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Quote:Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," has died, according to authorities. He was 34.

Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said the 34-year-old Kelly was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center.

Honey said authorities are unsure of Kelly's cause of death and that an autopsy has yet to be performed.

Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," and Chris Smith, known as "Daddy Mac," were introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri after he discovered the pair in an Atlanta mall. The duo wore their clothes backwards as a gimmick, but they won over fans with their raps.

Their first, and by far most successful song, was "Jump." The hit, off their multiplatinum 1992 debut album "Totally Krossed Out," featured the two trading versus and rapping the refrain, the song's title. The duo had surprising maturity in their rap delivery, though the song was written by Dupri. It would become a No. 1 smash in the United States and globally, and one of the most popular of that year.

Their success led to instant fame: They toured with Michael Jackson, appeared on TV shows, and even had their own video game.

The group was never able to match the tremendous success of their first song, though they had other hits like "Warm It Up," and "Tonite's tha Night."

Earlier this year, the group performed together to celebrate the anniversary of Durpri's label, So So Def.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-5758...ies-at-34/

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That's whickety-whickety whack!

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Well at least he lived past the unlucky 27 that most actors and a lot of singers seem to die at.

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For a Young person suicide or drugs top of list as the cause

Will wait for further details...

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Rip

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I read an interview earlier this year and one of them was STILL wearing his shit backwards saying he felt weird with his clothes the right way. I don't remember which one though.

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Jump was the first tape cassette i ever bought and first song i ever memorized the words to which i still remember to this day... RIP....

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Damn.

He got "Totally Krossed Out".

Which one was Mac Daddy again?

This was a forgotten album. The one when they were a little older and came with a Snoop Dog Wessyde Smooth Vibe:

This track is better than 95% of today's hip-hop. Hilarious too.

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Bet it turns out he overdosed on the syrup.

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Just wanted to start this thread.

No such talent no more these days.

Only crappy Justin Biebers, massmarketed for dumb teenagers without a cause.

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Who?

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whickety mighty Mac Daddy!

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(05-02-2013 10:59 AM)speakeasy Wrote:  Bet it turns out he overdosed on the syrup.

Close but...

"Chris Kelly of the '90s rap duo Kris Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday.
A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta.
Paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on a living room couch at his Atlanta home and tried to resuscitate him. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Honey said she did not know which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death. However, a police report from the night of Kelly's death said his mother told investigators her son used cocaine and heroin the night before he died and had a history of drug abuse.
Kris Kross was introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri after he discovered the pair at a mall in southwest Atlanta. Kelly performed alongside Chris Smith, who was known as "Daddy Mac." The duo wore their clothes backward as a gimmick, but they won over fans with their raps.
Their first and most successful song was the 1992 hit "Jump," which became a chart-topper in the United States and around the world. The two were never able to match the tremendous success of their first song, though they had other hits like "Warm It Up," and "Tonite's tha Night."
At a memorial ceremony for Kelly in early May his uncle, Lemar Williams, said Kelly showed a love for music from an early age and mimicked Michael Jackson's dance moves. Williams said Kelly loved Atlanta and never wanted to live anywhere else.
Earlier this year, Kris Kross performed in Atlanta to celebrate the anniversary of Dupri's record label So So Def and Williams said Kelly was planning to make a comeback."

http://music.yahoo.com/news/ga-medical-o...30113.html

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(07-01-2013 10:08 PM)Kingsley Davis Wrote:  A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta.
Paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on a living room couch at his Atlanta home and tried to resuscitate him. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Honey said she did not know which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death. However, a police report from the night of Kelly's death said his mother told investigators her son used cocaine and heroin the night before he died and had a history of drug abuse.

Sounds like speedballs. That shit is super dangerous.

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Wearing your jeans backwards = dumb gimmick that never caught on.

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(07-02-2013 01:39 AM)soup Wrote:  Wearing your jeans backwards = dumb gimmick that never caught on.

As good as any dumb gimmick to catch on...I think if some prison cat came home with his shyt switched around, it would have..most of the urban fashion trends seem to spawn from jail...

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(07-02-2013 07:05 AM)Moma Wrote:  

(07-02-2013 01:39 AM)soup Wrote:  Wearing your jeans backwards = dumb gimmick that never caught on.

As good as any dumb gimmick to catch on...I think if some prison cat came home with his shyt switched around, it would have..most of the urban fashion trends seem to spawn from jail...

I think the baggy jeans thing caught on because, not only did it look tough like guys from jail, it also had a kind of aloof vibe to it.

Wearing your pants backwards was maybe too try-hard. I remember when "jump" hit and everyone loved it, but I didn't see anyone in NYC start wearing their pants backwards.