c#RestInBeats my Bro #Dave#Trugoy#DeLaSoul forever,\u201d He wrote. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David \u201cTrugoy The Dove\u201d Jolicoeur, a pioneering member of hip-hop trio De La Soul has passed away. He was 54. His management team confirmed his passing. All Hip-Hop first reported. Jolicoeur\u2019s official cause of death has not been announced \u2014 but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart failure over &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1846464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[18602,4044,3642,18603,18599,18601,18600,18098],"class_list":["post-1846461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-trugoy","tag-david","tag-dead","tag-dove","tag-hip-hop","tag-jolicoeur","tag-pioneer","tag-soul"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1846461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1846461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1846461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1846464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1846461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1846461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1846461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}