(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 ...

Rob Base, the rapper behind the 1988 classic "It Takes Two," died at 59 in 2026. Here's his story, biggest songs, lasting ...

Iconic '80s rapper Rob Base has died at the age of 59, just four days after his birthday. The "It Takes Two" rapper, one half of the hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, passed away "peacefully" after ...

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) — ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, pictured in New York in 2012, has died at the age of 59 (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Rob Base, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...