In the late-'90s, rappers Timbaland & Magoo burst out of Norfolk, Virginia, with a fresh sound and a hot single, "Up Jumps da Boogie." Half of the duo, Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff, has died, Timbaland ...

The "Up Jumps Da’ Boogie" musician's cause of death is currently unknown Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The ...

Born Melvin Barcliff, Magoo met Timbaland when they were growing up together in Virginia, and the pair soon began rapping in groups including Surrounded by Idiots (with Pharrell Williams) and Da ...

Timing is everything when it comes to releasing a record. Just ask Timbaland & Magoo, whose Blackground/Virgin sophomore project, "Indecent Proposal," is now set for a Nov. 20 release after a long… By ...

The man whose birth name was Melvin Barcliff was a teenager in Virginia when he joined a hip-hop scene that continues to influence music today. By Amanda Holpuch Magoo, a rapper who was a foundational ...

Hailing from then unfashionable Norfolk, Virginia, Timbaland and Magoo’s partnership went on to become a decisive influence on 90s Black music The rapper Magoo, an early collaborator of producer ...