Rob Base
Rob Base
Top Songs
| 1 | It Takes Two | ||
| 2 | Joy and Pain | ||
| 3 | Joy N' Pain [Re-Record] | ||
| 4 | Get on the Dance Floor | ||
| 5 | Check This Out |
Albums
Oct 2025 • 2 songs
Apr 2023 • 3 songs
Jul 2013 • 2 songs
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Best known for the multi-platinum 1988 hip-hop classic "It Takes Two," Rob Base and partner DJ E-Z Rock rode the hit into dance clubs and, eventually, the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, providing a touchstone for the style known as hip-house. After Base leapt several hurdles -- including vicious rumors about his personal life, and a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Maze's Frankie Beverly regarding the duo's third single, "Joy and Pain" -- he responded in 1989 with a solo album, The Incredible Base. None of the singles on that album had the force of "It Takes Two," how...