Tone Loc Car Accident and The Masked Singer – Recently on The Masked Singer season 14, one of the performers revealed as the contestant known as “Handyman” was hip‑hop artist Tone Loc, the rapper behind classic hits like Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. The judges and audience correctly identified him after a double elimination on the January 20 episode of the show. Tone Loc spoke about enjoying the experience and how fun it was to participate, especially as something to share with his children. He noted he is 59 years old and still having fun with new creative opportunities.
Tone Loc’s distinctive raspy voice — a signature part of his sound — has led to some speculation and rumors online about how it came about, including an unverified car accident story circulated on social media. However, there is no credible evidence that Tone Loc was involved in a car accident that affected his voice. His vocal tone is widely understood to have resulted from a childhood injury involving hot tea that injured his throat, which he has referenced in interviews and which is documented in music histories.
There have been other health‑related incidents over the years — including collapses onstage during performances — but these were attributed to exhaustion or seizures and not a car crash.
In The Masked Singer, Tone Loc’s participation was a celebration of his enduring presence in entertainment rather than linked to any recent accident. He performed and interacted with the show’s panel and audience, sharing that he joined the competition at the encouragement of his children and relished the experience onstage.
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