Anthony Terrell Smith, better known to the world as Tone Loc, was hospitalized on February 14, 2026 after suffering a medical incident while traveling from California to Alabama. The iconic voice ...

Tone Loc was hospitalized in Atlanta with a medical emergency while traveling to serve as grand marshal for Alabama's KOK Mardi Gras Parade.

*Pour yourself some funky cold medina for a birthday toast to Tone Lōc, who turns 57 today (03-03-23). We grabbed an interview with the 80s/90s icon in the midst of his sudden success with “Wild Thing ...

Rapper Tone Loc Hospitalized After Flight Emergency, Misses Mardi Gras Appearance ...

*Episode 7 of the Radioscope Raw podcast features our 1989 interview with Tone-Loc. “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina’ were unexpected hits for the 23–year-old Los Angeles native and had made him a ...

On this day in 1989, West Coast rap pioneer Tone Loc made history by releasing his debut album, Loc-ed After Dark, through Delicious Vinyl Records. The album was an instant hit, climbing to the top of ...

Rapper Tone Loc found himself celebrating Valentine’s Day in a hospital room. The rapper best known for the hit songs “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina,” was hospitalized in Georgia after suffering ...