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‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapper Rob Base records vocals for the remix of "It Takes Two" at Greene Street Studios in New York, on January 18, 1989. - Al ...
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Rob Base, rapper behind hip-hop anthem ‘It Takes Two’, dies at 59

The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Rob Base, the rapper best known for the 1988 party ...
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‘It Takes Two’ Rapper Rob Base Dead at 59

*The beat drops. The crowd chants. “It takes two to make a thing go right.” For nearly four decades, those words sparked dance floors, weddings, and stadiums worldwide. But on May 22, 2026, the voice ...
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Rob Base, pioneer of ’80s and ’90s rap, dies at 59

"As long as the music is fast, as long as the music is good enough for people to dance to, with a nice hook on it, [it could achieve mass appeal.]" — Rob Base, explaining the crossover success of his ...
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‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

FILE - Rob Base performs during the "I Love The 90's" tour on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)(AP Photo/Rob Grabowski) NEW YORK (AP) — ...
Philadelphia Tribune

'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

NEW YORK — Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Base, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, was best known ...
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It Takes Two rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream, dead at 59

Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Base, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, was best known for the 1988 ...