Rob Base, Rapper Known for ‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTRob Base, Rapper Known for ‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59The singer died on Friday after a “private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account.Listen · 2:43 min Share full articleThe rapper Rob Base in 2022. Base from other rap and hip-hop artists flooded social media.“I love this guy,” rapper Fat Joe wrote on Instagram. “He was a big inspiration.”DJ Jazzy Jeff posted on social media “Wow…” with broken heart emojis.Mr.
- ▪SKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTRob Base, Rapper Known for ‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59The singer died on Friday after a “private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account.Listen · 2:43 min Share full ar
- ▪Base from other rap and hip-hop artists flooded social media.“I love this guy,” rapper Fat Joe wrote on Instagram.
- ▪“He was a big inspiration.”DJ Jazzy Jeff posted on social media “Wow…” with broken heart emojis.Mr.
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTRob Base, Rapper Known for ‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59The singer died on Friday after a “private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account.Listen · 2:43 min Share full articleThe rapper Rob Base in 2022. He was known for the hit song “It Takes Two.”Credit...Rob Grabowski/Invision, via Associated PressBy Rylee KirkMay 22, 2026 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void 0!==s?s:"")}:function(){};if(o("version",16),(document.documentElement.lang||"").toLowerCase().startsWith("es")&&(document.body.classList.add("gps-lang-es"),o("language:…
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