Pressed for Time: Hip Hop Karaoke Championship

Jan. 29, Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (betw. E. 15th & E. 16th Sts.), 212- 777-6800; 9, $13.

Karaoke has to be either really bad or really good to be enjoyable.This firmly falls in the camp of the latter. Big Daddy Kane, for the love of God, is one of the judges in this prestigious hip-hop karaoke kumite where 12 regional champions compete for honor, a nod from BDK and $1,000.

Bottom Line: Can they kick it? Well, perhaps they can!