David Jolicoeur, De La Soul Founding Member Who Was Known as Trugoy the Dove, Dead at 54

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multipleoutlets on Sunday. The group's rep told CNN that Jolicoeur's death is «a huge loss.» A cause of death was not immediately available, but Jolicoeur revealed in a 2017 video that he'd been diagnosed with congestive heart failure.

ET has reached out to the rep for comment.Jolicoeur teamed up with high school buddies Vincent Manson, who's known as Pasemaster Mase, and Kelvin Mercer, who's known as Posdnuos, to form De La Soul in 1988.

Their debut album, , was released the next year.Throughout their career, the group earned six GRAMMY nominations. They came out victorious one time, winning the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals award in 2006 for «Feel Good Inc,» which they performed with Gorillaz.While fans have long been unable to stream De La Soul's music due to rights disputes, last month, the trio confirmed to that their albums will be available on streaming services beginning in March.The group's most recent release was 2016's GRAMMY-nominated album .