Tune of the Week: RIP Plug 2

On February 12, 2023 David Jude Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy The Dove aka Plug 2 aka Dave, passed away at age 54. De La Soul is a constant reminder that HipHop can be more than tough guy attitude and fancy cars and jewelry. They blazed a path in the mainstream for people to be themselves and express who they are, not what other expect them to be. They have had more than their fair share of business ups and downs. Their back catalog is set to finally be widely available after years of disputes. Subsequently, YouTube doesn’t garner much, but here’s a great clip of one of their late-era classics featuring another of HipHop’s outward thinkers and gone-too-sooners: MF Doom. Rest in peace Plug 2!