Name: Under Construction, Part II
Brand: Timbaland and Magoo

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ERE685

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-09-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

194690430657

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

ERE686

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black

2022-08-05

194690558023

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Timbaland and Magoo

Genre GB

Hip Hop

Label GB

Empire

The second part of a record that Timbaland apparently began with Missy Elliott's <i>Under Construction</i>, this one may have a few similarities -- the stylistic bent and the production finesse certainly -- but the replacement of an energized rapper like Missy with a mush-mouthed mess like Magoo (Timbaland's usual henchman) could be an immediate deal-breaker. Fortunately for fans of the most exciting producer in hip-hop (superstar favorites Neptunes are to Timba little more than what a pop princess like Britney Spears is to the intriguing, multi-talented Pink), Timbaland keeps Magoo in the background while offering a wide-ranging set of backing tracks with limber percussion, speaker-rattling subbass, and very little else. 

<i>Under Construction, Pt. II </i>is the most spartan record of his solo career. Timbaland's still very proprietary with his sound, warning off biters with "Don't Make Me Take It There," "That Sh** Ain't Gonna Work," and "Can We Do It Again," then cautioning bootleggers with the sure hit "Cop That Disc" (the only track that features Missy). Aside from Missy and Bubba Sparxxx, Timba's actually the best rapper on display, much improved from his previous solo shots or his infrequent rhymes on other artists' records. 

Under Construction, Part II

Music GB