De La Soul honour Trugoy The Dove with TV performance featuring The Roots

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He performed ‘Stakes Is High’ on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’

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De La Soul pays tribute to his late band member Trugoy the Dove with performance The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The specialty of Roots.

The rap legends appeared on Thursday night’s episode (March 16) to perform ‘Stakes Is High’ from their classic 1996 album of the same name.

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Trugoy the Dove passed away last month at the age of 54. He had been suffering from a number of health problems in recent years, although no cause of death was revealed.

De La Soul was joined by The Roots on Thursday – To attackThe house band of – Stands in with Black Thought for Dove’s verses on the track.

Ahead of the performance, surviving De La Soul members Posadanos and Masió opened up about the 15-year process of bringing their catalog to streaming services. He also spoke about his early days in Long Island and the recording of his 1989 debut ‘3 Feet High and Rising’.

Last month Posdnuos and Maseo broke their initial social media silence with two Instagram posts in tribute to their bandmate.

Both posts included lengthy messages from each surviving member, as well as a carousel of images featuring the rappers throughout their careers. In the first, Posdunuos expressed his respect, writing: “You were the heart of our group. You brought so much creativity, energy and passion to our music and your influence will be felt for years to come.

De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove. Credit: Tim Mosenfelder / WireImage

Referencing Trugoy’s opening verse from his 1991 ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ cut, ‘Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)’, he continued: “Thank you for helping us be a group that is hip hop. The culture will live on in time. As well as the fabric of the music. And for now when we perform “ring ring ring ha ha hey” we’ll say ‘2-2-2-2-222 we got an angel in heaven who can talk to you.

Masio then penned a heartfelt message reflecting his close relationship with the deceased emcee, saying: “Dave – thank you so much for being in my life. Although you and I would argue like hell, we Both will admit when we were wrong and totally come full circle and say, “I love you.”