'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hiphop mainstream, dies at 59 - Peer2Peer

'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hiphop mainstream, dies at 59

May 22, 2026

Rapper Rob Base has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. His team shared the news of his death on his Instagram page. Base was one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base DJ E-Z Rock.(Image credit: Rob Grabowski)

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/nx-s1-5832030/it-takes-two-rapper-rob-base-who-helped-bring-hip-hop-mainstream-dies-at-59

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