David Jude Jolicoeur (September 21, 1968 – February 12, 2023), also known as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, and Dave, was an American rapper best known as one third of the hip hop group De La Soul.
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Early life, family and education
Jolicoeur was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Haitian-American parents…
He attended Amityville Memorial High School in the Amityville area of Long Island.
Career
In high school, Jolicoeur befriended Vincent Mason, Kelvin Mercer, and
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Paul Huston. After they had separate solo spells in local groups, Jolicoeur, Mason, and Mercer eventually joined together to form the rap group De La Soul. They adopted the stage names, respectively, Trugoy the Dove, Maseo, and Posdnuos. Later in his career, Jolicoeur
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revealed that the first part of his stage name was just the word "yogurt" backwards…
Personal life and demise
In the last years of his life, Jolicoeur was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and had to wear a LifeVest defibrillator machine in order to counteract its
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symptoms…
On February 5, 2023, De La Soul participated in a special performance for the 50 Years of Hip-Hop at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, performing their 1988 song "Buddy". However, Jolicoeur did not appear or perform on stage.
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