Kid N’ Play are known the world over for their iconic dance moves. The Queens-based duo has obviously been successful in music and film, they've had their own cartoon and are one of the most kinetic live performers in Hip-Hop. In preparation for their performance at the upcoming Boombox! A Vegas Residency On Shuffle, the iconic duo sat down with HipHopDX for an interview, giving insight on the creation of their famous “kick step” dance (aka "the Funky Charleston") and performing live in Vegas with some of their peers.

“That dance pretty much came out of a sense of urgency because promoters of the shows didn’t want to pay us for backup dancers,” Play recalled. “So Kid and I not only had to deliver the rhymes, but we had to dance because we knew that that’s what people were expecting because of the music videos preceding us.”

“We had dance groups that we were friends with at the time, such as Non-Stop, which was comprised of Hi-Hat, Lil Bit, and Swatch. Hi-Hat went on to become a choreographer for Missy Elliot and has worked with her on a lot of her videos,” Play said. “I remember us all getting together and having conversations about how to deal with this dilemma. So it was like a brainstorming session, and everybody contributed.”

“In the ‘Gittin’ Funky’ video, the group Non-Stop does something very similar to the ‘Kick Step’ where they kind of do a kick where one girl opens her legs, and the other girl swings their legs in between her legs,” Kid added. “We wanted to get something fun going, and that’s how it all came about.”

The duo will be joining Cee-Lo Green, Treach, J.J. Fad, and Thea Austin on the Boombox! A Vegas Residency On Shuffle at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino from May 11 – 15 and May 18 – 22. Stay tuned for more on this and other classic Hip-Hop news.