Rapper Tone Loc Recovering After Collapsing At Concert (Photos)

Posted on May 29, 2009

Rapper Tone Loc, 80’s singer with hits such as “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina,” was released from the hospital Friday after collapsing during an outdoor concert in Florida. Read more on Tone Loc below.

A spokesmanwith the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department said it appeared Tone Loc collapsed and had a seizure due to overheating.

Tone Loc, who was born Anthony Terrell Smith, collapsed early Friday morning at the Capt’n Fun Beach Club. Tone Loc was taken away by ambulance.

Colleen Kirsch, spokeswoman for Gulf Breeze Hospital, said Friday afternoon that Tone Loc had been treated at the hospital and released.

The rapper’s manager, Bobby Bessone said flight delays and heat contributed to Tone Loc’s collapse.

Along with his 1980s hit songs, the entertainer has also appeared in movies including “Uncle Buck” in 1989, “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” in 1990 and “Poetic Justice” in 1993. He has done voice over work in numerous films and television shows including “FernGully: The Last Rainforest” in 1992, “Tiatian A.E” in 2000 and “King of the Hill” in 2005.

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