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Nuray Bulbul

Who was David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove? Founding member of De La Soul dies

David Jolicoeur died on Sunday aged 54

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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.

His representative Tony Ferguson confirmed the reports of his death, the cause of which has not been revealed. Jolicoeur had recently claimed to be suffering from congestive heart failure and to be using a LifeVest machine that was permanently attached to his body.

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