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Gruff Rhys: ‘We sold the Super Furry Animals tank to Don Henley from the Eagles’

The Welsh musician, composer and film-maker answers your questions about partying with Oasis, sponsoring Cardiff City FC and getting the old band back together

The Guardian - UK

‘She floored me. I was in shock’: Blossom Dearie, the jazz singer with the diminutive voice and vast talent

A new box set explores how the American singer – now beloved of Kylie and more – was embraced by swinging London. Those who knew her recall a star who gently trod her own path

The Guardian - UK

De La Soul were my first music love – something my dad always understood

The brilliance of the band’s debut album got me through learning difficulties at school – and later, helped me articulate the impossible as an adult

The Guardian - UK

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Kendall Roy's playlist: why hip hop is the perfect counterpoint for Succession’s entitled plutocrats

From the very first minutes of HBO’s hit drama series, Succession, hip hop is used to underpin, juxtapose and comment on the story of corporate intrigue, capitalist entitlement and white privilege.

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‘It was fun until it wasn’t’: hip-hop A&R Dante Ross on De La Soul, ODB – and punchups with P Diddy

Hailed as the genre’s Forrest Gump for his time with artists from Busta Rhymes to Santana, today Ross contends that streaming, sampling and materialism have changed the genre beyond recognition

The Guardian - UK

De La Soul review – bittersweet triumph honours lost bandmate Trugoy’s legacy

Hip-hop star Posdnuos leads a celebration that doubles as an emotional wake for his friend – while guests from Yasiin Bey to Damon Albarn help generate maximum energy

The Guardian - UK

De La Soul is coming to streaming services – a brief guide to their best work

De La Soul is one of the most significant and iconic groups in the history of hip hop. Comprising three members, Trugoy The Dove, Posdnous and Maseo, De La Soul worked together for 35 years releasing innovative music, touring and collaborating with artists from a range of genres until Trugoy’s…

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De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’

Speaking before the death of founder member Trugoy the Dove, Posdnuos and Maseo answer your questions on playing Glastonbury, working with MF Doom and and utilising the power of an infectious laugh

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #74: My tip to avoid pop culture overload? Wait until the hype dies down

In this week’s newsletter: Finishing ‘must-watches’ like Euphoria in my own time frees me from having to keep to everyone else’s schedule – and lets me have my own opinions

The Guardian - UK

De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove was a true musical disruptor who broke the hip-hop mould

David Jude Jolicoeur (better known as Trugoy The Dove and Plug 2), who has died at the age of 54, was a music disruptor who changed the sound and look of rap and hip-hop in the late 80s and 90s.

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David Jolicoeur obituary

Founding member of the US hip-hop trio De La Soul who performed under the stage name Trugoy the Dove

The Guardian - UK

‘A new style of speak’: the lyrical genius of De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove

While the group will always be defined by 3 Feet High and Rising, Trugoy and his fellow bandmates were constantly pushing the boundaries of rap throughout their stellar career

The Guardian - UK

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

He had recently claimed to be suffering from congestive heart failure and to be using a LifeVest machine that was permanently attached to his body

Evening Standard

David Jolicoeur, rapper and founding member of De La Soul, dies aged 54

He was one third of De La Soul, who changed the face of hip-hop in the late 80s and early 90s

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The Independent UK

Pharrell Williams leads tributes to De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove

The Brooklyn-born rapper helped pioneer the alternative hip hop genre.

Chicago Sun-Times

David Jude Jolicoeur, De La Soul rapper Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

He was a founding member of the Long Island hip hop trio.

The Guardian - AU

David Jolicoeur, founding member of De La Soul who also performed as Trugoy the Dove, dies aged 54

Rapper co-founded the legendary trio who changed the face of hip-hop in the late 80s and early 90s

Daily Mirror

De La Soul founding member rapper David Jolicoeur dead at the age of 54

De La Soul star David Jolicoeur has passed away in hospital aged just 54 after an undisclosed illness that saw the rap group's founding member tragically die on Sunday

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The Independent UK

De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54

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

AFP

Trugoy of De La Soul dies at 54: US media

New York (AFP) - David Jolicoeur, member of the De La Soul trio who went by "Trugoy the Dove," has died, US media reported Sunday.He was 54 years old.

The Guardian - UK

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Pharrell Williams: ‘Life without music would be like a human being without sense’

The singer and producer on his devotion to De La Soul, his bad acceptance speeches – and the secret to his pearly whites

Liverpool Echo

LIMF line up as more acts announced for Liverpool music festival

More than 60 acts have been added to the line-up at this year's LIMF

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