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“It was like panning for gold. Amongst the brown murky waters, I saw this track all shiny and glimmery, shining like a big rock of gold. It said, 'Play me, play me!”: How Gorillaz deployed some sublime music theory to build their most beloved tune

The reason Gorillaz biggest track lingers in the mind longer than others is down to its tightly-constructed arrangement

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"One of the hardest things I ever had to do was mix that song": A music professor breaks down Steve Cropper and Otis Redding's (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay

Following Cropper's passing at the age of 84, we explore the songwriting genius behind one of his most beloved collaborations

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De La Soul: Cabin in the Sky review – a full-colour celebration of Trugoy the Dove that never feels heavy

The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny sound

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Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant

Dressed like a vicar, Albarn leads his band – joined by a choir, a string quartet, De La Soul and more – in renewing Demon Days’ downbeat drama

The Guardian - UK

Nuits de Fourvière 2025: The must-see acts of one of Europe's best festivals

Tickets go on sale today at midday CET for one of Europe's best pluridisciplinary festivals. Here are our recommendations for this year's stellar line-up.

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David Jolicoeur hid health issues from De La Soul bandmates

David Jolicoeur's De La Soul bandmates were "shocked" by his death back in 2023 because they had no idea how "serious" his health issues were as he'd kept them secret from his pals.

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First Thing: Zelenskyy and Vance to meet after Macron warns not to ‘capitulate’ to Russia

European leaders to put pressure on US vice-president to involve them in talks over Ukraine. Plus, Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills

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‘Hip-hop was like dog years. You’d be over by your third album’: De La Soul on grief, Gorillaz and never giving up

Two years after the death of Trugoy, the remaining duo are still feeling raw. They relive the daisy age they built together – and explain how their late bandmate inspires them

The Guardian - UK

“We have no problem with sampling. If it hadn’t been for that you probably wouldn’t be interviewing us today”: Cymande bassist Steve Scipio on how the funk pioneers were almost buried before crate diggers like De La Soul and the Fugees brought them back

Ahead of a brand-new album, Scipio reveals what he’s kept and what he’s changed over 50 years of playing bass – and why he still only needs one pedal

Guitar World

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

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

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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 Conversation

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

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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

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‘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

Evening Standard

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

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.

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