Christopher Play Martin vs Rapper Troy Ave look alike



Christopher Play Martin vs Rapper Troy Ave look alike

On the left is Christopher “Play” Martin while on the left is rapper Roland Collin aka Troy Ave.

Christopher “Play” Martin was born on July 10th 1962 in Queens, New York, USA. He is 5’11” tall. He is an American rapper and actor from the rap duo Kid ‘n Play with Christopher “Kid” Reid with assistance from their DJ, Mark “DJ Wiz” Eastmond. Christopher “Play” Martin is an actor, known for the movies Playground (1990), The Earth Day Special (1990), House Party (1990) series and movies House Party, House party 2 and House Party 3. Christopher “Play” Martin (not to be confused with the reggae singer) is also the cousin of Martin Lawrence. He is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design, in New York City. Christopher “Play” Martin has a son named Skyler Martin, with ex-wife Shari Headley (an actress best known for her role in the 1988 comedy Coming To America starring Eddie Murphy). His nickname “Play”, comes from his original MC name, “Playboy”, which originated with a group called “Quicksilver and the Super Lovers”, which featured producer Hurby Luv Bug. It was with this group that he met Christopher “Kid” Reid, who was using the name “Kid Coolout” with a group called The Turnout Brothers. In time, all of the members of their respective groups moved on, and decided that they could work together as a duo. By shortening their nicknames, it would lead to the start of the group Kid ‘n Play. With Kid, Play recorded three successful albums and starred in four hip-hop based comedy films: House Party, House Party 2, Class Act, and House Party 3. After the duo split in 1995, Play became a born-again Christian and focused on Christian hip hop. Today, Play is the founder and CEO of HP4 Digital, a pre- and post-production multimedia company for film, digital media, and theater. In 2010, Play starred as an undercover DEA agent in the independent film, The Return, which is currently in post-production and whose trailer can be seen on youtube.com. Play was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists. Christopher “Play” Martin name is often shorten some people refer to him as Chris Martin and some people call him Chris for short.

Troy Ave whose real name is Roland Collins was born November 23rd 1985 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. Rapper Troy Ave named himself after his block/ avenue in New York City known as Troy Avenue. Troy Av in November 2013, release his first studio album, New York City: The Album. Upon release, the album debuted at number 47 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He was named part of the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class.

Christopher “Play” Martin and Troy Ave are famous people that look alike. Both these men have the same hair cut, similar features , are from New York City  and the same New York swag at least then for Christopher “Play” Martin now that he has changed his life and turn to Christ.