“Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina’ were unexpected hits for the 23–year-old Los Angeles native and had made him a millionaire by the time we arrived at his home to talk about “Loc-ed After Dark,” ...

We grabbed an interview with the 80s/90s icon in the midst of his sudden success with “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina,” the first two singles from his then-forthcoming debut album, “Lōc-ed After ...