Kid 'n Play now – 'blaze' weed brand, stand-up comedy, professor and goodbye hi-top

Of the dozens of films about high school escapades at house parties, the blueprint for many from the past three decades is arguably the raucous 1990 comedy, House Party.

Starring the distinctly recognisable hip hop duo, Kid ‘n Play, the movie was released 33 years ago today (9 March).

The pair, who emerged in the late 1980s, became rap pioneers by kicking off their acting careers in the House Party trilogy.

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The film saw its heroes Kid (Christopher Reid) ‘n Play (Christopher Martin), attempting to plan a simple house party, which turns into one of the craziest nights of their lives.

Such was the impact of the critically acclaimed movie, it spawned two sequels and was inducted into the National Film Registry last year by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

To mark the anniversary of the film, Daily Star has taken a look at what the pair, who at the peak of their success even had their own self-titled Saturday morning cartoon, have been up to since.

The pair were originally in rival New York high school groups, the Turnout Brothers and the Super Lovers, and initially came together as a duo under the name, the Fresh Force Crew.

By 1987 they had changed their name to Kid ‘n Play. Between 1988 and 1991, they released three albums, 2 Hype, Funhouse and Face the Nation.

Outside of their work as a duo, Reid and Martin have pursued their separate interests, but have maintained a partnership that is still going strong to this day.

Kid – Christopher Reid

With his signature hi-top fade hairstyle now long gone Kid, aka Reid, is a stand-up comedian, and long-time cannabis enthusiast

He has even turned his love of weed into an entrepreneurial enterprise, launching a Kid N Blaze brand.

“Kid N Blaze is actually more of a cannabis lifestyle brand,” he told HipHopDX

“Literally, we tried to put out different strains but it was a lot harder than I thought.”

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“So we pivoted and delved into merch, you know, but more in a more collaborative sense with entities that are already established in the industry.”

“Now we’re collaborating with growers that already have the structure.”

The son of a Jamaican father and Irish mother, the now 58-year-old Reid has been married since 2004 and is the father of three children.

Play – Christopher Martin

In between his acting roles with his long term partner, Play has enjoyed a career as a professor at several historically black colleges and universities, where he’s taught courses on his special subject, hip hop.

“School isn’t for everybody but for those who higher education is for, it’s unfortunate when they don’t do it or take advantage of it,” the 60-year-old HipHopDX.

Play, who is the cousin of Hollywood actor Martin Lawrence, is also the founder and CEO of HP4 Digital Works & Solutions, a pre and post production multimedia company for film, digital media, and theatre.

He has executive producer credits for Rapland Recordings and Holy Hip Hop Music, as well as serves as the executive director of Amen Films, producing and distributing Holy Hip Hop: The Movie in 2006

Outside music and education Play is a dad-of-one, who he shares with an ex-wife, Shari Headley, and he also has one granddaughter.

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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk