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Remembering 'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base

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Sarah Handel, Mia Venkat

Published May 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM CDT

It Takes Two rapper Rob Base died at 59 after a battle with cancer. His music, made with his childhood friend DJ E-Z Rock, filled dancefloors.

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