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Tone Loc Interesting Facts |
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Whenever we get to do a research on an artist in rap music, we go through the regular music search or better yet rap music search routine. We try to determine who contribute the most to the current state of rap music. One of the main contributors is Tone Loc. His
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contribution to rap music will be outline more in the following paragraphs and you will see how it effectively allowed rap music to be recognized as diverse.
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See if you can answer these two trivia questions about Tone Loc. |
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What was the name of Tone Loc's only hit? |
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Busta Move
- Wild Thing
- Impossible
- None of the above
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To a true Tone Loc fan, this question is fairly simple but when we were compiling our rap music search or researches, we try to incorpoerate many elements of easy and hard questions. To better help you with questions relating to Ton Loc, we have included his Bio below. Please read and reread because most of the information gathered from our music search will help you in the weekly contest.
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Tone-Loc (born Anthony Smith ) soared from obscurity into pop stardom in 1989 when his hoarse voice and unmistakable delivery made the song "Wild Thing" (using a sample from Van Halen 's "Jamie's Cryin'") a massive hit. The song was co-written by Marvin Young , better known as Young MC , as was the second single smash, "Funky Cold Medina." The album Loc-ed After Dark became the second rap release ever to top the pop
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charts. Tone-Loc expanded his horizons into acting in 1992 and 1993, appearing a few times on the Fox sitcom Roc . He was also in the films Posse and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , and in 1991 returned to recording with Cool Hand Loc . |
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