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  • Kris Kross
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  • Kris Kross
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  • Aaliyah
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  • American musical duos
  • Musical groups disestablished in 1998
  • African-American musical groups
  • Musical groups established in 1990
  • Columbia Records artists
  • Hip hop duos
  • Musical groups from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Southern hip hop groups
  • 1990 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • 1998 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
abstract
  • Kris Kross was an US-american rap duo of the 1990s comprising Chris %22Mac Daddy%22 Kelly (died May 1st, 2013) and Chris %22Daddy Mac%22 Smith. The duo was best known for their hit 1992 song %22Jump%22, which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and certified double platinum as a single. Kris Kross was also noted for their fashion style, which consisted of wearing their clothing backwards. The duo sang the %22Rugrats Rap%22 for Nickelodeon, which was released as an extra on some Nickelodeon VHS tapes starting in 1994 and was finally released on CD on The Best of Nicktoons in 1998, and as an extra on the Rugrats: Decade in Diapers Collectors Edition DVD in 2002.On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Chris Kelly was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home. Kelly was pronounced dead around 5 pm on the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center; he was 34 years old.
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  • Kris Kross formed in the early 1990s, consisting of James Christopher %22Mac Daddy%22 Kelly and Christopher HE %22Daddy Mac%22 Smith. The duo hit worldwide status with the smash 1992 %22Jump%22, which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and certified double platinum as a single. The duo followed up with many more platinum, gold singles and albums such as %22Warm It Up%22, %22Tonight's tha Night%22 and %22Young, Rich & Dangerous%22. Kris Kross was also noted for their fashion style, which consisted of wearing their clothing backwards. James Christopher Kelly (August 11, 1978 – May 1, 2013) and Christopher Smith's (born Jan 10, 1979) friendship began in first grade. The duo was discovered at an Atlanta shopping mall in 1991 by then 19-year-old Jermaine Dupri.
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  • 1996
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  • 1991
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