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

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

Rob Base, the Harlem rapper who became a late-1980s cultural phenomenon with the genre-blending smash "It Takes Two," died Friday surrounded by family after a private battle with cancer. He was 59.

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

TL;DR

Rob Base, a rapper from Harlem, has died at 59.
He was famous for the late-1980s hit "It Takes Two."
His death occurred on Friday after a private struggle with cancer.
He passed away surrounded by his family.

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