Report: Tone Loc collapses on Atlanta stage

Rapper Tone Loc collapsed while performing in Atlanta Saturday night, TMZ is reporting.

Tone Loc, born Anthony Terrell Smith, is best known for his hits in the late '80s and early '90s, including "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina."

TMZ reports the California native, 45, suffered from exhaustion and was hospitalized, but is doing well now.

The performer has had similar incidents in the past, including a heat-related collapse in Florida in May 2009.

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