*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 ...

*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 ...

American hip-hop artist/actor Tone Loc scored big in 1989 with his crossover hit “Wild Thing.” Taken from his debut album, Lōc’ed After Dark, the single was penned by fellow pop-rapper Young MC and ...

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 ...