Kris Kross’s first single, ‘Jump’ completely surpassed anything ABC ever did. This was possibly the only hip-hop beef where most of the belligerents had a 9pm bedtime. … cause inside out, it's wiggida wiggida wiggida wack In the first verse of their first single, Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly raps:ĭon't try to compare us to Another Bad little fad Kris Kross took the piss out of this a little by wearing their clothes back-to-front. Another Bad Creation, a group consisting of six kids aged 6 to 12 who had a big hit in 1990 with the song ‘ Iesha ’, making a lot of money for their manager, Michael “Biv from Bell Biv DeVoe” Bivens.Īnother Bad Creation (or ABC) had a tacky gimmick of wearing their clothes inside-out. Although Smith and Kelly had never performed before, he signed them on the spot and began constructing the Kris Kross brand.ĭupri was inspired by another group of teen rappers that had made it big. He was only 19 years old in 1991 but was already establishing himself as a powerbroker on the Atlanta scene.ĭupri immediately saw something in these two kids. He had been hustling his way up the Atlanta music scene ever since he was 10, when he managed to wrangle his way onstage to dance with Diana Ross. Jermaine Dupri was himself something of a child prodigy. Those kids were Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith. He and the band were shopping at a mall when two kids approached and asked for autographs. In 1991, an Atlanta-based producer Jermaine Dupri was managing a group called Silk Tymes Leather. However, nobody seems to have ever gone on the record about any of this, so we don’t know for sure. There are widespread rumours of sexual exploitation. I’ve heard gossip about them having substance abuse issues during the ‘Jump’ era, when they were still in their early teens. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.īut I’m having trouble finding reliable sources about what really happened behind the scenes with Kris Kross. These two events must surely be connected. He dies at 34 after a long struggle with drug addiction. It’s really tempting to draw a line from A to B here.Ī kid becomes the biggest rapper in the world at 13. He died on April 29, 2013, exactly 21 years after ‘Jump’ was top of the Billboard Hot 100. Within a few hours of this video, Chris Kelly would be dead, killed by a lethal cocktail of cocaine and heroin. One reads: to Chris Kelly for selling 500,000 copies of the album Totally Krossed Out. Each disc has an engraved plaque that details the achievement behind the award.
The cameraman keeps rolling, turning his attention to a collection of gold and platinum discs on the wall. He loses the thread of the song, loses interest in the camera, and wanders back to the dying embers of the party. This guy is one of them.Īnd then he seems to fade out again. He starts rapping and dancing along to the music playing in the background. The camera gets right in his face until he’s all we can see.Īnd, although he’s just as wasted as everyone else, this man seems to transform when he’s the centre of attention. TMZ have blanked out every face in this video, except one. They’re here because they can’t remember the way home. These people aren’t here because they’re having fun. If you’ve ever been in this situation, you’ll instantly recognise the vibe. A half-dozen or so stalwarts are gathered around a kitchen table, all of them slurring and dazed, as the dawn light creeps through the curtains. This is the post-party, or post-post-party. This video was shot long after the real party died out. The video is two minutes of handheld iPhone footage, showing a party in a plush house. Let’s scroll down to see some Kris Kross highlights.In 2013, gossip site TMZ published a short video clip obtained through dubious means.
Follow up songs like “Warm it Up” and “I Missed the Bus” were both notable hits in the 92.Įven when Kris Kross went a little harder the next year, on their sophomore album Da Bomb, the group was still dropping bangers, including the album’s title track, which was the first appearance of Da Brat.Įven in 1996, when it was clear Kris Kross was done, the duo had “Live And Die For Hip Hop,” a highlight from the mostly unfortunate Young, Rich & Dangerous LP. The song, which was the first single off of their classic debut album, Totally Krossed Out, and which topped the charts the year it was released, in 1992, has grown into one of the most beloved rap songs of all time.īut “Jump” wasn’t the only track they had. When people think of Kris Krossthey always think about “Jump.”
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