Quintessential "New Jack Era" act Kid "N Play stormed onto the scene in 1988. Three years later, the rap duo (and former Salt "N Pepa backup dancers) spawned the feature film "House Party", inspired a saturday morning cartoon on NBC, and starred in some of the very first "urban" Sprite commercials. By the end of 1992 however, Kid "N Play"s popularity had waned significantly. Suburban youth -- the lucrative audience most record companies target -- had largely abandoned "New Jack Era" acts like Bell Biv Devoe, Keith Sweat and Paula Abdul in favor of the grittier stylings created by Seattle-based grunge and gangsta rap acts. As a result of this shift in popular culture, Kid "N Play (along with *many* other "New Jack" phenoms) rapidly faded into obscurity