Timbaland & Magoo
American hip-hop duo
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Timbaland & Magoo were an American hip-hop duo composed of Virginia natives Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (born 1972) and Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff (1973–2023).[1][2][3] Formed in 1989, the duo signed with Blackground Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records to release three albums: Welcome to Our World (1997), Indecent Proposal (2001), and Under Construction, Part II (2003). Magoo died of a heart attack in 2023.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1989–2007 |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | Swing Mob |
| Past members | Timbaland Magoo (deceased) |
Later releases
In August 2021, Blackground Records signed a distribution deal with Empire Distribution to re-release Timbaland & Magoo's catalog on CD, cassette and vinyl, onto digital download sites and, for the first time ever, streaming services. As a result, Timbaland's 1998 LP Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment and Timbaland & Magoo albums Welcome to Our World, Indecent Proposal and Under Construction, Part II were re-released August 27, 2021.[5][6][7][8]
Magoo died on August 13, 2023, at the age of 50.[2][9][10] His funeral service took place on September 6, 2023, in Portsmouth, Virginia.[10]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales and certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | GER | |||
| 1997 | Welcome to Our World | 33 |
– |
RIAA certification: Platinum[11] |
| 2001 | Indecent Proposal
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29 |
– |
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| 2003 | Under Construction, Part II
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50 |
75 |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[12] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US R&B [14] |
AUS | IRL | UK [15] | |||
| 1997 | "Up Jumps da Boogie" (featuring Missy Elliott and Aaliyah) |
12 | 4 | — | — | — | Welcome to Our World |
| 1998 | "Luv 2 Luv Ya (Remix)" (featuring Shaunta and Playa) |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "Clock Strikes" (featuring Mad Skillz) |
37 | 24 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "We At It Again" (featuring Sebastian and Static) |
— | 79 | — | — | — | Romeo Must Die (soundtrack) |
| 2001 | "Drop" (featuring Fatman Scoop) |
— | 105 | — | — | — | Indecent Proposal |
| "All Y'all" (featuring Tweet and Sebastian) |
— | 58 | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Cop That Shit" (featuring Missy Elliott) |
95 | 49 | 34 | 39 | 22 | Under Construction, Part II |
| "Indian Flute" (featuring Sebastian and Raje Shwari) |
— | 73 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Guest appearances
- S.B.I. - UH UH AH (1990); It's Like That Yaw (1991); SkullCaps (1991); If Ur Freaky (1991); Can U Get Wit It (1993); Big White Spaceship (1995)
- Jodeci - In the Meanwhile (1994); "What About Us (Swing Mob Mix)" (1994)
- Swing Mob - Plenty of Styles 1994; - "Ain't Nothing But a B Party" 1994; "Nothing but a B-Party Remix" (1995); "Dat Funk"(1995)
- DeVante Swing - Gin & Juice (Remix) [featuring Da Boogie Man, Mr. Brendal, Timbaland & Magoo, Black, Static & C-Dub] (1995)
- Ginuwine – "G. Thang" (1996)
- Missy Elliott – "Beep Me 911" (1997); "Beep Me 911 (Timbaland Remix)" (1998)
- Timbaland – "Here We Come" (1998); "What 'Cha Talkin' About" (1998)
- Playa - "Intro (Interlude)" (1998); "Derby City (Interlude)" (1998)
- The Black Russians – "Back Up out My Way" (2003)
- Timbaland – "Boardmeeting" (2007); "Magoo Verse (Timbaland Thursday)" (2011)
- Missy Elliott – "Warped" (2013)