{"id":211494,"date":"2026-05-23T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/it-takes-two-rapper-rob-base-who-helped-bring-hip-hop-mainstream-dies-at-59-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:30:45","slug":"it-takes-two-rapper-rob-base-who-helped-bring-hip-hop-mainstream-dies-at-59-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/it-takes-two-rapper-rob-base-who-helped-bring-hip-hop-mainstream-dies-at-59-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;It Takes Two&#039; rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59 &#8211; NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivAFBVV95cUxNR3hKV2FLczRvOWpsTklSMWVHTkR6TXBRU2FUNXc4MkZGdGRPM25iclI5clpJXzNxWnUtaV90OG1ERmhBMzRWeDY3SUNMXzNhajRvYV9hdThlNW1kRERYd0d4SzNOUk5FcENMUnI2ZkJfS2RnVWZodl9BMFZMY3N5aUdhcFdSV3NkSm9lMk5UcVVVaC1Qc3JuSnNfTlZKNGxqVnRlSVl5QnF2MHJrRm5Fam1rZWt1TGlhaTJjSQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It Takes Two&#8217; rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">NPR<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiWkFVX3lxTE5KM3E5ZTRmR2NZVUlzSzZDWVVjV1EtVzlnYkVrVHFfSXNlT2pfRnM3aDYyMjVhQWJuc2tpdGNKWmVMb0JEMWQ5c05vckkyeGpqcTJPckxVU3F3UQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Hit songwriter and rapper Rob Base dies aged 59<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">BBC<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiWEFVX3lxTFBNRzNwaUk4cl9ZNzNfMlZva0hkN285Y1JoMmhGV2h1OFlBMUd1SUpCLXo0TW9KZ28ya3prWEFPWm8wdE1rTHhlYVdtdVU2bjNNRFJzb2R4aWfSAV5BVV95cUxOSGZwN0ZYQWhSM1J6bDNaZEdNbE4wM3VNY2RETTR4TjI1VndpUTMzNjkweXpldm5aNm5Ia0RaakxRNFB2dlk4UG0zNGlnc3pOa1JEMU1hLU51ZlpySGlB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Base, hip-hop pioneer, dies at 59<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">KTLA<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQVW5Mb19tNTk1TnpsM1lfcnA0dUVPQTdGOG4zZlY0R0lWRF9IcmFacXNBQ0VuRlg0d3pIeWdPS0hEZ0RtbjBia3ZrdkhSWk02QkwzNHlZQ05RMWg1Vl8xWGZ2dW5BbzlMTUJQSV84d2FyeTRNVXFLVVI1YWFDcjNqbVc4WUFycXBxdzVZUngzQUxkTFFOWkZFN3Z30gGfAUFVX3lxTE0wY29fMThBTFVYR21VejZDMmUwMGRYVmM0ZlhZeVlZd0tpZFZRdUJyVkRmMW1UN2M0bFJMSGtiZlpIMFNsSlA2RzROREJwRmx1ZmZQenVhZHpFSlRUaWUzemZhTDBldElKOVp1RV9fZVNNQzdLQ1E1aFJlUi1NZUFWZkdHTUFWUGZ1NnR6NGUteHlZZFBXbmRCY2pDWm0wOA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Rapper Rob Base, known for &#8216;It Takes Two,&#8217; 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