4 good links

  1. Superstar U.S.A.

    Description of his short-lived reality TV show

  2. The Dust Brothers

    The Beastie Boys offer some background on the producers of Tone's big hit

  3. Still Loc'ed After Dark

    2000 interview from online mag IGN for Men; good detail, heavy on the hep lingo

  4. IMDB: Tone-Loc Filmography

    Details on all his films and TV shows, and not much more

Tone-Loc Biography

Name at birth: Anthony Terrell Smith

1980s rap pioneer Tone-Loc was the second rap act ever to reach #1 on Billboard's album charts. (The Beastie Boys were the first.) His album Loc'd After Dark (1989) spawned the hit singles "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina"; they remain Loc's best-known tunes. After recording his 1991 follow-up album, Cool Hand Loc, the singer put his familiar raspy voice to work on TV and in film, landing roles on the TV series Roc and in films including Jim Carrey's breakthrough flick Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and the animated sci-fi epic Titan A.E. (2000).

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