Tone Loc Picture and Photo Gallery:

Credited by Rolling Stone with making rap safe for pop audiences, Tone Loc was one of the pioneers of the hip hop genre. Born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, Tone-Loc was the second rap act ever to reach #1 on Billboard's album charts with his hit 1989 single "Wild Thing," which was recorded on a shoestring budget, on an eight-track tape machine in his co-producer's Hollywood apartment.