Led by the infectious, platinum single "Jump," Kris Kross' music - penned and produced by another young savant, Jermaine Dupri - proved that mega-selling rap records needn't all come from New York or California, foreshadowing Atlanta's ascension to the center of the hip-hop universe in the decade to follow. Not just because it provided a tragic ending to another tale of a child star struggling with post-fame adulthood, but because his passing robbed the world of a talent that helped turn an entire generation - black, white and brown- onto a genre of music that was still finding its legs in the pop landscape of the early '90s.Ī Few Houston Rappers Remember Kris Kross' Chris Kelly When Chris Kelly, one-half of the teen-rap duo Kris Kross, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose last week, it was a tremendously sad day for Southern hip-hop.
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