Magoo

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Magoo (born July 12, 1973 in Norfolk , Virginia ; actually Melvin Barcliff ) is an American rapper . He is one part of the pop-rap duo Timbaland & Magoo with music producer Timbaland .

Career

Like Timbaland, DeVante Swings' label Swing Mob , which gives newcomers a chance, signed Magoo in 1995. Together with Timbaland he then founded Timbaland & Magoo with Blackground Records . A number of unsuccessful albums followed, but successful singles. The debut album Welcome to Our World sold over a million copies worldwide.

Magoo has an unusually high-pitched, high-pitched, but natural, voice that is similar to that of Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Welcome to Our World - - - - US33
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)US
First published: October 28, 1997
(with Timbaland); Sales: 1,000,000
2001 Indecent proposal - - - - US29 (14 weeks)
US
First published: November 20, 2001
(with Timbaland); Sales: 350,000
2003 Under Construction Part 2 DE75 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - - US50 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 18, 2003
(with Timbaland)

More albums

  • 2004: The Best of
  • 2005: Present

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Up Jumps da Boogie
Welcome to Our World 		- - - - US12
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
First published: July 11, 1997
(with Timbaland feat. Missy Elliott & Aaliyah )
1998 Clock Strikes
Welcome to Our World 		- - - - US37 (14 weeks)
US
First published: April 14, 1998
(with Timbaland feat. Mad Skillz)
2003 Cop That Shit
Under Construction, Part II 		- - CH82 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK22 (3 weeks)
UK 		US95 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 29, 2003
(with Timbaland feat. Missy Elliott)

More singles

  • 1998: Luv 2 Luv Ya (feat. Playa & Shaunta)
  • 2000: We At It Again (feat. Sebastian & Static Major )
  • 2001: Drop (feat. Fatman Scoop )
  • 2001: All Y'all (feat.Sebastian & Tweet )
  • 2003: Indian Flute (feat.Sebastian & Rajé Shwari)

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 Beep Me 911
Supa Dupa Fly 		- - - UK14 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 23, 1998
(Missy Elliott featuring Magoo & 702 )
Here We Come
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment 		- - - UK43 (2 weeks)
UK 		US92 (6 weeks)
US
First published: November 17, 1998
(Timbaland featuring Magoo & Missy Elliott)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
personal data
SURNAME Magoo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barcliff, Melvin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Norfolk, Virginia, USA