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Rapper Magoo dead at 50: Hip-hop star and ex-rap partner of Timbaland dies as celebrity friends pay heartfelt tributes
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Rapper Magoo, best known for his partnership with fellow hip-hop star Timbaland, has died aged 50, with famous friends paying tribute.
The musician, whose real name is Melvin Barcliff, is said to have died on Sunday with no known cause of death.
The sad news was announced by fellow R&B star and music producer Digital Black in a post shared on his Instagram.
Posting a photo from Magoo and Timbaland’s Welcome To Our World album in 1997, he wrote: “Man can’t believe that fucking big bro RIH Magoo wasn’t ready for this at all # superfriends”.
Singer Ginuwine, real name Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, rushed to share his condolences as he reminded his followers that “time is short”.
RIP: Rapper Magoo, best known for his partnership with fellow hip-hop star Timbaland, has died aged 50 (pictured in 2011)
Rap stars: Magoo (L) pictured with former rap partner Timbaland (R) in 2004
Biggest hit: Magoo (far right) and Timbaland (far left) had their biggest hit Up Jumps Da Boogie in 1997 with Missy Elliot (L) and Aaliyah (R)
He wrote: ‘I don’t even know how to say anything at this point, I’ve lost 3 friends now in a month to LIFE and it’s the due date.
‘This guy, always pushed me.. i’m gonna miss you maganooo that’s what they called him….. totally one of the best ever to my eyes always pressed forward i know that we didn’t talk much but the love was and always will be there bro,’
He continued, “I’ll see you soon brother, we all have our date and I’m waiting for my brother’s hug when I get there.”
“I hate going through this and losing people we love sometimes it makes you feel like you don’t want to feel the pain so you want to leave too…the pain hurts…man oh man blessings to the family all my condolences .”
While other artists, ORyan Omri Browner, wrote: ‘Damn rest in paradise Mag a nu’.
And the rapper, Mr Dalvin, said: ‘He was such a good guy’.
MailOnline has contacted representatives of the deceased rappers for confirmation.
Fans were also left heartbroken by the news with one writing, “No no no no you can’t be real.”
Heartbreak: The sad news was announced by fellow R&B star and music producer Digital Black in a post shared on his Instagram
Much missed: Other rap stars were quick to pay tribute
With a second comment: ‘Noooooo what happened!!!’.
And a third added: ‘It’s always someone you don’t expect who dies, much worse.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Ommgg Nooooo not Magoo’.
Another said: ‘Damn yo, I’ve met him before….. good man’.
While another fan wrote: ‘Damn yo, I’ve met him before…..good man’.
And: ‘Damn….. RIP Magoo’.
Friends: Magoo (R) and Timbaland (L) are both from Norfolk, Virginia, and first met as teenagers before taking the music industry by storm (pictured together in 2011)
Sad thing: Fans were also heartbroken by the news with one writing: ‘No no no no you can’t be real’
Both Magoo and Timbaland hail from Norfolk, Virginia and first met as teenagers before taking the music industry by storm.
They released their debut album Welcome to Our World in 1997, which spawned their top charting single Up Jumps da Boogie.
They released two more albums Indecent Proposal in 2001 and Under Construction, Part II in 2003 – a sequel to girlfriend Missy Elliot’s album of the previous year.
Timbaland has made a name for himself as a record producer and has worked with Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Madonna.