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Missy Elliott Makes Heartfelt Tribute Post To Magoo

The fellow Virginia rapper died over the weekend at 50.

Missy Elliott is reflecting on fellow Virginia rapper Magoo's impact on her life and career.

Via Instagram, Elliott shared a clip from her and Magoo’s 1997 music video “Beep Me 911,” which was a part of her debut album Supa Dupa Fly, and remembered how they met.

“These are the kind of post I don’t wish on any1,” she captioned. “At 1st I was in shock & the more I sit the reality kicks in so many emotions. I remember when we 1st met as teenagers & you said hey my name Melvin & I laughed so hard & I said wait you really talk like that? and you said yuuuup & I kept laughing & I said what you do you said I rap & you kicked 8 bars."

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Missy then noted that Magoo was the one who helped her come up with her “Misdemeanor” rap moniker.

“[And] I said you remind me of Q-Tip & you said he one of my favorite emcees but your flow was VA I loved it!” she added. “& from that day we became so cool you supported me from day 1 & you said I’m going to call you Misdemeanor because it’s a crime to have that many talents.

“So those who don’t know Magoo gave me the name Misdemeanor When we did this song Beep Me 911 & I asked Magoo to get on it & I played this verse over and over & posting this is just heartbreaking I am so lost for words…”

According to the New York Times, Magoo reportedly died on August 1 in Williamsburg, Virginia. His wife, Meco Barcliff, said her husband had no known health problems other than asthma; however, he hadn’t been feeling well during the week of his death.

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