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Play (of Kid 'N') in Pileup after Police Chase

Posted Jan 3rd 2008 6:10PM by TMZ Staff

Play -- the short-haired half of the seminal '80s hip-hop duo Kid 'n' Play -- was injured in a car accident Saturday, after his SUV was hit by a car shot at by policemen. Funhouse!

According to Durham, N.C., police, Play (aka Christopher Martin) was driving in town when a car driven by Raul Riva Aldamo slammed into his vehicle. Aldamo had driven toward an officer who was investigating a robbery, and the policeman shot at Aldamo's car, which kept going down the street. Aldamo died in the crash.

Meanwhile, Play and his passenger were released from the hospital. According to the AP, Play now lives in Durham and recently filmed a documentary there.

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31. NO# 36 36 IT GOES BOTH WAYS LOOK AT WHAT YOUR BROTHERS ARE SAYING..EVERYONE ON THIS BORED IS PATHETIC. THERE IS NOT GONE TO BE A BLACK, WHITE PUERTO RISAN NO MORE EVERY ONE IS MIXING ,EVERYONE GET ALONG .WE ARE ALL GONE TO BE RELATED ONE WAY OR ANOTHERSOME WHERE DOWN THE LINE. MY GRANDCHILDREN ONE IS WHITE/PR 2 ARE BLACK/WHITE AND PUERTO RICAN. THE GOT THE BEST OF ALL RACES, MY HUSBAND IS PR. AND CLASSY AT THAT.WHY PEOPLE ARE SO JUDEMENTAL. ONE DAY ONE OF YA MIGHT HAVE A FAMILY REUNION WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FAMILY . AND FIND OUT YOUR RELATED EITHER THRU MARRIAGE, BLOOD WHATEVER MAN GET ALONG LIFE IS TO SHORT, AND THE NAME CALLING .LAUGH IT OFF STICKS AND STONES MAY BRAKE MY BONES BUT NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME . . DO YOU REMEMBER THAT RHYME.? IT'S FOR KIDS , I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL GROWN ON HERE OMG EVERYONE HAVE A GOODNITE

Posted at 1:11AM on Jan 4th 2008 by margie

32. ALL YOU RACIST WHITE PEOPLE WITH YOUR STEREOTYPICAL MINDS CAN DO 1 THING....TAKE IT IN THE AZZ!!!!

Posted at 1:55AM on Jan 4th 2008 by kr0nik_slvl0ke

33. I look at these comments and regret bringing children into this pathetic world. All I see is ignorance, hate, immaturity, and intolerance. I realize most of it is likely pre-pubescent teenagers with way too much hormonal imbalance and idle time on their hands. However, the far more frightening scenario is some adult sitting in a dark room actually believing the garbage they type (no one in their right mind could believe this crap is funny). This man was a VICTIM. He is not a guilty "rapper thug'. For those of you who need to be enlightened, Kid N Play came along before so-called gangsta rap. They usually rapped about responsible behavior and their lyrics were rated PG at the absolute WORST. Think Will Smith twins. Even their movies were harmless and centered around such "gangsta" plots as sneaking to a party while on punishment, getting a girlfriend, going to college, nerds and cool students swapping roles, being responsible, (and occassionally getting beat down by the Full Force bullies). After disbanding, Play is now a devout Christian and spends his time pursuing Christian endeavors. So there is your so-called guilty rapper thug. The racist comments about his "guilt" in this incident show so many levels of ignorance, it's scary. Are people really programmed to automatically attack without merit the instant they see a black face? Only animals respond to shapes, colors, and other stimuli based on pure instinct with no rational or intillectual assessment. So now, who's the REAL monkey????

Posted at 2:52AM on Jan 4th 2008 by So Sad, So Sad Indeed....

34. Hey Hotshot, I do remember Kid n Play from back in the day! They were the perfect duo. Their raps were entertaining, they knew how to dance and were rarely in trouble.

Posted at 2:02PM on Jan 4th 2008 by egriffin

35. I ask that all of the Black/Latino/and non-racist White people on
this site to PLEASE ignore comments made by "White America" or
people like him. DO NOT respond to them!!!! That is what he/she
wants. That person is miserable to the core!!! and I don't think he
is representative of White America at all. When you respond to that
horrible person you are lowering yourself to his level and insulting
other White people. Just IGNORE THE IDIOTS.


I saw this posted before and I think it is fitting in this case:

RACISTS PEOPLE ARE LIKE HERPES...THEY DON'T GO AWAY, BUT WITH THE
RIGHT TREATMENT, YOU CAN PREVENT FREQUENT FLARE UPS.

Ignore the ignorance.

Posted at 9:00AM on Jan 4th 2008 by Mo

36. #31, I couldn't have said it better!

Posted at 2:10PM on Jan 4th 2008 by egriffin

37. who cares he is a blank blank bum. dont take care of his kids.....and what happen to kid and play anyway

Posted at 3:42PM on Jan 4th 2008 by brown&brown

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