Tone Loc‘s debut album Loc-ed After Dark, which was released on January 23, 1989, under Delicious Vinyl, was the first solo rap album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Loc-ed After Dark was certified platinum on May 9, 1989 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts on April 15, 1989—the first solo rap album to go No. 1. Loc-ed After Dark has sold over 2 million copies and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Tone Loc “Loc-ed After Dark” tracklist
- “On Fire (Remix)”
- “Wild Thing“
- “Lōc’ed After Dark”
- “I Got It Goin’ On”
- “Cutting Rhythms”
- “Funky Cold Medina”
- “Next Episode”
- “Cheeba Cheeba”
- “Don’t Get Close”
- “Lōc’in on the Shaw”
- “The Homies”
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