De La Soul – Page 2

De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Back. It’s a Bittersweet Victory.

The influential rap trio’s catalog has long been absent from streaming services. Now its first six albums will be available, just weeks after the death of one of its members.

By Ben Sisario

David Jolicoeur De La Soul Rap and Hip-Hop

Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul’s 10 Essential Songs

The Long Island rapper David Jolicoeur, known for his freewheeling rhyme style, has died at 54, just weeks before his trio’s catalog arrives on streaming services.

By Christopher R. Weingarten

De La Soul Deaths (Obituaries) Rap and Hip-Hop Trugoy the Dove

De La Soul’s Dave Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54

The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led to legal troubles, and the group’s longtime exclusion from streaming.

By Ben Sisario

Bowie, Sean (Yves Tumor) Callahan, Bill de la Rocha, Zack (1970- ) De La Soul Gomez, Selena Lucius (Music Group) Maalouf, Ibrahim (1980- ) McRae, Tate (2003- ) Old Fire Pop and Rock Music quinnie Rap and Hip-Hop Sipho Tiesto

Selena Gomez’s Boldly Revealing Ballad, and 9 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Yves Tumor, Yo La Tengo, Sipho and others.

By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz