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A forgotten man in the rise of West Coast rap, Tone-Loc was effectively cut off from his hometown scene in Los Angeles by his unexpected pop success. Paced by the singles "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" -- both co-written by a pre-fame Young MC -- and some of the earliest productions by the legendary Dust Brothers, Loc's debut album, Loc-ed After Dark, became the second rap album to top the pop charts, following the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill. Loc's distinctively rough, raspy voice and easygoing delivery made him an appealing storyteller, but he was aiming for the streets more than the pop charts. So there's the occasional profanity, the stalker-tinged title track, and "Cheeba Cheeba," which made waves at the time as one of the earliest pro-marijuana raps on record (of course, this was before Cypress Hill, and Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign was still fresh in the public's mind). The minor singles "I Got It Goin' On" and "On Fire" (the latter the first record ever released on Delicious Vinyl) are both pretty good, but some of the album's momentum is wasted on some fairly standard MC boasts (Loc has much more personality than he does lyrical technique). Even if Loc-ed After Dark is erratic, though, it still deserves more respect than it's generally accorded.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Marvin Young, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Michael Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN KING, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dike, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tone-Loc, MainArtist - Marvin Bruce Young, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Concord Music Group Inc.
Michael Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN KING, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dike, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Michael Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN KING, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dike, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Matt Dike, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Smith, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ross, Producer - Tone-Loc, MainArtist
℗ 2009 The Bicycle Music Company
Album review
A forgotten man in the rise of West Coast rap, Tone-Loc was effectively cut off from his hometown scene in Los Angeles by his unexpected pop success. Paced by the singles "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" -- both co-written by a pre-fame Young MC -- and some of the earliest productions by the legendary Dust Brothers, Loc's debut album, Loc-ed After Dark, became the second rap album to top the pop charts, following the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill. Loc's distinctively rough, raspy voice and easygoing delivery made him an appealing storyteller, but he was aiming for the streets more than the pop charts. So there's the occasional profanity, the stalker-tinged title track, and "Cheeba Cheeba," which made waves at the time as one of the earliest pro-marijuana raps on record (of course, this was before Cypress Hill, and Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign was still fresh in the public's mind). The minor singles "I Got It Goin' On" and "On Fire" (the latter the first record ever released on Delicious Vinyl) are both pretty good, but some of the album's momentum is wasted on some fairly standard MC boasts (Loc has much more personality than he does lyrical technique). Even if Loc-ed After Dark is erratic, though, it still deserves more respect than it's generally accorded.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:11
- Main artists: Tone Loc
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Bicycle Music Company
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1989 The Bicycle Music Company ℗ 1989 The Bicycle Music Company
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