The 2026 XXL Freshman Class are ready to show and prove with their unique styles and perspectives. Chris Patrick, Belly Gang ...

Our editorial staff picks the best songs from a year that's starting to be swarmed with big hits by big artists. The turnover at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year has really been something to ...

"As long as the music is fast, as long as the music is good enough for people to dance to, with a nice hook on it, [it could achieve mass appeal.]" — Rob Base, explaining the crossover success of his ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Base, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, was best ...

Rob Base’s death at the age of 59 has shocked and saddened generations of hip-hop fans. The Harlem native was one half of Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, who scored big hits in the late 1980s with “Joy and ...

Guitar Pro named The Beatles' 'Come Together' as the most iconic bass riff that changed rock history The song was originally brought to the group by John Lennob, but Paul McCartney made the tempo ...

(KTLA) – Hip-hop star Rob Base passed away on Friday at age 59 following a battle with cancer, according to an announcement on the artist’s social media page. “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped ...

Rob Base, best known for the 1988 hit "It Takes Two," died at age 59 after battling cancer. 'He's in my car?': Dad whose baby was found 'hot to the touch' inside Escalade insisted child was sleeping ...