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flvegan

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1. RIP MC Rob Base

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 04:48 AM

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In my day, if you didn't know this song going into the club, you'd know it soon enough.

From that video frame, also RIP DJ Easy Rock and Biz Markie. Time is catching up to us all.

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'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59 [View all] littlemissmartypants Yesterday OP

RIP MC Rob Base flvegan Yesterday #1

And ironically, as much as their song was sampled in later years, its primary melody was a sample from this BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2