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.
13 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 6 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ rapper with DJ E-Z Rock, dies aged 59 — NME
- ▪ 'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base dead at 59 after cancer fight he kept hidden from friends — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ rapper, dead at 59 — Page Six
- ▪ ‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base dies at 59 — r/news
- ▪ Rapper Rob Base, known for 'It Takes Two,' dies at 59 — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Rob Base, “It Takes Two” Rapper, Dies at 59 — The Hollywood Reporter
- ▪ ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper Rob Base Dead at 59 — Billboard
- ▪ “It Takes Two” Rapper Rob Base Dead At 59 — Stereogum
- ▪ ‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base dies at 59 — NBC News — Tech
- ▪ “It Takes Two” Rapper Rob Base Dead at 59 — Consequence (of Sound)
- ▪ Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dies at 59 — Reddit
- ▪ Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dies at 59 — Variety
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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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