Additionally, they made appearances in the music videos for Run-D.M.C.'s " Down with the King" (1993) and TLC's " Hat 2 da Back" (1992), and they were featured in an episode of A Different World and as the closing musical act on the May 29, 1992, episode of In Living Color. The duo landed a spot on Michael Jackson's 1992 European Dangerous World Tour as well as a cameo appearance on Jackson's music video for his 1992 single " Jam". Writes The New York Daily News' Jim Farber: "Together, that was enough to propel the duo's debut album, Totally Krossed Out, to multi-platinum status." 1992–1998: Michael Jackson tour and additional media projects The video for their follow-up single, " Warm It Up", also directed by Murray, won a Billboard video award for "Best New Artist", and got to No. 1 on MTV and sold over 100,000 copies as a VHS video single. The video for "Jump", directed by filmmaker Rich Murray, went to No. The music videos from the album also experienced major success. It included the hit single " Jump", which became the first rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Entirely produced by Dupri, Totally Krossed Out was released March 31 that year and sold four million copies in the U.S. The duo was discovered at Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta in 1991 by then-19-year-old Jermaine Dupri.Īlong with Dupri, the two signed a deal with Ruffhouse Records and recorded their debut album Totally Krossed Out (1992). The friendship of Atlanta, Georgia natives, James Christopher Kelly (Aug– May 1, 2013) and Christopher Smith (born January 10, 1979), began in first grade. He has been referenced on the albums or songs of Eminem, Dr. The duo were also noted for their signature fashion style of wearing their clothes backwards.Ĭhris Kelly died of a drug overdose on May 1, 2013. They went on to release three studio albums, with their debut album Totally Krossed Out topping the US Billboard 200, and their following albums, Da Bomb and Young, Rich & Dangerous making it into the Top 20. The duo was discovered by Jermaine Dupri in 1991 and hit worldwide status the following year with their smash hit debut single, " Jump", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single. Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old.
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Kris Kross was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Chris " Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris " Daddy Mac" Smith.
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