They come bearing onesies, these icons of ’90s pop-culture whose music I listened to, whose movie I watched and watched (until my VCR ate it), whose dance I still do when the right hip-hop classic gets dropped into a club mix. Kid ’n Play. Here. In my office. Talking about the good times they’re about to bring to Vegas’ party pyramid.

Ever since Luxor nightclub LAX relaunched Throwback Thursdays with a focus on live star-power (and Vanilla Ice himself) in January, I’ve been waiting for these guys. And tonight is the night, with Kid ’n Play's Pajama Jam. Word is they’ll perform and mix and mingle with the crowd after they go on around 1 a.m. In a video on LAX's Facebook, they lay down this challenge: "Be there or be square. And bring your jammies."

To get you stoked and nostalgic, here’s a quick Q&A with Kid ’n Play.

The revamped Throwback Thursdays has showcased everyone from Vanilla Ice to Too $hort. How does it feel to be part of bringing old-school hip-hop to the EDM-dominated Strip?

Kid: It’s great to be a part of it. And the people you spoke of, talking about Too $hort and Vanilla Ice, those are our contemporaries and our friends and peers, so if we can follow them while we’re doing it we’re fine. The old school, it’s still feel-good music, and I think when the people come out to the shows and the clubs they can dance to it and have fun to it. There are actual words that you can memorize and repeat back (laughs).

Play: And recite in front of your children.

Even if you go to a club focused on new hip-hop, DJs often mix in old hits that make the crowd go crazy. Your songs, and others from your era back then, I feel like that’s the stuff that really gets people happy.

Play: I think there’s a spirit involved. What we were celebrating at the time, what we were actually living at the time, it resonates through the music. And I think that’s what people pick up on, even though they’re not able to articulate it. You know, you just kind of feel that freedom and that liberty that’s in it. And the beats are dope.

Kid: The music holds up.

Play: The music resonates and it’s something relatable to a lot of people. And I think it brings a lot of curiosity to the youth when they hear it. They’re like, There’s something about this. ... You have your Public Enemy all the way to your Kid ’n Play—we all toured together, many tours. First tour that NWA ever did was with us, so it was very diverse and it was a full spectrum.

You seem to be touring a lot this year.

Play: We’ve got close to 50 dates already.

Does it surprise you that you guys are still doing this?

Play: There was no casting call when it came to Kid ’n Play—we literally grew up around the corner from each other.

You were in rival crews, right?

Play: I mean, it was very competitive. We were both trying to outdo each other, but it was very healthy for the culture. ... It was very healthy for the friendship. And then when the two crews had to grow up and couldn’t last any longer, the last two guys standing were he and I. So, what happens when the Super Lovers and the Turnout Brothers have a child? It’s Kid ’n Play.

Kid: The two groups, it wasn’t like the Bloods and the Crips; it was more like the Doves and the Chicks.

Play: Even though my crew won all the time (laughs). Boom!

Kid: Yeah right (laughs). You see that Alzheimer’s setting in already.

Play: Being delusional. No, seriously! We did win a lot.

Kid: That’s another sign of Alzheimer’s, repeating delusional thoughts.

What are you guys bringing to the stage at LAX? Can we expect some dancing?

Kid: We’re gonna jump around a little bit, you know what I mean?

Play: As much as the Bengay will allow.

Kid: It’s kind of a hybrid of our regular, longer show, and I think it’s more about being around to host the event. We’ll do a couple of joints up there, we’ll jump around a little bit, and mostly just try to kick it with the fans, have fun, see what interesting pajama-wear people come up with. You know, just wanna kick it with the fans and celebrate. This’ll be unlike your typical kinda concert-going. It’ll be a little bit more interactive. So we look forward to that. We’ll get a couple of good naps in and be ready to rock at 1 in the morning or whatever it is.

Are you actually gonna come out into the crowd and get close to people?

Kid: We’ll see, we’ll see.

Play: A little fellowship, a little integration ain’t gonna hurt nobody (laughs).

I have to ask you this, because House Party is one of my favorite movies of its time. Did you guys ever have house parties like that when you were in high school?

Play: We went to them. I gave a couple. I mean, that was what we lived for—to find out that so and so was having a party. Mostly girls.

Kid: House parties was definitely a part of our growing up, and I think the universe, to have us end up doing that film, I mean, there were many things that we did not have to be taught about the house-party process. We brought some knowledge to the table (laughs). And I think the director Reggie Hudlin was kind of counting on that and depending on that, that he didn’t have to bring us up to speed on these things. And sometimes we had to bring him up to speed (laughs).

Play: Who would’ve thunk it? The fact that we’d be the poster faces for that. And it’s interesting, because anytime you hear the words “house party” it’s synonymous with Kid ’n Play. It was so funny, ’cause I was watching an episode of Ellen, and she had Tina Fey on there and they were talking about her movie Sisters, and it warmed my heart to hear her go, “We were trying to get our Kid ’n Play on.” To hear somebody like that know us, you know what I’m sayin’. It was really cool.

You’re a verb. It doesn't get much better than that.

Kid: Looks like we made it.

Kid ’n Play Pajama Jam March 24, 10:30 p.m. doors (1 a.m. performance), $10-$20 pre-sale; $30-$50 at the door. LAX at Luxor, 702-262-4529.