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Originally Posted by Breeze

64. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two (1988)

Total Points – 516
Charts – 2
Top 40 – 2
Top 20 – 0
Top 10 – 0
Highest Ranking – 28

The Harlem duo’s first single was DJ Interview which was used to help them get a major recording contract, and it worked. They signed with Profile Records and this song was the first single off the first album. The song heavily samples the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song “Think (About It)”, which was a hit on the Soul Singles chart. This single uses the ’72 single’s drum breaks, the “Yeah! Woo!” and probably most importantly, Collins singing of “It Takes Two to make a thing go right”. This song and the artists are heavily credited as being leaders in the crossover success of rap music. AllMusic critic, Stephen Erlewine stated, "There are many critics and listeners who claim that Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's 'It Takes Two' is the greatest hip-hop single ever cut. It's hard to disagree with them."

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