On this date in 1989, West Coast rap big Tone Loc launched his debut album Loc-ed After Darkish on Scrumptious Vinyl Data. It was an enormous success, making it to #1 on the Billboard 200 the week of April 15 and #3 on the Prime R&B/Hip-Hop album charts. It featured three hit singles — “Wild Factor”, “Funky Chilly Medina”, and “I Obtained It Goin’ On” — and was licensed Double Platinum by the RIAA.
Lōc-ed After Darkish’s album cowl is predicated on Donald Byrd’s 1963 report, A New Perspective.