In a brilliant move, he molded the year old boys into the rap stars known as Daddy Mack and Mack Daddy of Kris Kross. Kris Kross went on to record two more successful albums. A joint statement released after his death by So So Def, the label who signed them and Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, called him "kind, generous and fun-loving". His legacy will live on through his music.
Debut track Jump was Kris Kross's first and most successful song, leading to instant fame for the teenage duo. It remained at number one in the US for eight weeks, selling four million copies. Popular pages. G Busta Rhymes Jeru the Damaja. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Chris Kelly, one half of the s rap duo Kris Kross, has died in an Atlanta hospital at the age of Kelly had been found "unresponsive" at his home on Wednesday, local media reported.
They are most widely remembered for their hit Jump. They had performed in February to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the So So Def label that signed them. The duo, who famously wore their trousers backwards and extra baggy, were just 13 when they were discovered in an Atlanta mall.
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