DJ E-Z Rock, who partnered up with his longtime friend and rapper Rob Base for a string of major singles in the late '80s, in the form of 'It Takes Two' and 'Joy and Pain,' has reportedly died.
The very first time I heard "I Wanna Rock" by the newly crowned Snoop Lion (formally Snoop Dogg before being rechristened by a Rastafarian priest in Jamaica), I immediately knew where the main sample came from. And where is that, you may ask...