David “Trugoy The Dove” Jolicoeur from De La Soul has died, aged 54
nme.comDe La Soul – has died at the age of 54.News of Jolicoeur’s death was first reported by AllHipHop yesterday (February 12) and has since been confirmed to multiple outlets including Rolling Stone.
Details about the cause of his death have not been released, however the rapper had been suffering from several health issues in recent years.Jolicoeur – also known as ‘Plug Two’ – had been candid about his congestive heart problem over the past few years.
In the 2017 music video for ‘Royalty Capes’, the rapper announced he’d been diagnosed with the condition and showed how it prevented him from touring. “I’m ready to just get back on stage,” he said in the clip. “I miss it.” In 2020, he was briefly hospitalised for the condition.Tributes to the hip-hop great have flooded in since news of his death broke.
JPEGMAFIA and Kaytranada both took to Twitter to honour the rapper, with the former writing, “RIP TRUGOY of DE LA SOUL. A PIONEER!” while the latter posted: “RIP TRUGOY THE DOVE, PLUG TWO”.Cypress Hill‘s B-Real also paid his respects, writing: “We lost another legend of hip hop music and culture in my brother Trugoy aka Dave of De La Soul.
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