Tone Stallone On Addiction, Fatherhood, and Building Art Over Hype | Big & Lazy Podcast Ep. #184

Tone Stallone is a Louisville-based rapper, producer, and multi-talented creative who's spent 15 years in music and taken it seriously for the last 5-6. After a decade-long addiction spiral that started with prescription painkillers, he got clean and refocused on his craft. He released the Free Samples series (currently at volume 3, with 4 coming soon) as both a reintroduction to the music world and a statement of purpose. Beyond the booth, Tone is a head football coach at Tiff Street Cardinals, a cook, a father, and a mentor to younger Louisville artists. He's currently working on his debut album — a genre-blending masterpiece he's positioning as a major cultural statement.

Tone Stallone sits down with B Fines to break down 15 years in music, the stabbing that started an addiction spiral, how his mom's CD collection changed everything, and why stepping back to be a full-time dad was the best reset he needed. Plus, what's coming with his next album.

00:00 Intro: Tone Stallone Welcome

00:43 The Stabbing — How Addiction Started

04:10 Discovering Music Through Mom's CDs

04:48 First Time on a Track — Lane College

05:53 The Turning Point — Making Money from Music

06:32 Traveling During COVID — Studio Sessions in Atlanta and Miami

07:24 First Project Release — Free Samples 1

08:06 Musical Influences — Lil Wayne and Carter I

09:53 Why "Free Samples" — The Concept and Origin

10:40 Louisville Artists Tone Wants to Collaborate With

12:04 What's Holding Louisville Back — Creatives Need to Unite

14:16 Taking a Break from Music — Confidence Crisis

15:20 Getting Back in the Game — Free Samples Series as Reintroduction

16:14 Social Media's Role in Being an Artist

17:03 Where "Tone Stallone" Name Came From — The Rocky Connection

18:21 No Team, Building It Now

19:24 Two-Year Music Break — Being a Dad Full-Time

20:04 Discovering Other Talents — Cooking, Coaching, Being a Dad

21:19 Head Football Coach at Tiff Street Cardinals

22:22 The Coaching Philosophy — Players Over Wins

24:36 Coaches vs. Players — Can Great Athletes Teach?

25:30 The Dream Collab — Drake Feature and Cody Metro Production

26:40 What's Next — Free Samples 4 and the Album

27:33 Album Vision — Masterpiece with R&B, Soul, and Rap

28:15 Final Message — Talk to Yourself, Talk to God

28:31 Shout-outs to Y-botha, Yanni, and Slowbucks / Diesel Mention

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