American hip-hop artist/actor, born 3 March 1966, Compton, California, USA. Scored big in 1989 with his crossover hit "Wild Thing." Taken from his debut album, [m=76150], the single was penned by fellow rapper [a=Young MC] and featured a sample from [a=Van Halen]'s "Jamie's Cryin'". Tone Loc was discovered by [l=Delicious Vinyl] label owners [a=Matt Dike] and [a=Michael Ross] in the late '80s, who signed him for his unique, gravelly voice. "Wild Thing" and its follow-up, "Funky Cold Medina" (als