{"id":227926,"date":"2026-05-23T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=227926"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:09:28","slug":"rob-base-of-rob-base-dj-e-z-rock-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/rob-base-of-rob-base-dj-e-z-rock-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Base (of Rob Base &#038; DJ E-Z Rock) has passed away."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hip-Hop culture has unfortunately lost another one of its pioneers. <strong>Rob Base<\/strong> of the duo <strong>Rob Base &amp; DJ E-Z Rock<\/strong> has passed away on May 22nd, 2026, at the age of 59. Born as <strong>Robert Ginyard<\/strong> in Harlem, 1967, Rob Base (alongside DJ E-Z Rock) helped push Hip-Hop to the mainstream with the 1988 smash hit, &#8220;It Takes Two.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pair first met in fifth grade, and were inspired to make music by another Harlem group, <strong>Crash Crew<\/strong>. They were originally members of <strong>The Sure Shot Seven<\/strong>, and stayed in the group until they were the only members left. The two of them then released &#8220;Dj Interview,&#8221; a track which brought them underground notoriety and led to a publishing deal.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, they were signed to one of the earliest Hip-Hop labels, <em>Profile Records<\/em>. Rob Base &amp; DJ E-Z Rock dropped three albums throughout their career, &#8220;It Takes Two&#8221; (1988), &#8220;The Incredible Base&#8221; (1989), and &#8220;Break of Dawn&#8221; (1994). Notable singles also include &#8220;Joy and Pain,&#8221; &#8220;Get On The Dance Floor,&#8221; and &#8220;Turn It Out (Go Base),&#8221; credited only to Rob.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DJ E-Z Rock also left us in 2014, at the age of 46.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace to both of these legends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/phOW-CZJWT0?si=WGmOFfeY--pPPmg_\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jEMr3MVnAU8?si=eAe6IQlA6yxHwgJP\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9cKJ2ew0b0?si=a5Z_Xj5vNzxksODY\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"227928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/rob-base-of-rob-base-dj-e-z-rock-has-passed-away\/img-20260522-wa0011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260522-WA0011.jpg?fit=1090%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1090,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20260522-WA0011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260522-WA0011.jpg?fit=640%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-227928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260522-WA0011.jpg?resize=640%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"587\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip-Hop culture has unfortunately lost another one of its pioneers. 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