Timbaland & Magoo

Timbaland & Magoo were an American hip hop duo, composed of Virginia natives Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (born March 10, 1972) and Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff (July 12, 1973 – August 13, 2023).^[1][2][3] Formed in 1989, the duo signed with Blackground Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records to release three studio albums: Welcome to Our World (1997), Indecent Proposal (2001), and Under Construction, Part II (2003). Magoo died of a heart attack in 2023.^[4]

Timbaland & Magoo
Background information
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1989–2007
Labels	Blackground Atlantic
Spinoff of	Swing Mob
Past members	Timbaland Magoo

Background

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, and his death was confirmed by his former wife, Meco Barcliff.^[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 First studio album Released: November 11, 1997 Format: CD, Cassette	33	–	RIAA certification: Platinum[11]
2001	Indecent Proposal Second studio album Released: November 20, 2001 Format: CD, Cassette	29	–	US: 356,000
2003	Under Construction, Part II Third studio album Released: November 18, 2003 Format: CD, Cassette	50	75

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)