Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock "It Takes Two" LP Profile Records PRO-1267 (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is VG+ 

Out of Print!!

Original Press.

Track Listing:

A1It Takes Two5:00A2Joy And Pain Vocals –  3:45A3Don't Sleep On It Co-producer –  4:00A4Check This Out Co-producer –  2:59A5Crush Co-producer –  5:29B1Get On The Dance Floor4:23B2Times Are Gettin' Ill3:38B3Keep It Going Now3:50B4Make It Hot Co-producer –  4:19B5Creativity3:48
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock were a   from ,  who were best known for their  "", a  that was a top 40 hit and has been  by the . That song was a part of the duo's album of the same name, which also has been certified platinum. They are also known for being pioneers of the crossover success that  would have in the popular music mainstream. The duo consisted of Rob Base (Robert Ginyard, born May 18, 1967) and DJ E-Z Rock (Rodney "Skip" Bryce, born 1967; died April 27, 2014).

The duo's first   and release was "DJ Interview," appearing on World to World, which later got them a  with  in 1987.

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," 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.

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock had a reunion album in 1994 with ; however, the album did not do well commercially.

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

On August 1, 2015, Rob Base returned to the stage and rocked a private party in Armonk, NY.

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