ABOUT KID N PLAY
From Hip Hop to Hollywood, Kid N Play are known for their flashy dancing, funky lyrics, cult classic movies, animated NBC TV series to their
Marvel Comic Book Characters! Christopher ‘Kid’ Reid originally from the Bronx and Christopher ‘Play’ Martin from Queens New York met in
the 1980’s. Kid 'n Play recorded three albums together between 1988 and 1991: ''2 Hype'' (1988), ''Funhouse'' (1990), and ''Face the Nation
(1991). Super Producer Hurby "Luvbug" Azor, the producer for Salt ’n Pepa became Kid 'n Play's manager and producer during the early
portion of their career. All three albums focused on fun lyrics backed by hot friendly instrumental tracks and videos. Among the group's most
successful singles were 1989's "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" that reached #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, 1990s
"Funhouse" #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks ''Billboard'' rap singles chart, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" another #1 rap hit. The group's stage show
highlighted their teen-friendly personalities, and dances such as their famous trademark Kid ’n Play Kick Step. Kid's visual trademark was his
high-top fade haircut, while Martin, the fella with the low top fade, took on Hollywood by storm.
Mission
Long before Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Martin Lawrence, Kid 'n Play broke the mold by starring together in four feature films, which became
cult classics. Three of the films are New Line Cinema’s House Party series. House Party was so incredibly successful that it gave birth to two
sequels 'House Party 2' in 1991 and 'House Party 3' in 1994. The franchise launched and contributed to the careers of Martin Lawrence, Tisha
Campbell, AJ Johnson, Robin Harris, Bernie Mac, Chris Tucker, TLC, Queen Latifah. In 1992 Kid ’n Play was casted in the leading roles for
Warner Bros’ hit feature “Class Act’’. Kid 'n Play even had their own NBC Saturday morning cartoon for one season from 1990 to 1991. A 1992
Marvel Comics comic book based on the cartoon lasted nine issues. They also shot some segments for the Public Broadcasting Service PBS
math show ''Square One TV” and ''Sesame Street'.
Reid continued acting, guest starring in a number of television sitcoms, including “Full House” and “Sister, Sister”, and hosting shows such as
''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''Your Big Break''. Kid was also introduced on the Oprah Winfrey show as one of the comedians to watch out
for by friend, comedian, writer, producer, political commentator Bill Maher. Kid is also responsible for the famous theme music for Maher’s
HBO “Real Time” and the Martin Lawrence sitcom. Martin became a born-again Christian, and devoted his time to working on Christian-based
hip-hop music projects. He eventually took his industry experience and founded Playground Solutionz, a multimedia company that provides
pre- and post-production for film, digital, and live productions. Martin is a celebrated, award-winning and self-taught documentarian. He
served as a professional in residence at Florida A&M University in the Music Industry & Hip Hop Institute.
He previously served in this role atMiles College, North Carolina Central University and Healthy Start Academy Charter School. In addition to schools, churches, community organizations, and specialty groups that includes Duke University, Stanford University, Florida State University, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Illinois, and Western New England University to name a few.
Christopher Martin is a recipient of the 2007 New York International Film Festival Award for “best full-length feature documentary” for his production work on “Welcome to Durham.” He has also received Grammy and Stellar Award nominations for his production contributions to “Taking the Gospel to the Streets” Volumes 1, 2, and 3 and the successful release of “Holy Hip Hop the Movie” a DVD documentary.
In 2009, State Farm released a commercial
featuring LeBron James doing the Kid ’n Play Kick Step to the music of Kid 'n Play. October 2009. Famous artist & entertainers that include Jay-
Z (‘Picasso Baby’ video), to Jimmy Falon of the Tonight Show with Jimmy Falon have done the Kid ’n Play Kick Step with Will Smith and with
Brad Pitt. Between 2010 to 2015 the duo appeared on many TV performances from the BET Hip Hop Awards to RadioShack's "The 80s called" Super
Bowl commercial.
On July 15, 2015, Kid 'n Play were the featured episode of TV One's ‘Unsung’ that became and celebrated as one of the top
ten episodes of all times of 100 episodes. Kid ’n Play are current enjoying crowds in well over 50 dates this year on the “I Love The 90’s” tour
and individual dates around the country.
