Magoo
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 | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1997 | Welcome to Our World | - | - | - | - |
US33
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 | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1997 | Up Jumps da Boogie Welcome to Our World |
- | - | - | - |
US12
gold
(20 weeks)US |
|
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 | AT | CH | UK | 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
personal data | |
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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 |