Tone Lōc

Tone Lōc (sometimes alternatively spelled Tone Loc or Tone-Lōc, with the second part of the name, regardless of spelling, pronounced like the "loc" in the word "local") is the stage name of Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), an American hip hop artist and actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles "Wild Thing", "Funky Cold Medina", "I Got It Goin' On" and "All Through the Night". He is also known for his deep, gravelly, hoarse voice. Tone Lōc was born in south Los Angeles, California and attended University High School. His song, "Wild Thing", includes a drum beat and guitar riff from Van Halen's song "Jamie's Cryin'". Though the sample was used without permission, Van Halen did not sue. His song "Funky Cold Medina" contains a guitar riff from "Christine Sixteen" performed by "KISS". As an actor, Tone has appeared in movies such as Heat, Surf Ninjas, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Bebe's Kids, Poetic Justice, Blank Check and Titan A.E., as well as in the television series NewsRadio and the reality television series Superstar USA.

Trivia

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• Got his nickname from his name "Tony" and the slang term "Lōc", which refers to the black sunglasses commonly worn by Mexican gangsters ("locos"), and is possibly related to his previous affiliation with the "Crips" gang.
• The cover for his debut album Lōc-ed After Dark features a picture in black and white with his name colored in blue, another reference to his involvement with the "Crips" (members of the gang wear blue)
• Sang on Fefe Dobson's song "Rock It Til You Drop It" on her self-titled debut album (2003).
• Provided the voice of Fud Wrapper, the animatronic host of the former Epcot attraction Food Rocks in Walt Disney World.
• In 1999, both "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" were remixed by Euro-dance team The ZZ-Bros. "Wild Thing Y2K" charted well on the Australian Dance Charts in the lead up to the year 2000 celebrations.
• His music was used in the Tone Loc vs. Twenty Fingers remix of "Lick It."
• He is the first African American hip-hop artist to have a number one album on the billboard charts.

Discography

Filmography

• The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
• The Return of Superfly (1990)
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
• Bebe's Kids (1992)
• Posse (1993)
• Poetic Justice (1993)
• Surf Ninjas (1993)
• A Cool Like That Christmas (1994)
• Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
• Blank Check (1994)
• Aladdin TV series (1994)
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
• Heat (1995)
• Spy Hard (1996)
• C-Bear and Jamal
• Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
• Freedom Strike (1998)
• (2000)
• Titan A.E. (2000)
• They Crawl (2001)
• Deadly Rhapsody (2001)
• Static Shock (2002)
• King of the Hill (2005)
• Yes Dear (2005)
• Totally Awesome (2006)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Tone Lōc at the Internet Movie Database
• Tone Lōc profile at NNDB