Rapper Chris Kelly who was part of the 1990's mega rap duo Kris Kross has died. The rapper was reportedly found unresponsive in his home yesterday evening. He was taken to Atlanta Medical Center and was pronounced dead. Just a few months ago it was reported that the the duo would be doing a reunion show to celebrate the So So Def recording label. There were also plans to release a new album.
Kelly, who was known as "Mac Daddy," and his partner Chris Smith (a.k.a. "Daddy Mac"), were only 13 years old in 1991 when they were discovered by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri while performing at the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta. Dupri's label, So So Def, signed the boys and sent them into the studio to record their first album. Kris Kross rocketed to stardom a year later with the release of the single "Jump." The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, became an aerobics anthem and helped their debut album "Totally Krossed Out" go multiplatinum
Here is their classic mega hit "Jump"
