Tone Lōc's "Funky Cold Medina" leveraged a slinky, jazz-inflected beat and a narrative that teetered on the edge of X-rated, helping to define a moment in commercially successful hip-hop.
- The single was produced by Michael Ross and Tone Lōc himself.
- "Funky Cold Medina" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989.
- The song's music video was in heavy rotation on MTV.
Tone Lōc is a Los Angeles rapper known for his crossover appeal in the late 1980s. "Funky Cold Medina" was his debut single, arriving as hip-hop began its ascent into mainstream pop culture.
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