Rob Base hails from Harlem, New York. He first began performing with various groups such as: Sure Shot Seven, Cosmic 3 MC’s, and Freedom Force. He and partner DJ EZ Rock, (whom he has known since the 4th grade) would eventually separate from the groups to form Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock. Their first single ‘DJ Interview’ came out on Mike and Dave’s label Star Maker’s Records in 1986. World to World Records would produce their second single ‘Make It Hot’ in 1987. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock’s music began to gain momentum and they would receive a distribution deal with Profile Records by 1988.

In 1988, Profile Records released Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock’s debut album It Takes Two. The title track became a massive single. The single and the album were certified platinum by the RIAA on June 12, 1989 and December 28, 1989, respectively, and produced 3 top ten hits. The single, gained Single of the Year honors from both Spin Magazine and The Village Voice. Additional singles such as Get on the Dance Floor (Which reached #1 on the Dance Club charts) and Joy and Pain continued to help push the album to multi-platinum status. In 1989, Rob Base dropped a solo release album “The Incredible Base”, which went Gold and included a number of hits such as Turn It Out (Go Base), which reached #4 and Get Up and Have A Good Time. In the last 30 years, Rob Base has continued to make his mark in the Hip Hop and Freestyle worlds. Rob has had the opportunities to make countless television appearances on shows like The Monique Show, The Queen Latifah Show, Good Day NY and the sitcom The Game. It Takes Two has been featured in critically acclaimed movies such as The Proposal, Love & Basketball, The Sisters and countless Marvel Films. It Takes Two has been in countless commercials for Yoplait Yogurt, Burger King, NFL Mobile, Target, and has been the opening song for LL Cool J’s Lip Sync Battle for two seasons. The song is a very popular choice on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and can be heard at almost every major sporting event. Rob Base has also added Celebrity DJ to his resume, as he was the guest DJ at the MSNBC White House Correspondence Dinner in 2014, and David “Big Papi” Oritz of the Boston Red Sox, retirement party. In 2017, Rob Base was the Half-Time performance at the NBA Finals Game 1, between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rob Base was also the halftime performance at the NBA playoffs game 2, Philly Vs Miami. Rob Base has also added Celebrity DJ to his resume, as he was the guest DJ at the MSNBC White House Correspondence Dinner in 2014, and David “Big Papi” Oritz of the Boston Red Sox, retirement party. In 2017

In 2014, Rob joined the highly successful “I Love The 90’s” Tour and shared the stage with Salt N Pepa, TLC, Tone Loc and a host of other 90’s Legends. In 2018, Rob along with Salt N Pepa and All For One setup a first ever Hip Hop residency in Vegas. This residency would later include En Vouge and Kid N Play. In 2019, Rob toured with Mc Hammer on Hammer’s House Party Tour and on 2/22/22, he performed on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Rob is now currently producing films and has added Executive Producer to his credits.