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Rapper Magoo Reportedly Dead at Age 50 According To Ginuwine and Members of R&B Group Playa

Crews August 13, 2023

In news that will come as a major shock to music lovers, rapper, Melvin Barcliff aka Magoo of Timbaland & Magoo has reportedly died at the age of 50.

The news broke on Sunday via Black and Smoke from the R&B group Playa who are now also part of Dru Hill. So far, no official news on his cause of death has been released nor has it been confirmed by anyone other than Black and Smoke.

Get into the announcement below.

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Ginuwine who was part of the Superfriends camp which consisted of Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliott, Playa, and Aaliyah also took to Instagram to tease that he also heard the news of Magoo’s passing.

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Ginuwine took back to social media on Sunday night to confirm Magoo’s passing.

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