That’s a rough six month stretch for anyone to go through. First though I want to say my condolences to Robert Ginyard, not just on E-Z Rock’s passing but on that of his wife April’s passing last October. The shocking announcement of DJ E-Z Rock’s death at the age of 46 this weekend made me want to go back, reflect and reexamine the album as a whole. The song is ubiquitous to the point that VH1 put it their top 100 of greatest rap songs of all time – and I wouldn’t argue the point. Base’s distinctive high pitched voice is as memorable as it is reusable – much like Queensbridge’s own MC Shan. The very fact “It Takes Two” is one of the most sampled and quoted songs in rap history speaks volumes. If you thought of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock as your prototypical “one hit wonder” of pop or even hip-hop music you could hardly be blamed. Rob continued as a soloist with limited success, an an ill-fated 1990’s reunion met with even less success. Unfortunately the overnight success of “It Takes Two” and the album of the same name went to their heads and fractured the group down the middle. Rob Base’s eerily prophetic words on “Joy and Pain” would come back to haunt him just over a year later on his second album “The Incredible Base.” In the late 1980’s Robert Ginyard formed a successful partnership with Rodney ‘DJ E-Z Rock’ Bryce that led to the top ten hit “It Takes Two.” If you’re an 80’s baby you already know the song’s famous punchlines by heart: “Take it off the rack, if it’s whack, put it back/I like the Whopper the Big Mac.” The up-tempo drum track, hypnotic “yeah… WHOO” sample and Rob’s suave “ladies love me, girls adore me/I mean, even the ones who never saw me” confidence made the song a platinum hit that was as appealing on the dance floor as in the headphones of your Walkman. (So if, as an example, a catcher were to be thrown out on the bases to end the previous half-inning and needed additional time to put on his catching gear, the umpire could allow it.We used to be cool now we don’t hang aroundĬould be the fame, could be the money” – Rob Base Umpires may provide extra time if warranted by special circumstances. This effectively serves as an additional disengagement.
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