18 April 2010- Indio, California-David Jude Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove of "De La Soul" performs on the second day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Photo Credit: Krista Kennell/Sipa Press. /coachelladaythree.007/1004190625
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David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. His representative Tony Ferguson confirmed reports of Jolicoeur’s death Sunday. No other information was immediately available. In recent years, Jolicoeur, had said he was battling congestive heart failure and wore a LifeVest defibrillator machine. Jolicoeur was born in Brooklyn but raised in the Amityville area of Long Island, where he met Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase) and Kelvin Mercer (Posdnous) and the three decided to form a rap group, with each taking on distinctive names.
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