At the 65th Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, Posdnuos performed a segment of "Buddy" as part of the ceremony’s tribute to fifty years of hip-hop.Chakrabarty, Arunava. “How did Trugoy the Dove die? De La Soul member, 54, missed group's hip-hop tribute at Grammys 2023“. MEAWW. Published February 12, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. Days later, Trugoy the Dove died on February 12, 2023, at the age of 54. He had been suffering from congestive heart failure since 2017. His death came only weeks before the release of De La Soul's music on streaming platforms following their long-fought catalogue disputes. The remaining members of De La Soul and other artists including Nas, Chuck D, and LL Cool J came together for "The DA.I.S.Y Experience",Elbert, Mark. “De La Soul Announce Trugoy the Dove Tribute Concert”. Hip Hip DX. Published February 28, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. a tribute concert to Trugoy, on March 2, the day before De La Soul's music was released digitally. The re-release of their music led to the group charting in the United Kingdom for the first time since 1990.Brandon, Lars. “De La Soul Charging to U.K. Chart High After Streaming Debut”. Billboard. Published March 7, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. On February 27, 2023, Gorillaz released the deluxe edition of their album Cracker Island, featuring De La Soul on the song "Crocadillaz", being Trugoy’s final recording credit with De La Soul.
At the 65th Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, Posdnuos performed a segment of "Buddy" as part of the ceremony’s tribute to fifty years of hip-hop.Chakrabarty, Arunava. “How did Trugoy the Dove die? De La Soul member, 54, missed group's hip-hop tribute at Grammys 2023“. MEAWW. Published February 12, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. Days later, Trugoy the Dove died on February 12, 2023, at the age of 54. He had been suffering from congestive heart failure since 2017. His death came only weeks before the release of De La Soul's music on streaming platforms following their long-fought catalogue disputes. The remaining members of De La Soul and other artists including Nas Chuck D, and LL Cool J came together for "The DA.I.S.Y Experience",Elbert, Mark. “De La Soul Announce Trugoy the Dove Tribute Concert”. Hip Hip DX. Published February 28, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. a tribute concert to Trugoy, on March 2, the day before De La Soul's music was released digitally. The re-release of their music led to the group charting in the United Kingdom for the first time since 1990.Brandon, Lars. “De La Soul Charging to U.K. Chart High After Streaming Debut”. Billboard. Published March 7, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. On February 27, 2023, Gorillaz released the deluxe edition of their album Cracker Island, featuring De La Soul on the song "Crocadillaz", being Trugoy’s final recording credit with De La Soul.