Melvin Barcliff (born July 12, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia) best known as Magoo is an African-American rapper. He is best known as one-half of the hip-pop duo Timbaland & Magoo with record producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. Like Timbaland, Magoo got his start in the music industry as a member of DeVante Swing's Swing Mob when mutual friend Missy Elliott got DeVante to sign the both of them when he signed Elliott's group Sista. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... For general discussion of dark-skinned people, see Black people. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Gangsta rap, also known as hardcore hip-hop, was the name given to the subgenre of hip hop which involves a lyrical focus on the lifestyle of street thugs and gangsters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DeVante Swingis an Black-American record producer, songwriter, and singer. ... Jodeci was an American musical group, active from 1990 to 1996, whose repertoire included R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. ... Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971) is an African-American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. ...

Biography

Timbaland & Magoo left Swing Mob after 1995 and became a performing duo in their own right. Signing with Blackground Records (home of Aaliyah, one of Timbaland's main collaborators), Timbaland & Magoo went on to release a number of albums, which were not a successful as the singles that anchored them. Singles such as "Up Jumps the Boogie [Remix]", "Clock Strickes [Remix]" (which samples the Knight Rider theme), "Here We Come" (which samples the 1960s Spider-Man theme), "Drop", "All Y'all", and "Cop That Disc" have all proved successful, while the albums that they appeared on have generally underperformed. Their first LP "Welcome To Our World" sold over 1 Million copies. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blackground Records is an American record label, owned by entertainment attorney and artist manager Barry Hankerson and his son Jomo Hankerson, and distributed through Universal Music Group // Company history Blackground Records began operations as The Midwest Group, a management firm owned by Barry Hankerson. ... Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known simply as her stage name Aaliyah, was an American R&B singer, dancer, fashion model and actress. ... In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording, the sample, and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... Knight Rider was a popular United States television show that ran between September 26, 1982 and August 8, 1986. ... The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Magoo is distinguished by his unusual, yet natural, high-pitched voice, which many hip-hop fans say sounds like Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest. Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in New York City), is an American rapper, actor, and hip hop producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest. ... A Tribe Called Quest was an influential rap group of the 1990s. ...

Timbaland & Magoo Discography

Albums

• 1997: Welcome to Our World platinum selling album
• 1998: Tim's Bio: Life From Tha Bassment (billed as a Timbaland solo album, but actually a compilation of various artists' songs produced by Timbaland)
• 2001: Indecent Proposal
• 2003: Under Construction, Part II (part one is a 2002 album by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

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Singles

• 1997: "Beep Me 911" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring 702 and Magoo)
• 1997: "Up Jumps the Boogie [Remix]" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Aaliyah)
• 1997: "Luv 2 Luv U" (featuring St. Nick and Playa)
• 1997: "Clock Strikes [Remix]" (featuring Mad Skillz)
• 1998: "Here We Come" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Darryl Pearson)
• 2000: "We At It Again"
• 2000: "Roll Out"
• 2001: "Drop" (featuring Fatman Scoop)
• 2002: "All Y'all" (featuring Tweet and Sebastian)
• 2003: "Cop That Disc" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)
• 2003: "Indian Flute' (featuring Sebastian & Raje Shwari)