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==Personal life== ===Legal issues=== In December 2010, Tone Lōc was arrested for an alleged [[driving under the influence|DUI]]. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition had caused a [[seizure]].<ref name= GKaufman-not-guilty>{{cite web|title=Tone Loc Pleads Not Guilty To Domestic Violence Charges| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667315/tone-loc-pleads-not-guilty-weapons-domestic-violence-charge.jhtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101736/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667315/tone-loc-pleads-not-guilty-weapons-domestic-violence-charge.jhtml| url-status= dead| archive-date= July 16, 2011| website= MTV.com| first= Gil |last= Kaufman| date= July 15, 2011| access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref> On June 18, 2011, Tone Lōc was arrested for felony domestic violence and felony possession of a [[Colt AR-15]] Sporter rifle,<ref name=no-contest-2011>{{cite news|title=Rapper Tone Loc pleads no contest to domestic violence charge |url-status=dead |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-10-03/entertainment/showbiz_california-tone-loc_1_rapper-tone-loc-funky-cold-medina-domestic-violence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010080639/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-10-03/entertainment/showbiz_california-tone-loc_1_rapper-tone-loc-funky-cold-medina-domestic-violence?_s=PM%3ASHOWBIZ |archive-date=October 10, 2011 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |work=CNN|date=October 4, 2011 }}</ref> which is heavily restricted by California law.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/Cfl2007.pdf| title= California Firearms Laws| website= ag.ca.gov| publisher= Office of the Attorney General, California Dept. of Justice| date= 2007| access-date= January 24, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141019063000/http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/Cfl2007.pdf| archive-date= October 19, 2014| url-status= dead}}</ref> The weapon was not involved in the domestic incident,<ref name= no-contest-2011 /> an altercation with the mother of one of his children.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police: Tone Loc arrested after fight with his child's mother|access-date=June 19, 2011|first=Alan|last=Duke|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-19/entertainment/tone.loc.arrest_1_wild-thing-rapper-tone-loc-mother?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|work=CNN|date=June 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728102501/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-19/entertainment/tone.loc.arrest_1_wild-thing-rapper-tone-loc-mother?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> Tone Lōc was released less than three hours later after posting $50,000 bail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tone Loc arrested in domestic violence case| url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43459637 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110623012645/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43459637/ns/today-entertainment/t/tone-loc-arrested-domestic-violence-case/ | url-status= live | archive-date= June 23, 2011 | agency= Associated Press; TMZ.com; TODAY news services| website= MSN.com| date= June 19, 2011 | access-date= January 24, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Rapper Tone Loc arrested on domestic violence charge |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapper-tone-loc-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/ |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110825223551/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20072500-504083.html |archive-date= August 25, 2011 | website= CBSnews.com| date= June 20, 2011| first= Edecio| last= Martinez| access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref> On October 3, 2011, he entered a plea of no contest to both charges, and was sentenced to one day in county jail, three years of probation, 52 weeks of anger management counseling and 30 days of community service.<ref name= no-contest-2011 /> On March 23, 2019, Tone Loc was detained by the [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] Police Department in [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Haley |title=FIRST ON CBS7: Rapper Tone Loc detained by Midland Police |url=https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Rapper-Tone-Loc-detained-by-Midland-Police-507579501.html |website=www.cbs7.com |date=March 24, 2019 |access-date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> It was later revealed that the reason for the detention was a heated argument caused when Lōc confronted someone who was wearing a [[Confederate battle flag]] baseball cap. After the two arguing parties agreed to separate, Lōc was released and no charges were filed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/tone-loc-detained-at-texas-airport-for-fighting-with-couple-about-sons-confederate-hat | title=Tone Loc Detained at Texas Airport for Arguing with Couple About Son's Confederate Hat | website=[[Complex Networks]] }}</ref> ===Health issues=== Tone Lōc has collapsed onstage multiple times since 1995; some if not all of these collapses have been due to [[seizure]]s, according to at least one report.<ref name= watch>{{cite news| url= http://guardianlv.com/2013/03/lil-wayne-tone-loc-and-morrissey-all-under-the-doctors-watch/| website= Guardian Liberty Voice| date= March 17, 2013 | title= Lil Wayne, Tone Loc and Morrissey all under the doctor's watch| first= Kelly| last= Newson | access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref> On May 29, 2009, he was rushed to a hospital<ref name= sohh /> after collapsing during a concert in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref name= watch /> The rapper cut his elbow when he fell and was released the same day.<ref name=sohh>{{cite web| title= Update: Tone Loc Recovering After Concert Seizure, Released From Hospital| first= Cyrus| last= Langhorne| date= May 29, 2009| website= sohh.com| url= http://www.sohh.com/2009/05/breaking_tone_loc_collaps.html| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131212045936/http://www.sohh.com/2009/05/breaking_tone_loc_collaps.html| archive-date= December 12, 2013}}</ref> On October 15, 2011, Lōc was hospitalized for exhaustion after collapsing onstage during a concert in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. He was taken to a local hospital and intravenously rehydrated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tone Loc collapses after playing 'Funky Cold Medina'| first= Josh |last= Grossberg|date=October 17, 2011|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44932025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020202819/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44932025/ns/today-entertainment/t/tone-loc-collapses-after-playing-funky-cold-medina/ |url-status=live |archive-date=October 20, 2011 | website= MSN.com}}</ref> Another similar incident occurred in 2012.<ref name="bridge" /> On March 16, 2013, he collapsed onstage at a performance at the Bridge Bash in [[Des Moines, Iowa]],<ref name="bridge">{{cite news|title=Tone Loc collapses onstage at Bridge Bash| url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/03/17/tone-loc-rap-iowa/1993935/ |work= Des Moines Register; USA Today|access-date=17 March 2013|date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> but refused hospital care.<ref name="watch" /> Lōc collapsed onstage on December 6, 2013, during a performance in [[San Francisco, California]], and collapsed again on November 26, 2016, during a performance in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], but he later returned to the stage.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.argusleader.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/11/26/tone-loc-collapses-stage-premier-center/94494872/| title= Tone Loc collapses on stage at Premier Center, later returns | first1= Christopher | last1= Dexter | first2= Danielle| last2= Ferguson | work= [[Argus Leader]] | date= November 26, 2016| access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref> Lōc wears his signature sunglasses at every performance to help reduce the likelihood of a seizure.
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