TONE LOC (on Wild Thing, Funky Cold Medina, Courtney Cox, The 90s & The Masked Singer)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

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🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Tone Loc steps Behind The Velvet Rope. “Wild Thing”, “Funky Cold Medina” and more, Tone is here to mention it all. Tone talks about what it was like to break out in the 90s as a mega star, the current state of hip hop today, working with Courteney Cox, Robert De Niro, Jim Carrey and more. Last, but not least, Tone talks about what it was like to don the Handyman costume in this season’s Masked Singer. @rappertoneloc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CASH APP - Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/90aiowep #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Cash App Green, overdraft coverage, borrow, cash back offers and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. MOOD - www.mood.com/velvet (20% Off With Code Velvet on Federally Legal THC Shipped Right To Your Door) MOMENTOUS - livemomentous.com (Use Code VELVET For 35% Off Your First Order on Creatine, Protein, Omega-3 Or Any Momentous Products) WERE YOU RAISED BY WOLVES? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves/id1478026758 (A Fast-paced, Delightful Podcast About Etiquette & Social Norms) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want to listen to this episode or any of our episodes, ad free, you can do that now.
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0:12.2	Plus every single day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, you can listen to this episode or any of our other episodes at the same time, ad free over on Patreon. Hey everyone, this is David. Welcome back behind the velvet rope. Let's just get right into it today because we are joined by the one and only tone loke.
0:58.4	Tonloak, welcome, or should I just say handyman is in the house?
1:04.9	Handyman is in the house. Believe that.
1:08.2	Listen, you have done so much in your career.
1:11.4	You know, you've been nominated for Grammys and MTV Awards.
1:14.7	You won an American Music Award.
1:16.5	Like, how does this experience stack up for you?
1:20.3	I mean, it's cool, actually.
1:22.5	I had pretty much done, was through with television.
1:25.8	You know, I didn't really want to do it anymore.
1:28.5	So it was actually pretty cool.
1:31.0	I had some friends in mine, some older family members of mine saying,
1:36.1	oh, my God, oh, that just puts you back on a whole other level.
1:39.8	I like that.
1:40.5	I'm so proud of you.
1:41.6	So it was actually pretty cool, you know, for my career.
1:45.6	It was totally different. And I actually liked it, to tell you the truth. It's cool.
1:50.2	What did your daughter say? Because I know you mentioned her in your clue package that she, you know,
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