38 years after its release in 1988, "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock remains one of the greatest hip hop songs and a mainstream classic in the genre's history. Its high-energy, upbeat sound ...

(WJW) – Rob Base, the hip-hop artist who made up half of the duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died. The "It Takes Two" rapper, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, died peacefully surrounded by family ...

On this date in the summer of 1988, Harlem natives Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock released their monumental single “It Takes Two” on the Profile imprint. Produced by another Harlem native, Teddy Riley, who ...

(KTLA) – Hip-hop star Rob Base passed away on Friday at age 59 following a battle with cancer, according to an announcement on the artist’s social media page. “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Harlem duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock released their hit album It Takes Two. As one of Hip Hop’s earlier party albums, this crossover hit helped to cement Rob Base and ...

Rob Base died in New York on Wednesday 22 May, four days after his 59th birthday, with his family confirming that the pioneering rapper had been quietly fighting cancer in the months leading up to his ...

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 ...

Rob Base first rose to fame as one-half of the hip-hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. Founded in Harlem, the group helped hip-hop to cross over into the pop music realm. Every rap artist that has found ...

Rob Base, the rapper best known for the 1988 party anthem “It Takes Two”, has died. He was 59. Base, born Robert Ginyard, worked on the perennially popular hit single with DJ E-Z Rock, real name ...

*Mainstream music has grown more competitive. Hip-hop and R&B no longer control the outsized share of charts they held for years. Pop and country have surged in visibility and commercial power, ...