Belting her out

TISHA Campbell has quite the sweet gig co-hosting the BET Soul Train Awards for the fourth straight year this month. But she tells Page Six that watching the original music show “Soul Train” as a kid was fraught with danger. “I have fond memories of ‘Soul Train,’ but they’re not all good, because ‘Soul Train’ came on Saturdays,” she told us. “I would sit in front of the TV waiting to see the latest dances, the latest outfits and fashion, and the latest artist as well. You just couldn’t wait to see who’s going to perform. But then right after that, karate came on [TV], and then I had to go run and hide from my brothers. That’s when they thought they were ninjas . . . I would have to go run so I won’t get my ass beat.” Meanwhile, she told us that her lifelong pal, “Martin” co-star and Soul Train Awards co-host, Tichina Arnold used to prank her by trying to get her in trouble with her jealous boyfriend. “Oh, I hate Tichina,” she kidded to us. “I was dating my then-boyfriend, and Tichina — I don’t know why she would do this — but I would come home and Thomas [Mikal Ford] — who played Tommy [on ‘Martin’] — [his] shoes would be in my boyfriend’s closet.” Campbell said of Ford: “He had a big humongous foot. His shoes would always be in my house, in my boyfriend’s closet, and my boyfriend would get so angry. She got me in trouble on purpose! Thomas would act like he didn’t know what was going on.” She added: “That went on for about a year.” This year’s ceremony, which was taped at the Apollo Theater, will air Sunday on BET.