David Jolicoeur — also called Dave and Trugoy the Dove, who was one of many three founding members of De La Soul — has died.

Sources accustomed to the state of affairs inform TMZ the rapper handed away Sunday at a hospital in Maryland. No different particulars, together with a possible trigger, have been launched … however we’re advised his dying seems to be from pure causes, and that he was battling an undisclosed sickness.

De La Soul’s official social accounts have but to say something about Dave — ditto for the opposite two members and their very own pages … Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos) and Vincent Mason (Maseo).

Dave was with DLS for the reason that starting, getting collectively in ’87 and occurring to crank out a number of the most well-known rap songs of all time. The group went on an unimaginable three-album run via the ’90s — with two of these being licensed platinum and gold, respectively.

A few of their best-known tracks embody … “Me, Myself and I,” “Eye Know,” “The Magic Quantity,” “Stakes Is Excessive,” “Ring Ring Ring,” “Say No Go,” “Breakadawn,” “Oooh,” “Buddy,” “All Good,” “Ghetto Thang,” “I Am I Be,” “Ego Trippin, Pt 2” and numerous others.

De La Soul was distinctive in that they emerged in a single decade, however seamlessly transitioned into one other … all whereas adapting their fashion and manufacturing to maintain up with the occasions.

Three of their songs have been nominated for Grammys over time, with a kind of — a smash hit collab with the Gorillaz in “Really feel Good Inc.” — truly successful Finest Pop Collaboration in 2006.

Their music has been onerous to hearken to in recent times … for one purpose or one other, no person has been in a position to stream their stuff on main platforms, however a deal was not too long ago inked that’ll lastly enable their traditional tunes to be performed en masse beginning subsequent month.

Dave was 54.