Magoo, an American rapper best known for his collaborations with Timbaland, a fellow hip-hop icon, passed away at the age of 50.
Digital Black, a fellow R&B musician and music producer, revealed the terrible news in a post on his Instagram.
He posted a picture of the 1997 album Welcome To Our World by Magoo and Timbaland and captioned it, “Man can’t believe this RIH Magoo damn big bro wasn’t ready for this at all #superfriends.”
Magoo’s background and the specifics of his passing are still unknown.
Timbaland & Magoo first got together while they were kids and planned to start a rap group in 1989. Although their single, “Up Jumps Da Boogie,” is their most well-known piece, the duo published three albums and were arguably best renowned for their creative output with Missy Elliot.
In 2021, Blackground Records and Empire Distribution teamed up to re-release the whole Timbaland & Magoo catalog, which also included Timbo’s Tim’s Bio: Life from the Basement LP that initially dropped in 1998.
This distribution deal made it possible for the duo’s discography to be released to streaming platforms, making it available to larger audiences for the first time since the group’s inception.