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

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CBS NewsBMay 23, 3:20 AM

Rob Base, rapper on classic hip-hop track "It Takes Two," dies at 59

Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.

NBC NewsBMay 22, 10:10 PM

‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base dies at 59

Rapper Rob Base died Friday at age 59 after a cancer diagnosis, according to a post on his social media.

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Washington TimesCMay 23, 2:31 PM

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

Rob Base, the Harlem rapper who became a late-1980s cultural phenomenon with the genre-blending smash "It Takes Two," died Friday surrounded by family after a private battle with cancer. He was 59.

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