Born in Jamaica Queens, New York, Christopher “Play” Martin always had dreams of making it big. And with his childhood friend, Christopher “Kid” Reid, he did just that and formed the popular 80’s and 90’s hip-hop duo, Kid N’ Play. While Play had multiple success through the “House Party” movie franchises, Kid N’ Play cartoons and merchandise, something was missing.
“I was literally an accident waiting to happen,” Play confesses.
“Every car, every piece of jewelry, every relationship…I was fooled into thinking that if you had this kind of woman in your life, this jewelry and this care that I’d be happy. But I was wrong. It was me trying to fill a void that only God can fill. I had to grow…I had a lot of growing to do.”
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“It’s not easy. But thank God that He is God. There are times that I am weak. So that’s when I call upon the Lord.”
“All your faults, all your shortcomings, all your weaknesses are really blessings where you can be a blessing to someone else. God is not a God on second chances, He is a God of many chances.”
See more of Play’s transformation including sex addiction, the video below:
Christopher Martin is a recipient of the 2007 New York International Film Festival Award for best feature documentary for his production on “Welcome to Durham”. Christopher has received a Grammy and Stellar nomination for his production contribution with “Taking the Gospel to the Streets” Volumes 1, 2 and 3 compilation cd series and the successful release of “Holy Hip Hop the Movie” a DVD documentary.
Among his entrepreneurial ventures, Christopher now serves as Professional in Residence at Florida A&M University in the Music Industry & Hip Hop Institute and development content in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication.
Christopher “Play” Martin: “I Was An Accident Waiting To Happen” was originally published on blackdoctor.org
