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duo consisting of producer/rapper Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and rapper Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff, formed in 1989. Hailing from

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, the duo first met when they were teenagers. They later paired up as a duo and released their debut album '' Welcome to Our World'', spawning their highest-charting single "

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". They released two more studio albums as a group, ''

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'' in 2001 and ''

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'' in 2003. The latter was meant as a sequel to

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's fourth album '' Under Construction''. In August 2021,

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, the label who launched R&B/Pop singer

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, signed a distribution deal with

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to re-release Timbaland & Magoo's catalogue 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'', ''

'' and ''

'' were re-released August 27, 2021.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest appearances by Magoo

1994

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– " What About Us (Swing Mob Mix)"

1995

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- Gin & Juice (Remix) featuring Da Boogie Man, Mr. Brendal,

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& C-Dub

1996

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– "G. Thang"

1997

– "

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1998

*Missy Elliott – " Beep Me 911 (Timbaland Remix)" *Timbaland – " Here We Come" *Timbaland – "What 'Cha Talkin' About" * Playa - "Intro (Interlude)" *Playa – "Derby City (Interlude)"

2003

*The Black Russians – "Back Up Out My Way"

2007

*Timbaland – "Boardmeeting"

2011

*Timbaland – "Magoo Verse (Timbaland Thursday)"

2013

*Missy Elliott – "Warped"

References

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