Damn, It Takes Two was my first true introduction to hip-hop. RIP
RIP Rob Base
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Rest in peace.
"There are many critics and listeners who claim that Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's 'It Takes Two' is the greatest hip-hop single ever cut," noted music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic. "It's hard to disagree with them."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Spin magazine published a list titled "100 Greatest Singles of All Time" in 1989 and ranked "It Takes Two" at number one.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> In 2021, it was listed at number 116 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
The song was produced by Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock, and William Hamilton and built around the Think break sample and other elements from Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-Maxsta-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a> Rhonda Parris was brought in by Profile Records to sing the hook.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a> The song was sampled in November 1989 by the female dance-pop trio Seduction in their hit song "Two to Make It Right" (lyrics only); it was also sampled by the Black Eyed Peas in their 2009 hit "Rock That Body."
The song was used in the films Love & Basketball (2000), Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002), The Proposal (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Sisters (2015), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bumblebee (2018), Spies in Disguise (2019), and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a> The Think break drum break was also used in the opening sequence of the unlicensed NES multicart video game compilation Action 52 (1992). The song was also featured on one of the radio stations in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). In 2018 (aired in 2019) Rob Base himself performed the song on Jersey Shore Family Vacation at Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his wife's wedding.
"There are many critics and listeners who claim that Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's 'It Takes Two' is the greatest hip-hop single ever cut," noted music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic. "It's hard to disagree with them."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Spin magazine published a list titled "100 Greatest Singles of All Time" in 1989 and ranked "It Takes Two" at number one.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> In 2021, it was listed at number 116 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
The song was produced by Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock, and William Hamilton and built around the Think break sample and other elements from Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-Maxsta-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a> Rhonda Parris was brought in by Profile Records to sing the hook.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a> The song was sampled in November 1989 by the female dance-pop trio Seduction in their hit song "Two to Make It Right" (lyrics only); it was also sampled by the Black Eyed Peas in their 2009 hit "Rock That Body."
The song was used in the films Love & Basketball (2000), Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002), The Proposal (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Sisters (2015), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bumblebee (2018), Spies in Disguise (2019), and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song)#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a> The Think break drum break was also used in the opening sequence of the unlicensed NES multicart video game compilation Action 52 (1992). The song was also featured on one of the radio stations in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). In 2018 (aired in 2019) Rob Base himself performed the song on Jersey Shore Family Vacation at Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his wife's wedding.
Damn man he was only 59. What he die from. I remember back in the late 80s, cats were blasting his shit driving by.
Cultural impacting song. From gamers to guidos. Only legends cross generations.
Rest in peace. 
Rob Base Dead At 59: ‘It Takes Two’ Rap Legend And Hip-Hop Pioneer Dies After Cancer Battle
The hip-hop world is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Rob Base after reports confirmed that the legendary rapper died at the age of 59 following a private
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Hit songwriter and rapper Rob Base dies age 59
The artist is best known for the 1988 Billboard hit It Takes Two, produced with DJ E-Z Rock
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RIP
Damn!! RIP ROB!
Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dies at 59
Rob Base, one-half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock and best known for the hit 'It Takes Two,' has died. He was 59.
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It takes two isn’t some one hit wonder record
It is part of the foundation of hip hop music and culture.
And truly a rarity in music as a whole.
Timelessly memorable
R.I.P.
The Apollo version:
RIP man...
In the days of the 1200's I remember slowing or speeding the instrumental of It takes two to blend in to house or freestyle jams. It was a definite game changer that "whew shit" hit different, made plenty of mixtapes from that shit man, He hit the goldmine with that sample....
In the days of the 1200's I remember slowing or speeding the instrumental of It takes two to blend in to house or freestyle jams. It was a definite game changer that "whew shit" hit different, made plenty of mixtapes from that shit man, He hit the goldmine with that sample....
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I gotta say it
I Iike the whopper, bleep the big mac.
But rest easy og, condolences to family and love ones
I Iike the whopper, bleep the big mac.
But rest easy og, condolences to family and love ones
RIP
This man had one of the coldest 1st 16 bars to hit a track.
This man had one of the coldest 1st 16 bars to hit a track.
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