Tone Loc

Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966, Los Angeles, California), better known by his stage name Tone Lōc, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known for his deep, gravelly voice and his million-selling hit singles, "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina".[1] Tone Lōc is also a voice actor, having voiced characters in several cartoon series. He also voiced Fud Wrapper, the host of the animatronic show Food Rocks, which played at Epcot from 1994 to 2004. In this latter role, he sang the song "Always Read the Wrapper", a parody of his own song "Funky Cold Medina". His song "Ace Is In The House" features in the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective (2009).

He provided vocals for FeFe Dobson for a track called "Rock It 'Til You Drop It" on her first album, 2003's Fefe Dobson.

Tone Loc - Wild Thing


Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina


Featured singles
Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B
1990 "We're All in the Same Gang" West Coast Rap All-Stars 35 10 Non-album song
[edit] Awards and Nominations
Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1989 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rap Video "Wild Thing" Nominated
1990 Grammy Awards Best New Artist Himself Nominated
Best Rap Solo Performance "Funky Cold Medina" Nominated
American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Himself Nominated
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Lōc-ed After Dark Nominated
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist Himself Nominated
Favorite Dance New Artist Won
1991 Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "We're All in the Same Gang" Nominated
[edit] Filmography

Living Single TV Series
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)
Newsradio TV series (1995)
Spy Hard (1996)
C-Bear and Jamal
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Freedom Strike (1998)
Jack and The Beanstalk (2000)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
Titan A.E. (2000)
They Crawl (2001)
Deadly Rhapsody (2001)
Static Shock (2002)
Storm Watch (2002)
Superstar USA (2004)
King of the Hill (2005)
Yes Dear (2005)
Totally Awesome (2006)
Chowder (TV series) (2008)

[edit] See also

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

References from Wikipedia.com