Kris Kross Last Concert: Chris Kelly Dead At 34 (RIP) 'Mac Daddy'

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Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, one half of the popular early 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, has died. He was found unresponsive in his home Wednesday afternoon and was taken to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was 34.

Kelly and Chris Smith, his Kris Kross partner, were discovered in 1990 at an Atlanta mall by Jermaine Dupri, who made the duo one of the first acts signed to his then new label, So So Def Records. The duo became a sensation, both for their 1992 hit 'Jump,' which spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, and their trademark backward clothes.

Kris Kross reunited in February for So So Def's 20th Anniversary concert.

No cause of death has been announced, but 11Alive in Atlanta is reporting that Fulton County authorities say the death looks to be a homicide. An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday morning..

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    Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, one half of the popular early 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, has died. He was found unresponsive in his home Wednesday afternoon and was taken to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was 34.

    Kelly and Chris Smith, his Kris Kross partner, were discovered in 1990 at an Atlanta mall by Jermaine Dupri, who made the duo one of the first acts signed to his then new label, So So Def Records. The duo became a sensation, both for their 1992 hit 'Jump,' which spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, and their trademark backward clothes.

    Kris Kross reunited in February for So So Def's 20th Anniversary concert.

    No cause of death has been announced, but 11Alive in Atlanta is reporting that Fulton County authorities say the death looks to be a homicide. An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday morning.

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    Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday at an Atlanta hospital after he was found unresponsive at his home. He was 34.
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    Kelly, together with Chris Smith, shot to stardom in 1992 with 'Jump,' which spent eight weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.
    The duo opened for Michael Jackson that year on his Dangerous World Tour.
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    Leslie Tookes, a CNN project coordinator, lived next door to Kelly. Like others, she too was saddened by his untimely death.
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    The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office announced that the 34-year-old rapper was pronounced dead at about 5:00 pm today after being taken to Atlanta Medical Center.
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    Kelly had been found 'unresponsive' at his home on Wednesday, local media reported.

    Kris Kross was made up of Kelly, known as 'Mac Daddy', and Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith. They are most widely remembered for their 1992 hit Jump.

    In February, they had performed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the So So Def label that signed them.

    The duo, who famously wore their clothes backwards and extra baggy, were just 13 when they were discovered in an Atlanta mall.

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    A joint statement released on Wednesday by So So Def and Mr Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, called him 'kind, generous and fun-loving'.

    'It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1.

    'To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trend-setting, backward pants-wearing one-half of Kriss Kross, who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris - the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party.'

    'Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music.'

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    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, died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. He was 34.

    'It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose,' said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County police.

    This, Lester said, is based on statements received at the scene as well as evidence turned up at Kelly's home in south Atlanta.

    According to Lester, police were called to Kelly's home at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was transported to the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center.

    Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said Kelly was pronounced dead at the hospital at around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

    No official cause of death has been determined, pending an autopsy.

    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

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