Sadly, Chris Kelly “Mac Daddy” of
the duo Kris Kross, known for wearing their clothes backward in the ‘90s, has
passed away at the age of 35. A drug overdose is suspected.
Kris Kross had a mega hit in 1992
entitled “Jump” which is probably still rocking the dance floors in the clubs
today. “Jump” was no. 1 on the Billboard chart for eight weeks, no small feat.
They followed “Jump” with “Warm It Up,” for which they won a Best New Artist
award.
Chris Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac”
Smith were discovered at the age of 13 by Jermaine Dupri, when he was himself
only 18.
Kris Kross made a cameo appearance
in Ted Demme's 1993 film Who's the Man?, starring Ed Lover and Doctor
Dré of Yo! MTV Raps. The duo also made video appearances with TLC and Run DMC,
and appeared in A Different World and In Living Color. They
reunited for So So Def's 20th Anniversary concert in February of 2013.
This marks a tragic end to a once
promising young life.
Chris “Kris Kross” Kelly [1978 –
2013]
© 05/02/2013
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