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Rob Base, 'It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dead at 59

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Rob Base, 'It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dead at 59

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NPR notes DJ E-Z Rock (Rodney Bryce) died in 2014; Base and Bryce met as Harlem fifth-graders and were inspired by Crash Crew.
The NPR obituary notes Base’s real name as Robert Ginyard and highlights It Takes Two as a fusion of hip-hop and house that broadened genre appeal.
NPR highlights the song's enduring influence, noting its sampling by artists including Snoop Dogg and The Black Eyed Peas and its platinum certification.

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