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Tone Loc

Real Name:Anthony Terrell Smith
Profile:American hip-hop artist/actor, born 3 March 1966, Compton, California. Scored big in 1989 with his crossover hit "Wild Thing." Taken from his debut album, Loc-ed After Dark, the single was penned by fellow pop-rapper Young MC and featured a sample from Van Halen's "Jamie's Cryin'". Tone Loc was discovered by Delicious Vinyl label owners Matt Dike and Michael Ross in the late '80s, who signed him for his unique, gravelly voice. Even though "Wild Thing" and its follow-up, "Funky Cold Medina" (also written by Young MC) were huge commercial hits, and Loc-ed After Dark was only the second rap album to top the charts, Loc was quickly scorned by a majority of the hip-hop scene. Consequently, his sophomore effort, Cool Hand Loc (1991), didn't fare as well. Loc adapted, however, and left music behind to focus on his acting career. Tone Loc has since appeared in television (on Fox's "Roc") and movies (Posse, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective); and has used his instantly recognizable vocal chords to voice-over commercials and animated works.

Got his nickname from his name "Tony" and the slang term "Lōc", which refers to members of the Los Angeles street gang the "Crips", of which Tone Lōc was previously a member.
URLs:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone-Loc
Aliases:Anthony Terrell Smith
Name Variations: All | Tone Loc | Töne Löc | Ton-Loc | Tone Lock | Tone Lōc | Tone-Loc | Tone-Lōc
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Releases:
On Fire / Cheeba Cheeba (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1987
On Fire / I Got It Goin' On ◄ (2 versions)   Delicious Vinyl 1987
I Got It Goin' On (Maxi, Single) ◄ (13 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1988
Loc'ed After Dark (Album) ◄ (20 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1988
Loc'ed After Dark / Wild Thing ◄ (2 versions)   Fourth & Broadway 1988
The Very Best Of Joint Mix (The Legal Version) / I Got It Going On (CD, Mini, Mixed)   Dum Dum Music, Streetheat Music 1988
Wild Thing (Maxi, Single) ◄ (14 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1988
Funky Cold Medina (Single, Maxi) ◄ (11 versions)   Island Records ... 1989
Funky Cold Medina (Remix) 4 Track EP (12", EP)   Fourth & Broadway 1989
On Fire / Funky Cold Medina (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Fourth & Broadway ... 1989
There's A Riot Jumpin' Off / Cheeba Cheeba (12")   Capitol Records 1990
There's A Riot Jumpin' Off / Cheeba Cheeba / Eazy Street (CD, Comp, Promo)   Capitol Records 1990
All Through The Night (Maxi, Single) ◄ (9 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1991
Cool Hand Lōc (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1991
Cool Hand Loc (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Hollywood Records 1992
Hit The Coast (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1993
Posse Love (12")   A&M Records 1993
Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K (Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   Vale Music ... 1999
Wild Thing 'Y2K (12")   BMG 1999
The Witch (12")   BMG 2002
Wild Thing Peaches RMX (12")   Delicious Vinyl 2007
Freak-A-Zoid Robotz EP (12", EP)   Delicious Vinyl 2008
Production:
Natural Selections (LP, Comp) Hit The Coast WEA International Inc. 1994
Pinacolada 3 (2xCD) All Through The Night Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2005
Appears On:
We're All In The Same Gang (CD, Album) We're All In The Same ... Warner Bros. Records 1990
We're All In The Same Gang (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) We're All In The Same ... Warner Bros. Records 1990
Soul Food (LP) Cali's All That Delicious Vinyl 1991
Soul Food (CD) Cali's All That Delicious Vinyl 1991
Soul Food (Cass, Album) Cali's All That Delicious Vinyl 1991
Cali's All That (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1992
Uncle Sam's Curse (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Who Ryde Ruthless Records ... 1994
Q's Jook Joint (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Jook Joint Intro, Cool... Qwest Records ... 1995
16 Minutes With An O.G. (CD) Sucka Free SMG Solar Music Group, Down Stroke Records 1997
Tracks Appear On:
Mixx-it 22 (12", Promo) Wild Thing Mixx-it 1988
Gimme A Beat (CD) Funky Cold Medina EVA 1989
Het Beste Uit De Top 40 Van '89 (2xCD) Wild Thing Edison 1989
Hits '89 - Die Internationalen Super-Hits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Wild Thing (Vocal) Ariola ... 1989
Hits Of '89 Volume 3 (CD) Funky Cold Medina Festival Records, Festival Records 1989
January 89 - Previews (LP) Lōc'ed After Dark DMC 1989
Kroko's Überflieger (2xLP) Wild Thing WEA Musik GmbH 1989
Machine Gun Poetry (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina (Vocal) Fourth & Broadway 1989
March 89 - Mixes 2 (12") Wild Thing (Sanny X Re... DMC 1989
Maxi Hit Sensation - Die Maxi Power CD's (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina Ariola ... 1989
May 89 - Previews (LP) On Fire DMC 1989
Now Dance 89 - The 12" Mixes (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Virgin, EMI Records 1989
Now Dance 89 The 12" Mixes (2xLP) Funky Cold Medina Virgin 1989
Now This Is Music 10 (CD) Wild Thing EVA 1989
Rap House (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Wild Thing Ariola ... 1989
Series 8, Issue 9 (2x12") Funky Cold Medina, Wil... Hot Tracks 1989
Smash Da House Vol II (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina (Vocal) Virgin Records (Australia) 1989
The Best 8 (2xLP, Comp) Wild Thing Kerberos 1989
This Is Delicious - Eat To The Beat (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Wild Thing, Cutting Rh... Fourth & Broadway ... 1989
Ware's The House Party (LP) Funky Cold Medina Concept Records Pty Limited 1989
Delicious Vinyl Presents Music From The Motion Picture Marked For Death (Album) ◄ (2 versions) I Joke But I Don't Play Delicious Vinyl 1990
It's A Rap (CD) I Got It Goin' On Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1990
Marked For Death - Original Soundtrack (LP) I Joke But I Don't Play Delicious Vinyl 1990
Nation Rap (LP) Funky Cold Medina Island Records 1990
Rap Wit' Cha 2 (CD) I Got It Goin' On K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1990
Return Of Superfly (LP, Comp) Cheeba Cheeba Capitol Records 1990
Return Of Superfly (LP, Comp) Cheeba Cheeba Capitol Records 1990
Return Of Superfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) Cheeba Cheeba Capitol Records 1990
Return Of Superfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Comp) Cheeba Cheeba Capitol Records 1990
Return Of Superfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) Cheeba Cheeba Capitol Records 1990
The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane (Comp, Album) ◄ (3 versions) Can't Get Enough Elektra 1990
Double Gold 2 (2xCD) Wild Thing EVA 1992
Mixx-It CD18 - Rap Fest IV (CD, Comp, Promo) Wild Thing Mixx-it 1992
Monsters Of Rap (CD) All Through The Night EastWest Records GmbH 1992
Amongst Friends - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Wild Thing Atlantic 1993
Now Dance 80s 2 (CD, Comp) Wild Thing EVA 1993
Posse Soundtrack (CD, Album) Posse Love A&M Records 1993
Rap Rhymes!: Mother Goose On The Loose (CD) Old Mother Hubbard Epic 1993
Release #8 - 1993 (Cass, Smplr, Promo) Hit The Coast Atlantic 1993
Totally '80s (2xCD) Wild Thing Warner Special Products, Razor & Tie 1993
100% Rap (CD) Funky Cold Medina Telstar 1994
Dance Decade Vol. 1 The 80's (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Ariola 1994
Magic Hip Hop (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1994
Magic Hip Hop (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Columbia 1994
Music Factory Mastermix - Issue 110 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Mash-Up Music Factory 1994
Natural Selections (LP, Comp) Hit The Coast WEA International Inc. 1994
Rap Attack (CD) Funky Cold Medina Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1994
The Best Of Funkymix 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina Ultimix 1994
Sounds Of The Eighties - 1989 (CD) Funky Cold Medina Time Life Music, CEMA Special Markets 1995
CD Collection 159 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina, Wil... DMC 1996
Looking Back 3 (2x12") Wild Thing Ultimix 1996
Old School Rap Vol.3 (2xLP, Comp) Wild Thing Thump Records 1996
Party Power Pack Vol. 5 (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Polystar Records, Polystar Records, Polystar Records, Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH, PolyGram 1996
Phat Blunts ◄ (2 versions) Cheeba Cheeba Priority Records 1996
Rap All Over (2xCD, Comp) All Through The Night Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) 1996
Strip Jointz - Hot Songs For Sexy Dancers (CD) Wild Thing Robbins Entertainment 1996
The Megamixes 159 (2x12", Comp) Funky Cold Medina, Wil... DMC 1996
Hot Dance Classics Volume 2 (CD) Funky Cold Medina JCI Records, Warner Special Products 1997
Magic Hip Hop - The Real Classics (2xCD) Wild Thing Sony Music Media (Germany) 1997
The Best Of Rap & R'n'B (CD, Album) I Got It Goin' On (Remix) CEL Entertainment 1997
The Dance Compilation Volume 2 (3xCD) Wild Thing PolyGram Belgium 1997
Back In Tha Day (CD) Funky Cold Medina PolyGram 1998
Electro House (2xCD) Wild Thing Polystar Records 1998
Hip House (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Telstar TV 1998
MTV Presents: Hip Hop Back In The Day (CD) Funky Cold Medina Priority Records 1998
Magic House Arrest (CD) Wild Thang MPA Recording Corporation 1998
Phat Beats 186 (12") Funky Cold Medina (DJ ... DMC 1998
Roots << Rewinding The Dancefloor (2xCD) Wild Thing Huh Records 1998
20 Top Hits Aus Den Charts 5/99 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Y2K ... Top 13 Music-Club 1999
538 Dance Smash Hits - After Summer '99 (CD) Funky Cold Medina Universal Music (Netherlands) 1999
Absolute Dance 21 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K EVA Records (Sweden) 1999
Absolute Dance Opus 25 (CD) Funky Cold Medina (Y2K... EVA Records (Denmark) 1999
Back In Tha Day 2 (CD) Wild Thing Universal Music (Canada) 1999
Booom '99 - The Third (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K BMG Ariola Media GmbH 1999
Chart Hits 8/99 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina 'y2k... Mr. Music, Mr. Music 1999
Club Rotation Vol. 7 (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina (Y2K... Warner Special Marketing GmbH 1999
Delicious Vinyl - Waxing Off: The First Decade ◄ (3 versions) Wild Thing, Funky Cold... Delicious Vinyl ... 1999
Megahits 99 Die Zweite (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K Polystar Records 1999
Technics: The Original Sessions Vol. III (Limited Edition) (4xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Ltd) Funky Cold Medina "Y2K" Vale Music 1999
The Dome Vol. 11 (2xCD, Smplr) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K Sony Music Media 1999
Todo Exitos (3xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K' Vale Music 1999
hr3 Clubtraxx Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina 99 (... ZYX Music 1999
Better Taste - Be My Lover (CD, Comp, Enh) Funky Cold Medina "Y2K... Ariola Express 2000
Dance Classics (3xCD) Funky Cold Medina (Ori... BMG 2000
New Millenium Hip-Hop Party (CD) Wild Thing Rhino Entertainment Company, BMG Special Products 2000
All Music Guide - Before They Were Jiggy (CD, Enh) Funky Cold Medina Medalist Entertainment 2001
Hit Mixes 220 (12") Funky Cold Madonna (Re... DMC 2001
Original Soundtrack - The Animal (CD, Comp) Wild Thing Hollywood Records 2001
The Commercial Collection 220 (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina DMC 2001
Bar Culture 3: The Essential Pre-Club Mix (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Circa Records Ltd. 2002
Choose 80's Dance (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Telstar TV 2002
Hip Hop Allstars (3xCD) Funky Cold Medina Decadance Recordings 2002
Hip Hop Sessions (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Sessions 2002
Rapmania - The Roots Of Rap (DVD, PAL) I Got It Goin' On Umbrella Music DVD 2002
Westside (2xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina, Wil... Obsessive 2002
Westside (3x12", Comp) Funky Cold Medina Obsessive 2002
Hang All DJ's Volume 5 (CD) Flat Cold Medina Head Traxx Inc. 2003
Hip Hop - The Collection (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina Universal ... 2003
Hip Hop Classics (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina Universal Music TV 2003
Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Ultimate Selection) (3xCD) Funky Cold Medina Virgin 2003
Mashed Up! 5 (CD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina Vs A... Music Factory 2003
Hip Hop 'N' Cool (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina, Wil... V2TV 2004
Hip Hop II - The Collection (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Wild Thing Universal ... 2004
Rap Sessions (2xCD, Comp, Sli) On Fire Sessions 2004
Sex (CD, Comp) Wild Thing Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) 2004
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) Wild Thing Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
The Roots Of Rap (CD, Comp) I Got It Goin' On Music Avenue 2004
Electro Sessions (2xCD, Comp, Sli) Funky Cold Medina Sessions 2005
My Playlist (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Cold Medina Wagram 2005
Pinacolada 3 (2xCD) All Through The Night Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2005
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Six (CD) Wild Thing Tommy Boy Entertainment 2005
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Three (CD) Funky Cold Medina Tommy Boy Entertainment 2005
25 Ans Radio Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) On Fire Nova Records 2006
12"/80s Grooves (3xCD, Comp) Funky Cold Medina (Vocal) Family Recordings (UK) 2007
The Ben Liebrand Grandmix 89 (CDr, Comp, Mixed, RP) I Got It Goin' On, Fun... DMC 2007
01 - Groove 90 (CD, Comp) All Through The Night Universal Music (Italy) 2008
100 Hits 80s Pop (5xCD, Comp) Wild Thing, Funky Cold... Demon Music Group 2008
Delicious Vinyl All-Stars - Rmxxology (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Wild Thing (Peaches RMX) Delicious Vinyl 2008
Promo Only Club Video: April 08 (DVD, Comp) Wild Thing (Peaches ... Promo Only 2008
The Mash Up Mix 2008 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Funky Cold Medina (Aca... Ministry Of Sound 2008
Delicious Vinyl Sampler (9xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) Wild Thing (Peaches RMX) Delicious Vinyl 2009
Rave Side Of The Moon (CD, Promo) Wild Thing (Acapella) Not On Label (AGT Rave Cru Self-released) 2009
Classic Party Rockers Vol. 8 (12") Wild Thing Strictly Hits Vinyl Service  
Funkymix 1 (3x12", Comp, Promo) Funky Cold Medina Ultimix  
Giants Of Rap Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Wild Thing BCM Records  
Groove Collection 41 (12") Wild Thing Groove Collection Germany  
The Grooves 10 (LP) Funky Cold Medina (16 ... DMC  
Ultimate Hip*Hop: 30th Anniversary Collection (CD) Wild Thing Madacy  
Unofficial Releases:
Deep Magic Dance 50 - The Best Of 10 Years (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Met) Funky Cold Medina Deep Dance, Deep Dance 1997
Deep Dance 59 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K Deep Dance 1999
Hit Explosion '99 Volume 8 (2xCD) Funky Cold Medina 'Y2K Double Fun Records 1999
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 6 (CD, Mixed) Flat Cold Medina Waxedhead Recordings 2004
Rvng Prsnts MX2: Diabolic & Julian S. Process (CDr) Wild Thing Rvng Intl. 2004
Get Your Hand Outta My Pocket! Vol. 3 (12", EP) Untitled Organik Rekordings 2006
Acapella Heaven Vol. 5 (12", Ltd) Funky Cold Medina Acapella Heaven (White) 2008
The Mash●Up●Machine (CD, Comp) Flat Cold Medina Robot Recordings 2008
A Dj's Decate (1984-1994) Vol. 2 (CD, Mixed) Wild Thing (7" Version) Deep Dance  
Funky Cold Madonna / Another Insomnia (12") Funky Cold Madonna Not On Label (Madonna), Not On Label (Tone Loc), Not On Label (Faithless)  
Slapdash Volume 2 (12", W/Lbl) 40 Miles Medina Not On Label  
The Ben Liebrand Grandmix 89 ◄ (2 versions) I Got It Goin' On, Fun... Not On Label  
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