Key takeaways:
- Rapper Trugoy the Dove of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul has passed away at the age of 54.
- De La Soul was formed in 1987 and is widely credited with helping to bring alternative hip hop to the mainstream.
- Trugoy the Dove was an influential figure in the hip hop community, and his death has been met with an outpouring of grief and tributes from fans and fellow artists alike.
Rapper Trugoy the Dove of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul has passed away at the age of 54. David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove, had been battling congestive heart failure and had been living with a LifeVest machine affixed to his body.
Trugoy the Dove was part of the hip-hop tribute at the Grammy Awards last week, but was not onstage with his fellow bandmates. Tributes poured in on social media shortly after the news broke Sunday, and his representative Tony Ferguson confirmed the reports.
De La Soul was formed in 1987 and is widely credited with helping to bring alternative hip hop to the mainstream. The group released their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989, which was certified gold and is widely considered one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The group has released nine studio albums, and their most recent album, and the Night the Buzz Stole Christmas, was released in 2016.
Trugoy the Dove was an influential figure in the hip hop community, and his death has been met with an outpouring of grief and tributes from fans and fellow artists alike. No other information was immediately available.
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