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    The Voice Behind One Of Hip-Hop's Most Famous Hooks

    Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock put out their debut album 30 years ago featuring "It Takes Two." The song's sample was so widely recognized, it revitalized the career of Lyn Collins, the original artist.
    by Andrew Limbong Sep 18, 2018 2 minutes
    Lyn Collins, pictured here in 1970, inspired the chorus to Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's pioneering hip-hop hit "It Takes Two."

    Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's debut album, , was released 30 years ago this month. It contains one of the most defining singles in hip-hop, anchored by the unmistakable hook: The epochal riff is a sample from Lyn Collins 1972 single "Think (About It)." Collins died in 2005, but thanks to this hip-hop rework of her single,

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