Timbaland & Magoo were a rap 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 ''Welcome to Our World'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Timbaland & Magoo. It was released on November 11, 1997 through Blackground Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Production was entirely handled by Timbaland himself, exce ...

'', spawning their highest-charting single " Up Jumps da Boogie". They released two more studio albums as a group, '' Indecent Proposal'' in 2001 and '' Under Construction, Part II'' in 2003. The latter was meant as a sequel to

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

'', '' Indecent Proposal'' and '' Under Construction, Part II'' were re-released August 27, 2021.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest appearances by Magoo

1994

* Jodeci – " What About Us (Swing Mob Mix)"

1995

* DeVante Swing - Gin & Juice (Remix) featuring Da Boogie Man, Mr. Brendal, Timbaland,

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, Static & C-Dub

1996

* Ginuwine – "G. Thang"

1997

– " Beep Me 911"

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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