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He is as Gen Z as Obasanjo and Atiku are.

ikorodureporta:
Is Rob Base a Gen z??
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Ironfaceman:
Those days we would gather tables and drum on them. mimicking the sound of his catchy beat.

And sing to his slick lyrics. The guys party music held everyone both young and old spellbound.

Rip sir for making my childhood fun.

I am not a fan of 80's rap. Even back then it sounded really lame to my young ears. The later rappers like Coolio, Snoop, Bone, Thugs et al impressed me more...or maybe my taste just evolved.

ikorodureporta:
Is Rob Base a Gen z??
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Ishilove:
I am not a fan of 80's rap. Even back then it sounded really lame to my young ears. The later rappers like Coolio, Snoop, Bone, Thugs et al impressed me more...or maybe my taste just evolved.

How old were you when these songs were released?

No qualms. It's called variety though. Coolio, snoop, and bone thugsNharmony. They explored mostly gangsta rap

Rob base explored party rap, the kind that is danceable.. It may interest you to know Rob genre open doors for artist like kidNplay, will Smith, Heavy D and brotherhood creed.

Ishilove:
I am not a fan of 80's rap. Even back then it sounded really lame to my young ears. The later rappers like Coolio, Snoop, Bone, Thugs et al impressed me more...or maybe my taste just evolved.

naptu2:
How old were you when these songs were released?

Naptu2, mind yasef

Ironfaceman:
No qualms. It's called variety though. Coolio, snoop, and bone thugsNharmony. They explored mostly gangsta rap

Rob base explored party rap, the kind that is danceable.. It may interest you to know Rob genre open doors for artist like kidNplay, will Smith, Heavy D and brotherhood creed.

Where is Heavy D, by the way? Haven't thought of him in years

Heavy d of blessed memories passed on in the 90s.
Very sad

Ishilove:
Where is Heavy D, by the way? Haven't thought of him in years

Ishilove:
Where is Heavy D, by the way? Haven't thought of him in years

Ironfaceman:
Heavy d of blessed memories passed on in the 90s.
Very sad

Heavy D died in 2011 (he acted in Bones and other TV series in the 2000s).

I remember when I heard the news, so I remember what killed him.

I remember that people had been warned that they should try to exercise if they were on long distance flights. The reason is that blood clots could develop if you sit down for too long.

If I remember correctly, he attended an event in Europe and a blood clot developed. It broke free and restricted blood flow causing a heart attack.

Heavy D collapsed and died outside his house not long after returning from a trip to Europe.

Thanks for the update I knew he was late but may be confused the Era.

naptu2:
Heavy D died in 2011 (he acted in Bones and other TV series in the 2000s).

I remember when I heard the news, so I remember what killed him.

I remember that people had been warned that they should try to exercise if they were on long distance flights. The reason is that blood clots could develop if you sit down for too long.

If I remember correctly, he attended an event in Europe and a blood clot developed. It broke free and restricted blood flow causing a heart attack.

Heavy D collapsed and died outside his house not long after returning from a trip to Europe.

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How about" get on the dance floor"

Ishilove:
Can we call him a one-hit wonder? After It Takes Two, none of his other songs ever had the same popularity.

Condolences to his family.

Ishilove:
Naptu2, mind yasef

Because you asked if he was a one hit wonder.

Blacks they cash out for music f white land I swear because na darkey man they sing music well

naptu2:
Heavy D died in 2011 (he acted in Bones and other TV series in the 2000s).

I remember when I heard the news, so I remember what killed him.

I remember that people had been warned that they should try to exercise if they were on long distance flights. The reason is that blood clots could develop if you sit down for too long.

If I remember correctly, he attended an event in Europe and a blood clot developed. It broke free and restricted blood flow causing a heart attack.

Heavy D collapsed and died outside his house not long after returning from a trip to Europe.

Ha yes, I remember now. I also remember he had lost weight so he wasn't as heavy as he used to be, right?

naptu2:
Because you asked if he was a one hit wonder.

It is only It Takes Two that made an impression on me. The other ones sounded like background noise to me 🤷

Ironfaceman

Naptu2, Bones was a horror movie, right?

Ishilove:
It is only It Takes Two that made an impression on me. The other ones sounded like background noise to me 🤷

Ironfaceman

How old were you at the time.

Get On The Dancefloor was probably an even bigger hit in Nigeria than It Takes Two. No party was complete without it. It was on TV shows, on the radio, etc.

Joy and Pain was also very popular.

naptu2:
How old were you at the time.

Get On The Dancefloor was probably an even bigger hit in Nigeria than It Takes Two. No party was complete without it. It was on TV shows, on the radio, etc.

Oh, Get on the dance floor!! I googled it and realised oh, so this is the song!

I wonder why I only remembered It Takes Two

Ishilove:
Naptu2, Bones was a horror movie, right?

It was a detective show.

The man was an FBI agent, the woman was a genius and a scientist who often worked with bones and other stuff, so the man called her Bones (she didn't like the name). Heavy D acted as the owner of a bar that the man frequented.

R.I.P Legend

naptu2:
It was a detective show.

The man was an FBI agent, the woman was a genius and a scientist who often worked with bones and other stuff, so the man called her Bones (she didn't like the name). Heavy D acted as the owner of a bar that the man frequented.

There was a movie featuring Snoop as Jimmy Bones. I thought that's the movie you meant.

Ishilove:
There was a movie featuring Snoop as Jimmy Bones. I thought that's the movie you meant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1qIGHBeak?si=sBv1NjdFp3vE6xRJ

Clearly you were not a party gurl.


Naptu2

Ishilove:
It is only It Takes Two that made an impression on me. The other ones sounded like background noise to me 🤷

Ironfaceman

naptu2:
This amazing song was inspired by Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock's I Wanna Rock Right Now and It Takes Two.

Just listen to DJ Jazzy Jeff go.


DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Wanna Rock (1993)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggaz_Kg3BfA

Looks like will smith

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1qIGHBeak?si=sBv1NjdFp3vE6xRJ

Okay. Never seen this series until now.

I thought the one below was the Bones you meant.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaoBGPsGLBs?si=_iR_hHbtiSyLr2Pn

Ironfaceman:
Clearly you were not a party gurl.


Naptu2

Never was, never will be

Wow, so sorry may his soul rest in peace

naptu2:

Rap star Rob Base, known for hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies aged 59

Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59.

The musician, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, created the hit song with his musical partner DJ E-Z Rock, and it is credited with helping to take hip-hop to mainstream success in dance clubs and the pop charts.

Base died "surrounded by family after a private battle with cancer" on Friday, just days after his 59th birthday, according to a post on his official Instagram account.

"Thank you for the music, the memories, and the moments that became the soundtrack to our lives," it said.

"Rob's music, energy, and legacy helped shape a generation and brought joy to millions around the world.

"Beyond the stage, he was a loving father, family man, friend, and creative force whose impact will never be forgotten."

A Harlem native, Base was part of a hip-hop duo with DJ E-Z Rock, a musical force that sprung to fame in 1988 with the release of It Takes Two.

The song quickly climbed to number three on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Songs chart and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The track has been sampled by Snoop Dogg and the Black Eyed Peas, and appeared in films like the 2009 hit romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It was also featured in the iconic video game series Grand Theft Auto in its San Andreas release in 2004.

Tributes began pouring in for Base on Friday evening.

"He WAS internationally known and he DID rock the microphone," comedian Dane Cook wrote on X.

"One of my favorite songs ever. Rob Base filled the airwaves with hit music. RIP man."

NFL Hall-of-Fame football star Deion Sanders wrote: "Prayers to Rob Base entire family and loved ones. He was a legend to me."

DJ E-Z Rock - whose real name was Rodney Bryce - died in April 2014 from diabetes related complications, aged 56.

He and Base became friends in the fourth grade, according to Rolling Stone.

They released their first single, DJ Interview, in 1986, before dropping their smash hit It Takes Two.

Base told Rolling Stone in a 2014 interview the song's creation was spontaneous and that he was shocked by its success.

"With It Takes Two, we were at a friend's house and we were just going through a bunch of records," he said.

"We had to go to the studio that night and we didn't have anything prepared, but we found and liked the Lyn Collins sample that night and went to the studio," Base continued.

"We didn't think that it would cross over and be as big as it became."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6pd0gk4kzo

That was the popular track that introduced me to Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock in 1988 right BELOW. 1988 was a real blast with "Get On The Dance Floor."

Rob Base - Get On The Dance Floor. (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9cKJ2ew0b0


The rap OGs are gradually leaving the physical state. Coolio passed on at 59, then Rob Base too passed on at 59. Cancer is one thing that stem cell therapy researchers have to really work on to get a final cure. Some types of cancers already have cures through stem cell treatments. Stay in power Rob.

meobizy:
Who? All these Gen X rappers. I never listened to most. Anything from 95 and before, count me out.

You have to listen to the tracks of some of my favorite rap OGs from the 1980s such as my main men LL Cool J and Kool Moe Dee just so you know the kind of stuff the are lyrically made of!

The original rap OGs who laid the foundations of rap are from the early 1980s. Those were the folks I listened to from back in the early 1980s to the late 1980s into the 1990s. The later rappers who evolved from the 1990s usually give a lot of props to the 1980s rap pioneers who are the Gen X MCs who laid the foundations of rap culture.

Think of the rock-solid Generation X rappers from the 1980s...

1. LL Cool J (who is still spitting out mature rhymes to the delight of younger Americans who are tired of the violence in gangster rap)

2. Kool Moe Dee
3. Ice T
4. MC Hammer 🔨
5. Vanilla Ice
6. Heavy D and the Boys... Etc

A musical legend. Rest in peace 🙏🏾