Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock

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Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Origin	Harlem, New York
Genre(s)	Hip-Hop
Years active	1988 - 1994
Label(s)	Profile Records, Funky Base Records
Associated acts	The Delphonics The Cut Technician
Members
Rob Base DJ E-Z Rock

Rob Base (b. Robert Ginyard) and DJ E-Z Rock (b. Rodney "Skip" Bryce) are a hip-hop duo from Harlem, New York who are best known for their hit "It Takes Two", a 1988 platinum-selling release that has since become one of the classic hits of the genre.

1 Career
2 Discography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

Their first U.S. single and release was "DJ Interview," appeared on World to World, which later got them a recording contract with Profile Records in 1987.

The first Profile release was "It Takes Two". It uses multiple samples from the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song "Think (About It)." The track first became a regional hit and then slowly climbed the Hot 100, eventually peaking at #36 and picking up a platinum single certification. The song also peaked at #3 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

An album, also called It Takes Two, was quickly put together and it produced a significant follow-up hit, "Joy and Pain," which sampled a song of the same name by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, as well as "Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is" by the Olympic Runners. It also hit the Top 10 on the dance chart and climbed to #58 on the Hot 100. However, vicious rumors started to circulate that Rob Base had legal problems for using samples from Maze's Frankie Beverly for the hit "Joy and Pain". Moreover Rob began to have some personal problems at the same time.

He responded in 1989 with The Incredible Base. "Get On the Dance Floor," a track released to clubs in between the two singles, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. One additional song hit the dance chart in late 1989: "Turn It Out (Go Base)," credited only to Rob Base.

By the end of 1989, Rob Base went on his own; DJ E-Z Rock was nowhere on the scene because of his personal issues.

The song "A Minute" by X-Treme, featured in DDRMAX2, samples the lyrics of "Turn it Out (Go Base)".^[1]
"Joy and Pain" was also briefly referenced in the NBC sitcom Scrubs, as Dr. Christopher Turk sang the chorus during surgery in Season 1.

[edit] Discography

Album Information
It Takes Two Released: 1988 Chart Positions: #31 US, #4 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Singles: "It Takes Two", "Get on the Dance Floor", "Joy and Pain", "Crush"
The Incredible Base Released: 1989 Chart Positions: #50 US, #20 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Singles: "Turn It Out", "Outstanding", "Get Up and Have a Good Time"
Break of Dawn Released: 1994 Chart Positions: N/A Last RIAA certification: N/A Singles: "Break of Dawn"