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Rapper Tone Loc Hospitalized After Flight Emergency, Misses Mardi Gras Appearance
Rapper Tone Loc
Hospitalized in Georgia …
Suffered Medical Crisis on Way to Alabama Parade
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4:49 PM PT — A rep for Tone Loc tells TMZ … he’s fine, and he’s on his way back to Los Angeles. The rep neither confirmed nor denied the medical incident announced by The Krewe of Kolosse.
Tone Loc — the popular rapper best known for the hit songs “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina” — is recovering in a Georgia hospital after a medical incident
The Krewe Of Kolosse — a men’s Mardi Gras society — announced the news because the rapper was supposed to serve as the Grand Marshal of a parade in Dothan, Alabama Saturday.
However, while flying to Dothan, the Krewe of Kolosse says Tone Loc experienced a medical emergency. The organization did not provide additional information.
We’ve kept you informed about Tone Loc’s health issues over the years … including in 2012 when he collapsed multiples times on stage.
In 2013, Tone Loc suffered an apparent seizure while performing in Iowa. Medical professionals attended the rapper on stage for five minutes before the audience was asked to leave.
We’ve reached out to Tone Loc and his team … so far, no word back.