Melvin Barcliff (born July 12, 1973), better known by his stage name Magoo is an American rapper who is best known as one-half of the pop rap 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 both of them when he signed Elliott's group Sista.
First stepping up to the microphone at...
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Melvin Barcliff (born July 12, 1973), better known by his stage name Magoo is an American rapper who is best known as one-half of the pop rap 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 both of them when he signed Elliott's group Sista.
First stepping up to the microphone at the age of 17, Magoo began his association with fellow Virginian Timbaland in 1988 and the two have continued an intermittent collaborative ever since. While Timbaland established himself as a producer, Magoo made his name as a writer for other rap artists such as Missy Elliott and Ginuwine, both contributing their respective skills to Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly and Ginuwine...The Bachelor in the mid 90s. The pair released their first full collaboration Welcome To Our World in 1997, its featured single Up Jumps Da' Boogie climbing into the top...
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