Sad news to report Virginia rapper Melvin ‘Magoo’ Barcliff’, half of the rap duo Timbaland & Magoo’ has passed away at the young age of 50.
Originally formed in 1989, Timbaland & Magoo initially met when they were teenagers, and decided to form a rap group. Though best known for their single, “Up Jumps Da Boogie,” the pair released three albums and were perhaps best known for their work with Missy Elliott.
In 2021, Blackground Records and Empire Distribution teamed up to re-release the whole Timbaland & Magoo catalogue, which also included Timb’s Tim’s Bio: Life from the Basement LP that initially dropped in 1998.
This distribution deal made it possible for the catalogue to be released to streaming platforms, making it available to larger audiences for the first time since the group’s inception.
No cause of death has been released for Magoo, and neither his family nor Timbaland have officially released a statement.
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