TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Timbaland & Magoo

TITLE: Under Construction Part II

LABEL: Bad Boy/Universal

RIPPER: Team RNS

1hr 02min total- 90.7mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-11-18
RIP DATE: 2003-10-31

01 Intro / Straight Outta Virginia2:03
02 Cop That Shit (Feat. Missy     3:33

03 Shenanigans (Feat. Bubba       3:46

04 Leavin' (Feat. Attitude)       3:35
05 That Shit Ain't Gonna Work     3:58
06 Don't Make Me Take It There    4:26
(Feat. Frank Lee White)
07 Indian Flute (Feat. Raje       3:21

08 Can We Do It Again             3:52
09 Naughty Eye (Feat. Sebastian & 4:55

10 N 2 Da Music (Feat. Brandy)    3:57
11 Hold On (Feat. Wyclef Jean)    5:04
12 Insane (Feat. Candice "Gg"     4:32

15 I Got Luv 4 Ya                 4:07
16 Naughty Eye II (Hips) Feat.    3:32

Labeling Timbaland (Timothy Mosely) as
just a "producer" is shortsighted. And
on the flip, labeling his partner in
rhyme, Magoo (Melvin Barcliff), a mere
sidekick would be another mistake. The
two close friends are instrumental
players in bringing their Virginia home
state's bevy of talent to national

Ultimately, Timbaland is the focus of
this dynamic duo. But, it is Magoo's
virtual selfless ego that makes it work.
In fact, Magoo thrives on staying out of
the spotlight. "I'm OK with where I am.
I'm not one of them people that need
attention," explains Magoo.

The duo met in 1988 through a mutual
friend, Larry, who told Chesapeake, VA
native Magoo about Virginia Beach, VA
native Timbaland's exploits as a DJ.
They've been best of friends ever since.
"The situation with me and Tim is less
about us being a group, it's more about
us being friends," continues Magoo.
"Our main concern is that we can leave
this game still being cool with each

Timbaland started with aspirations of
becoming a renowned DJ. "I always liked
Kid Capri," he says. The natural
progression was to start creating beats.
"It just happened on this little Casio
keyboard. Magoo while laughing,
excitedly adds, "The beats were dope
too. I don't know how he hooked that
daggone machine up!"

Magoo's original group never took off
and Timbaland hooked up with Devante
Swing of Jodeci. It provided him the
opportunity to fine-tune his production
craft with a group Devante had called
Sista (Missy Elliot was a member). He
also contributed, though uncredited, to
Jodeci's first album. Magoo had the
opportunity to sign on with Devante, but
he remained in VA to get the group thing
popping while Tim moved to New Jersey
to join Devante and company's makeshift
artist boot camp. They kept in contact and
a year later Magoo joined them after
telling Tim, "I don't want to do this
by myself. I like playing off of
somebody else, admits Magoo."

But before he could focus on Timbaland
and Magoo, Tim was busy churning out
hits for a plethora of artists as a
highly sought after production
impresario. Timbaland credits two songs
that put him on as a hot producer,
Aaliyah's "If Your Girl Only Knew" and

Tim's discography is packed with more
hits than the mob. Heavyweight superstars
like Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot,
Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z, to name only a
few, have all been blessed with Tim's
ever-evolving bastion of intoxicating
beats. Despite his track record, it
seems that every time one of his own
projects Welcome to Our World (1997),
Indecent Proposal (2001) is set to
drop, he proves himself all over again.

"I don't have to prove myself, but I
still look up to producers like Dre. He
continues to give credit to where it's
due. "The real King, that's Teddy Riley. I
give props to Jermaine (Dupri), Dre,
Teddy and Pharrell."

As his ascent to the "it" R&B/Hip-Hop
producer list continued, Timbaland began
stepping from behind the boards to become
an artist in his own right. When teamed
with Magoo, the result is an agile
rhyme tag team reinforced with
eccentric, neck pain inducing beats.
"Missy's last album is so hot to me," is
how Timbaland begins the explanation of
the latest Timbaland & Magoo album's
title, Under Construction Part II. "We
tapped into the "Old School", and I felt
like it just couldn't end right there."

You can credit his eclectic taste in
music to not just hip-hop...Coldplay and
John Mayer are his current favorites. It
may be because of disdain for most
current hip-hop music that Under
Construction Part II pays such homage
to "Old School" hip-hop. On the
incendiary lead single, "Cop That Sh**"
featuring Missy Elliot, all three artists
interpolate and update classic verses
from Rakim, MC Lyte and Special Ed. The
video reinforces it with visual stimuli.
"That video is phenomenal cause we got all
those hip-hop legends," adds Tim.

There is plenty of material on the
album for all age groups to appreciate.
In the tradition, if there is such a
thing, of his previous production, all
sounds are fair game when Tim is behind
the boards. Humming becomes the bass
line of "Shenanigans" featuring Bubba
Sparxxx while a melodic flute is layered
over swift drum kicks on the aptly
titled, "Indian Flute."

Magoo's flow continues to improve and
he flexes it all over the album,
particularly on the laid back head nodder
"That $%#@ Ain't Gonna Work" and the
dance hall flavored "Naughty Eye."
Wyclef makes an appearance on "Hold On."

Despite all the appearances, it's the
core that makes Timbaland & Magoo's
Under Construction Part II a looming
edifice of musicianship. "The voices,"
is what Tim feels makes he and his
teammate unique. "The voice contrast,
just two different sounds, two different
tones. You get tired of one sound."
After all, two heads are better than one.