TRUGOY THE DOVE. David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy The Dove, was a member of De La Soul, a major hip-hop group from the American East Coast. He was 54 years old.
He was a member of the American hip-hop trio De La Soul: Trugoy The Dove, David Jolicoeur of his real name, died at 54, announces the American press. Information confirmed by the specialized site pitchfork, who was able to interview an agent for the rapper. For now, the causes of death of Trugoy The Dove have not been made official. However, in recent years he had publicly discussed heart failure, which kept him from touring with Posdnuos and Maseo, the other members of De La Soul, a band that was very popular in the 1980s.
Born September 21, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York to Haitian-American parents, David Jolicoeur grew up on Long Island, where hip-hop trio De La Soul emerged. Between 1989 and 2001, the popularity of the group was no longer to be proven, with six albums, it had become a figure in the alternative hip-hop scene.
Since the news of the death of Trugoy The Dove, tributes have been numerous on social networks, particularly in rap. MC Big Daddy Kane wrote: “It was an honor to share so many scenes with you”, while rapper Busta Rhymes expressed on Twitter his “utter disbelief” at the news of the disappearance of the 54-year-old artist. Pharrell Williams for his part sends “love, light and positive vibrations to his family, to De La Soul and to anyone whose life has been touched by his existence.”