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The duo's first   and release was "DJ Interview," appearing on World to World, which later got them a  with  in 1987. The duo was assisted by a long time friend from New Jersey, producer David Wynn. David Wynn produced three songs on their debut album and five songs on their sophomore album.

The first Profile release was "". It uses multiple samples from the  and  1972 song "." The track first became a regional hit and then slowly climbed the , picking up a multi-platinum single certification. The song also peaked at #3 on the  chart.

An album, also called , was quickly put together and it produced a significant follow-up hit, "Joy and Pain", which sampled a song of the same name by  featuring , as well as "Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is" by . It also hit the top 10 on the dance chart and climbed to #58 on the Hot 100. "Get On the Dance Floor," produced by David Wynn (DJ Wynn), a track released to clubs in between the two singles, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Boosted by those singles the It Takes Two album went platinum seven times over. 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", and he had his own personal problems.[] DJ E-Z Rock also was forced to leave the group due to his own personal issues, so Rob Base was left to be a solo artist.[]

He responded in 1989 with , his debut solo album. It did not sell as well as It Takes Two. One song from the album hit the dance chart in late 1989: "Turn It Out (Go Base)", credited only to Rob Base.

In 2008, their song "It Takes Two" was ranked number 37 on 's 100 greatest songs of hip hop.