Tone Loc Arrested for Domestic Violence

By Christine Fenno Posted Jun 19th 2011 09:35AM

'Funky Cold Medina' rapper Tone Loc (whose real name is Anthony Terrell Smith) was arrested on Saturday afternoon at a Burbank, Calif., apartment complex and charged with felony domestic violence.

The arrest, one day before Father's Day, stemmed from an alleged physical altercation with the mother of his child. According to TMZ, the 45- year-old West Coast rap star and voice actor was taken in, without incident, and booked at the local jail in a few hours. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Earlier this year, Tone Loc had another run-in with the law when he was spotted driving erratically in January and arrested for DUI. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition caused a seizure (the artist has collapsed onstage in seizure in the past).

Though best known for his 1980's hits 'Wild Thing' and 'Funky Cold Medina,' the four-time Grammy nominee with the uniquely gravelly voice has also taken acting roles in films such as 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' and TV series such as 'Touched by an Angel.'

Check out Tone Loc in a 1990's TV appearance (he stars opposite Phil Harman in the opening scene of this clip), as he dons a badge to enforce law and order around the offices of 'NewsRadio':

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Sunday 19 June

By stu

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Next Maury...if their not having a stroke or talking smack bout gays...their beating on their babies mama.

By Simone

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All tat Ghetto on Maury is on Welfare so they can be made a joke of when they slept with 100's of creeps and searching for a daddy. Our government money at work. We need to work but they get welfare for their 100 childrn. Stop welfare and if they can;t afford children they should not have them. Trailer trash all of them

Monday 20 June

By artstnmtn1

stu, i guess you are a big boy.who is "they"?

By hello kitty

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He gave her the 'Funky Cold Medina.'

By meg

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poor phil...i remember when his sweet wife blew his head off.
Happy Fathers Day!

By mrbluesays

Whats a matter meg? what did phil do or did not do to you?

By gary jenkinson

typical rapper no talent and a women beater.this is just typical behaviour of a rapper.lock them away for life no one will misss them

By patr728

WOW Gary....nothing like being a little bit judgemental. Wuold you make the same blanket statement if he was a police officer or a minister? Juct in case you aren't aware......they can be abusers, too! So lighten up and don't be so narrow minded.
p.s. I really don't care if you have some study that backs your remark! Surveys can be constructed to produce the results the people providing the survey want! AND that's fact!

By Mike Rath

Well 728..
As long as it's a FACT, everyone can stop posting...

By lynnws0548

Thought you would like this...

By Glenn

Gee, another rap artist in trouble with the law. There's a surprise!!

By Karlya

It is such a surprise. lmao ..Better locked in a cage and not out on the steets. The monkey should stay in his cage, alolng with OJ, the killer

By Lorian

Once cheap azz Ghetto ..always Ghetto. Rap ..the worse loud noise on this earth. They so-called rapper should like English first.

By Hammilton

My dear Kate - Future Queen of England. Your head dress is something like gay guy would wear in drag. Who designs that junk?

By Your Emminency!

Women should really take more martial arts lessons.

By thudula

ITS ABOUT TIME VASECTOMY is PROMOTED FOR MEN. Any man who doesnot want child support obligation should obtain a VASECTOMY. Email your favorite HIP HOP males and make the suggestion.

By LyMan(Nature Boy)

He Should be Fighting Bubba behind bars.....

By Raymond

Since when was Tone Def every really a star?

By Harley

It's Phil HARTMAN not Harman... Idiots!!...

By IRISH

tone loc or LIP LOCK I've never heard of the BOZO, so he doesn't matter!

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