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Kid 'N' Play

Real Name:Chris Reid, Chris Martin
Profile:Christopher "Kid" Reid & Christopher "Play" Martin.

Kid 'n Play recorded three albums together between 1988 and 1993, 2 Hype (1988), Kid 'N Play's Funhouse (1990), and Face the Nation (1991). Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, the producer for Salt-n-Pepa who had been a member of the hip-hop group "The Super-Lovers" with Play, served as Kid 'n Play's manager and producer during the early portion of their career. All 3 albums focused upon positive lyrics backed by pop-friendly instrumental tracks. Among the group's most successful singles were 1989's "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" (No.11 on the Billboard R&B singles chart), 1990s "Funhouse" (No.1 on the Billboard rap singles chart), and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (No.1 rap hit).
The group's stage show highlighted their teen-friendly personalities, and dances such as their trademark, the Kick Step.

Kid's visual trademark was his hi-top fade haircut, which stood six inches high at its peak. Play regularly wore eight-ball jackets.
During the height of their popularity in early 1991, the duo had a short-lived "beef" with Vanilla Ice. The lyrics "You better hit bulls-eye, the Kid don't Play" from his hit "Ice Ice Baby" was a direct shot at the duo. The group addressed the "dis", on the track "Next Question", from "Face the Nation." The song was also used to respond to comments made by Luther Campbell and criticisms they received after comments from an interview were taken out of context.

Kid 'n Play were also notable for their dance known as "The Funky Charleston", influenced by the Roaring Twenties popular dance move, first seen in their video "Gittin Funky". The "Funky Charleston" featured the "New Jack Swing" aerobic dance moves typical of late 1980's urban street dancing. Unlike the original Charleston, "The Funky Charleston" requires two participants instead of one. This dance also was made quite popular in the movie "House Party", in which Kid and Play have an impromptu dance competition with Tisha Campbell and A.J. Johnson in one of the most memorable moments of this movie.
Aliases:Fresh Force
Members:Chris Reid, Christopher Martin
Name Variations: All | Kid 'N' Play | Kid 'N Play | Kid N' Play | Kid'N Play | Kid-N-Play
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Releases:
Last Night ◄ (3 versions)   Select Records ... 1987
2 Hype (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Select Records ... 1988
2 Hype ◄ (6 versions)   Cooltempo ... 1988
Do This My Way ◄ (4 versions)   Cooltempo ... 1988
Gittin' Funky ◄ (5 versions)   Select Records ... 1988
Rollin' With Kid 'N Play ◄ (2 versions)   Select Records 1989
Back To Basix (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Select Records ... 1990
Funhouse (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Select Records ... 1990
Funhouse (Single) ◄ (8 versions)   BCM Records ... 1990
Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Select Records ... 1991
Face The Nation (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Select Records 1991
Slippin' / Friendz (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Select Records 1991
Bounce (12")   Select Records 1994
Twin Hype (12", W/Lbl, S/Sided)   Not On Label  
Appears On:
Blacks' Magic (Album) ◄ (5 versions) I Don't Know Next Plateau Records Inc. ... 1989
Tracks Appear On:
Fierce Dance Cuts No. 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Last Night (Vocal) Cooltempo 1987
Hip Hop 87 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Last Night (Vocal Mix) Serious Records (2) 1987
Hit Mix (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Last Night Stylus Music 1987
July 87 - Previews (LP) Last Night DMC 1987
Remixed Records 13 (2x12") Last Night Remixed Records 1987
Street Sounds Hip Hop 17 (LP, Mixed, Comp) Last Night Street Sounds 1987
Street Sounds Hip Hop 17 (Cass, Mixed, Comp) Last Night Street Sounds 1987
April 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Do This My Way DMC 1988
Fierce Dance Cuts No. 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Do This My Way (The Do... Cooltempo 1988
Fresh Rap (LP, Comp) Last Night K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1988
Hit Mix '88 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Do This My Way Stylus Music 1988
House Hits '88 ◄ (3 versions) Gittin' Funky (UK Remix) Telstar 1988
October 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Gittin' Funky DMC 1988
Rap Trax (VHS, PAL, Comp) Do This My Way Stylus Music 1988
Rap Trax (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Do This My Way Stylus Music 1988
Rappin' Up The House ◄ (3 versions) Gittin' Funky (UK Remix) K-Tel 1988
Remixed Records 18 (2x12") Do This My Way Remixed Records 1988
Serious 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Gettin' Funky (UK Remix) Low Fat Vinyl 1988
Giants Of Rap (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Gittin' Funky (U.K. Re... BCM Records 1989
Hip House - 20 Hip House Hits (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Rollin' With Kid 'n' P... Stylus Music 1989
Jive Presents...Yo! MTV Raps (Cass, Comp) Gittin' Funky Jive 1989
Monster TV Rap Hits (CD, Comp) Rollin' With Kid 'N Play Tommy Boy Music 1989
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 5 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rollin' With Kid 'N Play Profile Records 1989
Rapmasters 1: The Best Of The Jam (CD) Gittin' Funky Priority Records 1989
Say It Loud (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) 2 Hype Upfront Dance Limited 1989
Series 8, Issue 9 (2x12") Rollin' With Kid N' Play Hot Tracks 1989
Yo! MTV Raps: The CD ◄ (2 versions) Gittin' Funky Jive 1989
House Party (Music From The Motion Picture) (Cass) Fun House, Kid Vs. Pla... Motown 1990
House Party (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Fun House, Kid Vs. Pla... Motown 1990
House Party (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Fun House, Kid Vs. Pla... Motown 1990
House Party Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Fun House, Kid VS. Pla... Motown 1990
Megabass (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Do This My Way, Do It ... Telstar 1990
Rap 'N' House (Rap Traxx 4) (Cass) Funhouse PolyTel 1990
Rap Wit' Cha 2 (CD) 2 Hype K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1990
Rapmasters 15: The Best Of The Bad (CD) Rollin' With Kid 'N Play Priority Records 1990
Rave 1 - A Sunrise Dance Music Compilation (12") Funhouse Sunrise Records (Sweden) 1990
The Sound Of Cooltempo (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) 2 Hype Cooltempo 1990
Hits On Five 3 (LP) Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody Free Records Independent 1991
Hits On Five 3 (CD, Comp) Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody Free Records Independent 1991
House Party 2 Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobod... MCA Records 1991
Promo Mix 23 (12", Promo, Smplr) Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobod... Media Records 1991
U Rap 2 It (CD, Comp) Rollin' With Kid 'N Pl... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1991
Back To Rap (CD) Back To Basics BITE Records 1992
Class Act (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Get It Right Giant Records 1992
Rap Rhymes!: Mother Goose On The Loose (CD) Simple Simon Epic 1993
(W)Rap It All Up (2xCD) Bounce ZYX Music 1994
Best Of Rap (4xCD + Box) Do This My Way, Last N... Low Price Music 1994
Best Of Rap Volume 2 (CD) Do This My Way Low Price Music 1994
Dance Hits 3 (CD) Last Night Low Price Music 1994
Dance Hits: 40 Dance Hits: The Complete Dance Collection (4xCD, Comp + Box) Last Night Low Price Music 1994
House Party 3 - Soundtrack ◄ (2 versions) Bounce, Two Fingers, H... Select Street Records 1994
Summer Hit Mix '94 (2xCD) Bounce ZYX Music 1994
Old School Rap Volume 2 (2xLP) Gittin' Funky Thump Records 1995
100% Rap Originals (CD) Last Night Telstar 1996
Hip Hop Don't Stop ◄ (3 versions) Last Night Solid State Records 1997
King Of The Beats (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Do This My Way (Instru... Team Records (2) 1997
Magic Hip Hop - The Real Classics (2xCD) Gittin' Funky (UK Remix) Sony Music Media (Germany) 1997
5th Period Detention (CD, Mixed) Do It My Way Not On Label 2000
Product Placement (CD, Mixed, Ltd) Last Night (Instrumental) One 29 Recordings 2001
Old Skool Hip Hop (2xCD) Do This My Way Virgin 2002
Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Ultimate Selection) (3xCD) Last Night Virgin 2003
No. 1 Rap Hits - Volume 3 (2xCD) Last Night X-Media 2004
Get Some (CD) Gittin' Funky Lick My Gimmick 2005
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Two (CD) Last Night Tommy Boy Entertainment 2005
Discotheque Volume 1: The Haçienda (2xCD, Comp) 2 Hype (Original House... Gut-Active Records 2006
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Ten (CD, Comp) Do This My Way Tommy Boy Entertainment 2007
Enter The Rap Zone! Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Back To Basics BCM Records  
Funkymix 1 (3x12", Comp, Promo) Rollin' With Kid 'N Play Ultimix  
Giants Of Rap (CD, Comp) Funhouse BCM Records  
Giants Of Rap Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Funhouse BCM Records  
Leaders Of The Old School: True Classic Scholars (CD, Mixed) Do This My Way Not On Label  
Product Placement Breaks 2 (2xLP) Last Night (Instrumental) One 29 Recordings  
The Best Of Funkymix 2 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Rollin' With Kid-N-Play Ultimix  
The Roots Of Hip Hop Vol. 10 (12") Rollin' With Kid 'N' Play Skanless Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Live On Stage (12", Ltd, W/Lbl, Mixed) Do This My Way, Do Thi... Not On Label 1988
Untitled (12") 2 Hype (House Instrume... Mixdown Records (2) 1991
Strings Of Life / 2 Hype (12") 2 Hype (House Instrume... Not On Label 1993
Product Placement (CD, Mixed) Last Night (Instrumental) Pirateria Fonografica 2001
DJ's Classics - Volume 2 (12") 2 Hype DJ's Classics  
From Da Masta's Vol 6 (12", W/Lbl) 2 Hype (House Dub) From Da Masta's  
Untitled (12") 2 Hype (House Instrume... Not On Label  
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