'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

Rob Base performs during the "I Love The 90's" tour on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. …