August 14th 2023.
Sad news has surfaced recently that Virginia native Magoo, the lyricist of the hip-hop group Timbaland & Magoo, has passed away at the age of 50. Digital Black of the group Playa initially broke the news on his Instagram page on August 13, 2023. The cause of death for Melvin Barcliff, Magoo's birth name, has yet to be officially disclosed.
"Man, can't believe this RIH Magoo damn big bro wasn't ready for this at all #superfriends," Digital Black wrote in the post.
The New York Post reported that Magoo and fellow teen Timbaland kick-started their music career in 1989, later joining Larry Live and Pharrell Williams to form the group SBI. In 1997, the two friends from Norfolk, VA, released their debut album Welcome to Our World, featuring the platinum-selling single "Up Jumps da Boogie". They followed up with two more albums, Indecent Proposal in 2001 and Under Construction, Part II in 2003.
Ginuwine, the singer of "Pony", acknowledged Magoo's death on social media. He expressed his grief for not only Magoo, but the recent loss of two other friends. "I don't even know how to say anything at this point. I have lost 3 friends now within a month to LIFE, and it's due date... this dude always pushed me. I will miss you Maganooo, that's what we called him. He was totally one of the best ever in my eyes, always pressing forward. I know we didn't talk a lot, but the love was and will be always there, my brotha. I will see you soon, we all have our date, and I'm expecting the bro hug when I get there."
Though there has been no public statement from Timbaland, Magoo's passing has been met with an outpouring of love and support from people across Twitter.
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