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It Takes Two

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

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About Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

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Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock was the hip-hop partnership behind It Takes Two, whose 1988 release connected rap performance with dance-club production. The duo also recorded Joy and Pain and later reunited for Break of Dawn. Rob Base's intervening album The Incredible Base was a solo release, a distinction preserved from the duo's catalog.

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