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Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock’s 1988 chart-topper “It Takes Two,” a blend of hip-hop and house music, helped bring both genres into ...

A hip-hop pioneer and star of the DJ E-Z Rock duo has died at 59 after dealing with a secret cancer diagnosis. Fans of the star have flocked to social media to share their upset ...

Iconic '80s hip-hop rapper, Rob Base, died on May 22, 2026, after a "private battle with cancer," just days after he celebrated his 59th birthday ...

Hip-hop pioneer Rob Base died Friday after a battle with cancer. He celebrated his 59th birthday on Monday. “We share the ...

The legendary producer broke down how streaming, aging artists, and multi-generational audiences have reshaped hip-hop while weighing in on Drake's continued dominance.

Base was one half of the collective known for the hit 1988 song It Takes Two. The Harlem-bred rapper passed away on Friday, ...

Rapper Rob Base died "peacefully" on May 22 following "a private battle with cancer," according to a post on his official Instagram page.

These nostalgic rock songs from 1981 are so good, any 80s kid likely knows the words to each of them by heart.

By Trevor Anderson More than 40 years after its release, Thriller yet again vaults Michael Jackson into the record books. The landmark album spends a 39th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on Top ...

These one-hit wonders from the 1980s were actually protest songs, but the groove was so infectious, it was hard to notice.

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