Timbaland and Magoo's third album Under Construction 2 is due this fall and will feature cameos from Missy Elliott and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams.

The Virginia hip-hop duo's first album since 2001's Indecent Proposal comes with a sound Timbaland describes as "old school hip-hop" and includes the single "Cop That Sh#!," with a vocal by Elliott, which was the most-added track at urban mainstream radio last week.

Fresh off production projects with Bubba Sparxxx, Brandy and newcomer Kiley Dean, Timbaland plans on turning up at this summer's Roc the Mic tour, featuring headliners Jay-Z and 50 Cent, along with Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Sean Paul and Fabolous.

"That's what we do: no rehearsal," Timbaland says of the tour. "We're veterans at this, so it'll be fun."

COLIN DEVENISH
(July 9, 2003)