# Adam Ferrone
**Adam Ferrone**, known professionally as **Rone**, is an American battle rapper and podcaster who works for [Barstool Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/barstool-sports), where he co-hosts several of the company's podcasts and appears across its video and live-event programming.[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) A Philadelphia native who built his reputation as a two-time battle rap world champion before joining the company, he is now one of Barstool's most frequently deployed personalities.[2](https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-the-caleb-pressley-show_sq_f1348467_8.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Rone; his Barstool bio also lists the alias Angelo Paolantonio[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) |
| Hometown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[3](https://versetracker.com/rapper/rone) |
| Battle rap standing | Two-time battle rap world champion[2](https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-the-caleb-pressley-show_sq_f1348467_8.html) |
| Current Barstool podcasts | Son of a Boy Dad, Hoopin' N Hollerin', and The Apartment[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) • [4](https://podscan.fm/podcasts/the-apartment-207) |
| Other roles | Co-host of The Yak; lead singer of Barstool's house band Pup Punk; sideline presence at Rough N' Rowdy boxing events[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) • [5](https://muckrack.com/adam-ferrone) |
| Acting and producing credits | The Groom in *Bodied* (2017); executive producer of *Les Mascots* (2025); writer on *Barstool Van Talk*[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5424704/) |
## Early life and battle rap
Ferrone attended [Pennsylvania State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/pennsylvania-state-university), where he began battle rap as a hobby; in one college stunt he interviewed people on the street while pretending to be from Ohio State, mocking Penn State fans.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone) His first scheduled battle, set for Washington Square Park in New York, fell on his 21st birthday, 2009, and the opponent never showed up, an anticlimax he has described as a recurring relief before matches.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone)
He went on to compete in organized battle rap promotions and won the world championship twice, a title he defended during his run at the top of the sport.[2](https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-the-caleb-pressley-show_sq_f1348467_8.html) In a 2018 interview he described the arc of his reputation in the scene: at the start he was a novelty, and by the time he left battle rap, audiences had turned on him, which he said he preferred to indifference.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone)
## Music and acting
Ferrone has released rap music alongside his media work. His album *Steak* came out around his 30th birthday and reached [No. 6](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-6) on the iTunes hip-hop chart, a placement he described as humbling given the company it kept on that list.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone) On screen, he played The Groom in the 2017 film *[Bodied](https://www.edgepedia.org/bodied)*, has a writing credit on Barstool's *Barstool Van Talk*, and served as executive producer on the 2025 series *Les Mascots*.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5424704/)
## Barstool Sports
Ferrone pursued Barstool Sports deliberately before joining it. After moving from Philadelphia to New York, he sought a meeting with founder Dave Portnoy and pitched a show concept called the "Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe and Joe show"; Portnoy, impressed by his persistence and willingness to propose outlandish ideas, hired him.[8](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-rone-ferrone-talks-barstool-journey-dave-portnoy/id1731918608?i=1000675910175&l=ru) In a 2018 Barstool interview series, co-worker Kevin Clancy introduced him as the most talented person at the company and traced his path from cutting roast beef in a deli to two-time battle rap champion and Barstool star.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone)
**Podcasts.** Ferrone's main current shows are Son of a Boy Dad, a comedy podcast he co-hosts with Francis Ellis and Harry Settel (Lil [Sasquatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/sasquatch)), framed as a mentor-mentee look at modern adulthood;[9](https://spotsnow.io/show/son-of-a-boy-dad) Hoopin' N Hollerin', a basketball podcast with [Patrick Beverley](https://www.edgepedia.org/patrick-beverley) and Jason Williams;[10](https://www.barstoolsports.com/shows/34157016/the-pat-bev-podcast-with-rone/about) and [The Apartment](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-apartment), in which he, Feitelberg, Tommy Smokes, Caroline Baniewicz, and Jackie Nichols share a leased New York apartment as a content premise.[4](https://podscan.fm/podcasts/the-apartment-207) He is also a co-host of The Yak, Barstool's long-running daily live show, and previously co-hosted The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone during Beverley's NBA playing days.[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) • [8](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-rone-ferrone-talks-barstool-journey-dave-portnoy/id1731918608?i=1000675910175&l=ru)
**Other Barstool work.** His bio lists him as lead singer of Pup Punk, Barstool's house band, and as a participant in Rough N' Rowdy, the company's amateur boxing event series, along with traveling and man-on-the-street segments with Caleb Pressley.[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone) He has also hosted RoneDotCom, a show built around internet culture and viewer chat interaction.[11](https://www.castfox.net/podcast/out-and-about-1820208) In 2026 he competed in Surviving Barstool, the company's Survivor-style competition series, reaching its later episodes as a central player.[1](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone)
## Public profile
Ferrone's work has occasionally drawn wider media attention. In December 2022, an editing error on Barstool Rundown, which he co-hosted with Francis Ellis, captured a hot-mic exchange in which Ellis criticized [Fox News](https://www.edgepedia.org/fox-news) after Ferrone asked about Ellis's appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime; the unedited audio circulated briefly before Barstool removed it.[12](https://www.mediaite.com/media/podcasts/these-fcking-people-barstool-star-and-fox-news-regular-caught-on-hot-mic-destroying-network-its-audience-and-tucker/) Within the Barstool audience he is frequently discussed as one of the company's central creative figures, with listener communities crediting his appearances with measurable audience bumps for other shows.[13](https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/b2600e92-8ad3-4979-86f2-7f5c873493b7/episodes/5dd4e749-05bf-4ca7-b5c9-8b3328f01dd0/mostly-hoops-with-mark-titus-and-co-episode-21-rone-confronts-mark-titus-about-his-viral-takes-talks-pat-bev-pod-76ers-vs-celtics)
He is a distinct person from [Adam Friedland](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-friedland), host of [The Adam Friedland Show](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-adam-friedland-show), despite the similar names.
## References
1. [Rone, Barstool Sports bio](https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/56229/adam-ferrone)
2. [The Caleb Pressley Show, Barstool Sports (iVoox listing)](https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-the-caleb-pressley-show_sq_f1348467_8.html)
3. [Rone, Battle Rapper Profile, VerseTracker](https://versetracker.com/rapper/rone)
4. [The Apartment, Podscan podcast analytics](https://podscan.fm/podcasts/the-apartment-207)
5. [Adam Ferrone's Profile, Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/adam-ferrone)
6. [Adam Ferrone, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5424704/)
7. [KFC Radio, Behind The Blog: Adam Ferrone (April 30, 2018), transcript](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/kfc-radio/behind-the-blog-adam-ferrone)
8. [ADAM 'RONE' FERRONE Talks Barstool Journey, Dave Portnoy & Pat Bev Podcast, Diggin' Deep Shows (Apple Podcasts)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-rone-ferrone-talks-barstool-journey-dave-portnoy/id1731918608?i=1000675910175&l=ru)
9. [Son of a Boy Dad Podcast Advertising, SpotsNow](https://spotsnow.io/show/son-of-a-boy-dad)
10. [Hoopin' N Hollerin', Barstool Sports](https://www.barstoolsports.com/shows/34157016/the-pat-bev-podcast-with-rone/about)
11. [Out & About with Pat McAuliffe: Episodes & Charts, CastFox](https://www.castfox.net/podcast/out-and-about-1820208)
12. ['These F*cking People': Barstool Star and Fox News Regular Caught on Hot Mic, Mediaite (December 7, 2022)](https://www.mediaite.com/media/podcasts/these-fcking-people-barstool-star-and-fox-news-regular-caught-on-hot-mic-destroying-network-its-audience-and-tucker/)
13. [Episode 21: Rone Confronts Mark Titus, Mostly Hoops with Mark Titus and Co. (Amazon Music)](https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/b2600e92-8ad3-4979-86f2-7f5c873493b7/episodes/5dd4e749-05bf-4ca7-b5c9-8b3328f01dd0/mostly-hoops-with-mark-titus-and-co-episode-21-rone-confronts-mark-titus-about-his-viral-takes-talks-pat-bev-pod-76ers-vs-celtics)
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