Play on Being a Criminal, Forming Kid 'n Play, House Party, Luke Beef, Going Broke (Full Interview)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2021
- Christopher “Play” Martin from the legendary group Kid ’N Play stopped by to speak with Shawn Prez about growing up in Queens and being part of early hip-hop history. Play detailed how he got into rapping and how there was originally a third member of Kid ’N Play, and he also spoke about coming up with Salt-N-Pepa and Martin Lawrence, and Salt-N-Pepa blowing up before Kid ’N Play. He then detailed the rise of the group, including the “House Party” movies, and he also addressed his marriage to Shari Headley. To hear more, including new things he’s working on, hit the full interview above.
Interview by Shawn Prez
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I love how humble and articulate this brother is..
Let’s give him his roses while he is still here! He will forever be PLAY to me!
I've heard he was actually a deadbeat dad to his son (wasn't involved in his life), with Shari Headley (Lisa from Coming to America). And didn't pay child support. So, let's not over praise these people, they're regular people who just happen to be famous. Hopefully he's changed.
@@MGillDesign I’m not going off of what u “heard.” Take your own advice .. what u “heard” may not be true..Who is over praising?? All I did was give credit where due.. u seem to have all the answers to questions I didn’t ask😭..
@@MGillDesign I could actually care less about your opinion on MY THREAD 😭
@@domkennedy4452 I heard it from an interview with Shari herself (who had to raise the kid on her own) without help, as a struggling actress. And the child support case is available easily by searching online. But, you're right... You just won TH-cam, i'll leave the thread you paid to open and butt-kiss another man, who 100% won't ever mention your name in his life. Congratulate yourself.
@@MGillDesign lmao u done dude?
If your here because of ya childhood, then it was the shit! 💥🔥☄
Play is literally a hip hop historian💜 not only does he give you Kid & Play history, but EVERYBODY else history😍 Can you imagine Martin Lawrence, Salt & Pepa & Kid & Play all working across the street from each other & then they all blow up. Talk about 6 degrees of Separation 💥💥💥
He produced a HIP HOP lecture series at quite a few HBCUs throughout the late 90s and early 2000s.
That's not his hair.
That's not what they said smh
Try paying attention
Don't forget They all worked at Sears store Together.
sound like a TK Kirkland story
Kid n Play were actually ahead of their time. The things that people clowned them about, artists strive to do today
So true!!!
Facts
Nobody clowned kid and play. They were flawless in their rise to the top.
@@oldestoppalivetheyaintonac2066 , Agree 100%
yea ion know who was clowning them back then 🤷🏽♂️
Anybody else not be able to help but laugh at some of his stories because of how wild they were and his brutal honesty with a straight face when telling them? 😂
He’s aged soooo well 🖤🖤🖤
Intriguing guy very articulate.
I would love to see the Kid & Play movie. Whoever did New Edition & Bobby Brown would have to do theirs
Yes!!!!
I concur 🖤🎶
I was saying this for the LONGEST!!! I would love it!
Class Act is basically the Kid & Play story Lol
@@teegray6158 No it's not baby.
My God!! This interview is SOOOOO POWERFUL!! So many levels of inspiration, and that testimony!! Wow!! I've been blessed.
That was a fantastic interview! Chris really has that charisma that he displayed all those years ago in his movies but I didn't realise he'd make such an interesting and dynamic storyteller too. So good to see him doing well for himself and living a happy life.
Did the homie place say he was 59? This brother is aging backwards 💯 amazing to see where he started to where he is now. Definitely proud of him.
I'm 60 so we're from the same era. Im From 40 projects in queens so I knew a lot of cats and old school rapper's that he's taking about, I've never met play though.
There's always dancer and Gargitty
Facts
My Mom is 61 this year and ppl thinks she’s in her 40’s. Her era of ppl that enjoyed the mid 70’s and early 80’s as teens are aging beautifully ❤️
Love how he referenced he “always wanted to say/use that word”. Humbled and educated by extraordinary circumstances. So glad to see Mr. Martin in a good place in life. God is so good.
All the TIME... (🙏)
*if you’re reading this I wish nothing but wealth and health all 2021*
Likewise
Likewise sir
SAME HERE KING
AMEN! SO TRULY RIGHT! YES INDEED! ENOUGH SAID! THATS IT! JULY2021
Thank you. Same to you too.
This man is 58 years old! Let that sink in
Okay! He look so good!
Used to love there movies back In the day
My boss “why are you late again “ Me “it will come to me when I stop thinking about it “😂
Love to hear his storytelling. Kid is the more playful one cracking jokes the whole time. They have an interesting dynamic.
Man I always loved Kid N Play! I hope vlad bring him back for more interviews! It's great seeing a man of faith and positivity. We need more platforms like this to show the positivity of black males verses all the negative stereotypes of black males.
Kid n Play definitely are legends 🙏🏾💯
Agree 💯
"It will come to me when I stop thinking about it" needs its own garment 😎
That's how it often goes 😂. I can so relate
I have been a Kid N’ Play fan since I first saw them in 1987. I always admired Play more as I thought he was the cool slick guy businessman. He looks great for his age and wish nothing but good praises, health and wealth. Give this man and his man Kid their roses 🌹 Would love to see them with Salt N’ Pepa in a Verzus.
We know Class Act is loosely based off their lives but we need an official Kid n Play movie. One with their hands on it like New Edition did.
It’ll come soon enough
💯💯💯
Totally Agree💯
@Jesse Lee I believe the point was that they more closely resembled their characters in Class Act, not thr role switch. Play was the "hoodlum" and Kid was the "nerd"🤷🏿♂️
I guess purple rain for prince is like the same for class act, where they came from or how they met before they got to where they were at the moment
Great interview, very transparent..."Play" you look great! .Thank you for your contribution to hip hop ✊🏾
Vlad needs to let his staff do more of the interviews
😂😂
So i thought he sounded different. It's not him!
I agree.
Who is the interviewer?
Facts! This guy is good
For play to be 58 he sure don't seem like it or really look like it
How he described himself and Kid was exactly like Class Act and he said it was the basis later in the interview.
I can’t believe he’s almost 60. He looks nearly the same as he did in ‘House Party 3’ from 27 years ago
Play was Blade Brown forreal forreal 🤭
Right! I'm like damn he was terrible lbvs
I'm tryna tell you!
😂
Thank you for not talking over Play while he was answering your questions, even if you already knew the answers to the questions... 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Man i didnt know he went through depression like that. Good to see him as a man of the most high today. 🙏
I could listen to Play everyday. He is real and he is so lovable. My dad could tell history like this.
One of the best interviews, intervewee and interviewer I have ever witnessed on any medium or venue let alone the best on VladTV. And thank goodness Vlad kept himself and his toxic gossip and his sly backhanded back biting tactics well away from this gem.
I'm quite shocked how refreshing and how much a revelation Play is and has been. His broader conxtextualization, maturity and humility is welcome necessity in hip hop and the entertainment industry.
So true, very well said
My jaw dropped when he said approaching 59! Wow... He still looks AMAZING, and has lived a life!
This was a LONG interview... And I watched and listed to EVER SINGLE SECOND of it! Man this was TREAT. He's so organic, genuine, I appreciate his honesty in his journey, and for sharing so many Hidden Treasures of hip-hop that many of us would have never been privy to.
I met Kid 'N Play in Dallas at the Lizard Lounge summer of 1996 as we were walking out. And I remember he was just as nice as can be ❤️💯😍
he actually 60 now
Kid n Play definitely need a movie about their lives
I agree with you no doubt
It was class act
@@coopdevillefinesseking6501 EXACTLY…NAILED IT
This has been one of my favorite interviews.
Man, Christopher is such a real Brother, and what an inspiring interview! I remember those rough times growing up on the East Coast in the 1980's when things were hectic. I was lucky to get out to forge a decent, quiet life; but so many good Brothers lost their lives to the streets being caught up in the game of survival. I'm glad we can listen to stories such as these of the Brothers and Sisters who survived and are still successful to this day. Thank you for the valuable content.
I just love his love for his father
I actually had a chance to meet him in Detroit with Dick Gregory. He was brutally honest in telling his story and afterwards when I met him, he really blew me away. AWESOME man!
I’m only 10 minutes in and damn I’m glad I clicked on this one!
I swear I was thinking the same thing lol
I love how mature play has gotten over the years and is very modest and I know his ancestors and God is protecting him ❤
Really good interview, shows the growth that we all go through and the maturity...barely and vulgar language, yet getting his point across succinctly. Peace & Blessings K&P!
That’s what happens when you become an adult and have vocabulary. The 80’s and 90’s were some of the best years we will ever have.
I still watch the House Party movies and Class Act to this day.
This is a Dope ass interview!
I met bro back in Birmingham Alabama back in 1995.
Dude was cool as hell.
I met him at the Heritage Festival and he was sitting on the curb. I spazzed and groupied out! I was a major Kid N Play fan. I'm actually embarrassed 😄😄
I did too at Miles College (Fairfield, AL)
Yes I met him also he was to cool for school
Great Job Greg😂😂😂
Da Hurst (East Elmhurst) finest. I grew up in East Elmhurst & loved seeing Kid & Play (especially Play) 🤣😍 Always friendly & humble when I would speak to him.
I am really happy Vlad didn't interview him. ‼️🤞
👏🏽👏🏽
Whoo, this was FIRE! I know of and experienced Play's youth...took me back, enjoyed this immensely. Gotta' thank Kid 'N Play and that whole crew (Hurby, Salt & Peppa, et al.) for all they created. Different times...just fun, just dance, just drink, just make love..."Last night, last night changed it aaaaaaaaall"
This nicca done aged backwards....lawd ham mercy 🤙🏿👌🏿
Dang, Kid N Play could’ve been called Kid N Gangster. Play was about that life.
@alfred he sure was!
HahahaHahahaha you need your own stand up on Netflix!
@alfred...more like Kid and Gun-Play....
He was a purse snatcher
I knew play was a goon in real life all those roles he was just being himself💯 Def the reason why i watched house party class act etc just to see my guy play SMOOTH CRIMINAL💯💯💪
Really God interview! It is refreshing to see that he came through and now he is a positive influence on the next generation. And he's a believer 🙏🏽🙌🏽
Finally the full interview been waiting for this for a while.
Me too
Me too bruh….damn 🙄
Man me too lol
No mention of his amazing fashion label though. IV Plai was sickkk!
5 bucks a month gets you full interviews on the first day. Boss ya life up.
The sheer nostalgia of this interview takes me back to the 80’s and 90’s . Sneaking in the movies to see the legendary House Party
It will come to me when I stop thinking about it 😂😂
Wow Kid N Play both have very interesting lives. Two different backgrounds but very smart and articulate. I have to admit this is very attractive, that New York accent ain't bad at all either lol. It sounds like they had so much fun hanging out at the park rappin' and partying. There were so many talented people in one place just wanting to be discovered. This was a really nice interview, hearing how he changed his life , wanted to better himself . He took the constructive criticism and did the best with it. He's an inspiration.
That Martin Luther King speech was a message in disguise. I got a little mad about the story of him sticking up moms but that’s how sh** with down back in the days. He always had that street appeal to himself. Now I see where he got it from..
This is an excellent interview 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I agree! Almost didn’t want it to end!
I don’t know what it is with kid and play but I totally loved these two in the movie back then and now.
I'm 52, grew up in the advent of rap. Hip Hop was much more cultural, it was the graffiti art, clothing shell toe Adidas sneakers, gaberdine pants, break dancing, MC's, DJ'ing, 'turntabalism' cutting and scratching, mixing, local rappers rocking the mic. We had parties every weekend at clubs or house parties etc..
Nowadays, the kids today are way too violent to have events as big rap concerts or house parties. The DJ turntabalism went commercial. So you don' t hear of any kids aspiring to be DJ's as compared to rappers. And Play is right, your whole level was measured by how well you did with the ladies.
Finally, the full interview…🏆💎🌍
BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW ❤️ THANKS 🙏🏾
Bout damn time, I kept watching clips I know I was missing some
Yes...play is really easy to listen to and is cleary very honest in his answers and stories.
I just LOVE this interview 😍!!! I want to hear more!!! Looking Great as ever Play!!! I want to see a Old school Reunion!!!
I like the brother doing the interviewing a lot. He should get his own platform
Play thought me a valuable lesson ❤️ I gotta leave the streets alone Nd focus on my music
You didn't know this before him?
@@JusCallMeC I know right
Focus on learning a trade.
@@alfreddreamer9097 y’all missing the point I was saying 🤦🏾♂️ I’m saying completely he left the streets alone in his music
You talk just like him...it's *taught*
This is simply one of the best interviews I have ever seen. 👏🏾🙌🏽👍🏽. Respect to both of you.
Thats whats up wow!! keep teaching the youth on what not to do KING!!!
Play has definitely grown progressively, through Christ, and his endeavors. Salute.
So glad to see him looking good!!! Huge fan! This young man has always been before his time!
So humble, thank you for sharing 🙏🏽
Ahhh...growing up in the Bronx in the 70's and keeping your oven door open all night in order to heat up the house. In the summer, we had no a/c so we'd stand in front of the fan and sing. I remember getting in our Ford Granada (also no a/c and man, it was like getting third degree burns when you had your shorts on getting in that long azz car. Your only relief was when the ice cream man came down your street around 7:30pm. Yes, I had my iron pressed Lee jeans with my name plate belt buckle, my Le'Tigre polo shirt and my skinny leather tie....I really thought I was fly!!
I was born in 81 in Va but I sure remember the summers too and having no AC and singing in the fan. Lol. Opening the stove for heat. I had some good times back then.
I hope there is a part 2 to the documentary on the 70s, 80s, & 90s dancers, if there's enough to collect. I will actively seek StreamWaze for this work. Thank you Play for this in-depth interview and surviving all that you have to still be here with us. 🙏🏾
Man. Play still cool as a fan. Shout out to Play. Whole GOAT Straight Facts!!!!
Play was my crush before I had any business having one lol 😂 speaks very educated congrats because so many rappers never grow up 🤦♀️ 💐
Great interview! Plays’ honesty, was brilliant. As was his ability to be articulate, while bringing different levels, of understanding. Thanks, for sharing! 👊🏾
Growth is a beautiful thing... Longtime fan of the dynamic duo...!!!
not gona lie, i brought class act on amazon prime lately.
Class Act is a classic.
This was such a great interview we need more like this positivity at its finest
Agreed. Play iS a Helleva story teller. This interview was Astonishing.
I stumbled upon this gem and what a find! Outstanding interview from beginning to end!
Awesome interview big up Play!! Always and still is a big fan of Kid & Play!
This is a very gracious brotha, to sit patently through this interview and answer questions for nearly two hours.
Kid N Play will forever be a legendary hip hop group and this man lived a unbelievable life with his father doing crimes and him coming right behind him but he changed his life and became a legend. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017
Great interview!!!!
This was a really good interview. I saw the one with Kid, so I definitely wanted to see this one. Glad I watched.
Love the way he gave Lady B (Street Beat) her flowers 💐🌹🌸🏵🌼
WTF ?!!? Play: I wanted to be one of the fly cats getting girls and cars, by any means necessary. Interviewer: "Were you ever involved in any....VIOLENT INCIDENTS???" It wouldn't be a Vlad episode w/o the interviewer trying to get a black man to confess to crimes he did in the past.... Dear Lawd....smh...
I’m surprised he didn’t ask Play if he ever had a run in with 2Pac. You know Vlad loves to incorporate 2Pac in every interview. Lol
Uh… you realize Play has spoken on those things PUBLICLY before, right? 😂
He asks the white guys about their crime exploits too
This isn’t vlad doing the interview
Yup you can tell this man was prepped to ask him about negative aspects in his life quickly
This is a great interview. I hope he does another one
Very educated and insightful perspective of the evolution of himself, Kid and play, and the overall genre of Hip Hop and Rap.
It makes one think how many very successful people went through this. "Great interview " !
IT SO COO to see you Play doing yo thang in movies or in life you always been INSPIRING for me 💯
Brilliant Storyteller! Amazing Transparency! Very Inspiring, Great Message!
Awesome Interview! I could listen to Play speak all day!
whoa this guy! I loved Kid N Play in House Party back in the day and some of their muzik too.
WONDERFUL INTERVIEW GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great interview 💪👍
this man still look good asf omg
I really enjoyed this and was amazed how “kid&Play” was a vessel for the joyful shows and actors of our time, wow who knew
Thanks alot you guys were great impact in my life..one of the grests
May the almighty keep opening doors for you" Kid". I am fan bro.
play
Great interview!
Great interview 👍🙏 shout out 2 PLAY 1 OF my HERO'S!
Great interview 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
A legend one of my idols growing up warmed my heart to see he ageing well and is happy still clean as a MF.