American Celebrity “Chris Kelly” of Hit Group “Kris Kross” Dies of Drug Overdose

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For those who grew up in the early 90’s and witnessed the birth of hip hop and Rap, one of the names that was synonymous with that era was US rap duo “Kris Kross”, Chris Kelly, known as one half of the 1990s, has died at the age of 34 in what police say may have been a drug overdose.

It is believed that when the Police arrived at Kelly’s home in south Atlanta at around 4:30pm (local time) on Wednesday.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead around 5pm.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish an official cause of death.

His mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, told police her son had taken cocaine and heroin before he died, and that he had a history of drug abuse.

Police say Kelly may have died from a drug overdose

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.

He had discovered the pair in an Atlanta shopping centre.

Their most famous song was the frenetic Jump, taken from their multi-platinum debut album Totally Krossed Out.

And they were also known for their fashion style, wearing their clothes backwards.

Jump reached number one in the US and Australia and two in the UK.

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