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De La Soul celebrates streaming release — and Trugoy the Dove’s life

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De La Soul celebrates streaming release — and Trugoy the Dove’s life

It was a trippy trip back to the Daisy Age when De La Soul celebrated the long-awaited streaming release of its catalog — and the life of recently deceased member Trugoy the Dove — at New York’s Webster Hall on Thursday night. The innovative, influential Long Island trio — which broadened the scope of hip-hop … Read more

De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove says ‘Me Myself and I’ was ‘almost like a punishment’ in final interview

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De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove says ‘Me Myself and I’ was ‘almost like a punishment’ in final interview

For De La Soul rapper Trugoy the Dove — who died at 54 on Sunday — the group’s biggest hit, 1989’s “Me Myself and I,” was created under duress. “ ‘Me Myself and I’ was almost like a punishment,” the rapper, whose real name was David Jude Jolicoeur, told Rolling Stone in one of his … Read more

De La Soul rap icon dead: Hip-hop pioneer Trugoy the Dove was 54

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De La Soul rap icon dead: Hip-hop pioneer Trugoy the Dove was 54

David “Trugoy The Dove” Jolicoeur, a groundbreaking member of the hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. His passing was confirmed by his management team, All Hip-Hop first reported. Jolicoeur’s official cause of death has not been announced — but the rap pioneer had been open about his struggles with congestive heart … Read more