NEW YORK-MAY 19: Kelvin Mercer and David Jude Jolicoeur (R) of De La Soul attend the 18th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 19, 2014 in New York City. Debby Wong
Birth Name: David Jude Jolicoeur
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1968
Date of Death: February 12, 2023
Trugoy the Dove was an American rapper and member of the hip-hop trio De La Soul. He grew up in East Massapequa, Long Island, New York. He had two children.
Trugoy named himself “yogurt” backwards.
His parents were of Haitian descent. Trugoy came up with the name De La Soul inspired by the French language.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/truguy-the-dove-de-la-soul-tribute-1234678628/
Interview where Trugoy states he is Haitian and came up with the name De La Soul inspired by French:
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