The Heartbreaking Story of KRIS KROSS
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- In this video we will talk about the authors of the hit "Jump" by Kris Kross. The story of the duo's rise and fall. What happened to them, and why Chris Kelly died.
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00:00 - What's the video about?
00:40 - Jump. The rise of Kris Kross.
03:02 - About backwards pants
03:57 - How They Met Michael Jackson.
04:42 - Continuing Success
5:17 - Unsuccessful third album and the group's breakup
05:51 - Life After Fame
06:42 - Reuniting the duo in 2013
06:57 - Chris Kelly's overdose
08:00 - Chris Smith's reaction to the death of a friend
09:03 - What is Chris Smith doing now?
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What memories do you have of Kris Kross?
I got good songz too
Their songs and being so cute ❤ RIP thank you for songs
My mom putting my sis n i on carmera jumping up and fown
. N wearing chris cross shirts
Jump was my first favorite rap song
Me going to Fiesta and watching guy do jump jump while playing Street Fighter 2
Still quoting Kriss Kross lines at 40yrs old. The 90s were the shit for a young teen. RIP Chris
You lucky man. I was a teen from 2000-2010 but I always wished I was a teen in the 90’s
Aye I'm a teen in 2020s I kinda wish I could experience the 90s
@@TJY_RISE_UP bro I’m 33 and I wish I did too I was born at the beginning of the 90’s. I’m just saying I’d like to be a teen in the 90’s it was lit as fuck. Being a kid was lit too but not like this!
The 90s was an incredible decade, especially to be a kid.
@@TJY_RISE_UP you kinda are. The way teens are dressing now are like the 90s. Baggy. Shorts above the knees, which were never a good look btw.
The fact that they started off together and remained so close through over 2 decades of friendship and fame is astounding. There's so much competition nowadays. I don't think there will ever be a duo like this in Hip Hop again.
They were friends before they became superstars they knew each other since they were 5-6 yrs old
Rae Sremmurd
@@jadenlitt6914 no
@@ammidtamiryisrael9719 Rae Sremmurd literally brothers wym no
@@KyushaNeverKnowsBest He's just ignorant
I was 13 when they came out. They played Jump at the 8th grade dance, and they still play it even now at lounges and clubs. It will never die or get old. Just good wholesome music!
And skating rinks
Yes! I think I was about 10 when it came out. Was one of the few tapes I had as a kid :) nice to talk with people around the same age. Lots of vibes to be shared from those times.
Hip Hop kings of the 90's KRISS Kross and it don't stop they're legacy will always remain
He should Do a video about the tragic life of wyte catholic priest victimizing little wyteboys and never did a day in jail for it 😂
@@boepaynepill318who ?
The problem was that Jump was so good it could not be bested. It set the bar at the highest point from the start. Their other albums were not bad, but you could not do something better than Jump. No one could, that song is a timeless classic.
Yessssss...
True. The same thing happened to groups like Bananarama, Eiffel 65, Crazy Town, and Len when they released Cruel Summer, Blue, Butterfly and Steal My Sunshine, also artists like Skee lo, MC Hammer, and Vanilla Ice when they released “I wish I was a little bit taller” Can’t Touch This, and Ice, Ice, Baby. As an artist you rather put out good single’s consistently and have at least 1 or 2 albums, or some kind of EP out before having a mega single like that. When you just show up out of nowhere and release a mega single you set the bar so high that it’s almost impossible to top, and then you’re only known for that song because you really had no other body of work to build up a real fan base before the mega single. Something singles are just for radio play to build up momentum for an album but if you had no other music out then the fans only just know you as that single. If you can’t make another “Jump, Jump” you’re going down fast!!! Even if you can you might still have people that can’t get past the impact your first single had on them.
Yeah but one song isn’t gonna overshadow the rest, that just means ppl just liked the one song.
Kriss Kross will FOREVER be a part of HipHop History. Nothing can change that 🙄
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@daveperryLXXVII Before Kris Kross Baggy clothing wasn't even a thing in Hip Hip they set a whole New Trend . If you are into Rappers that are not into killing each other then these guys are Legends, but to each his own Haha 💪😅
@@horatioh2020 baggy clothes? You heard of Onyx?‽?? Best check that comment again.
@@vimtobill4156 Like I said Kris Kross made it a trend. The whole Hiphop Culture wasn't rocking baggy Jean's, baseball Jerseys and Filas with Straps because of Onyx, Lol. Kris Kross literally got a record deal for how they were dressed, and once the Youth latched on you know the rest. YOU might need to Check my Comment again at Best Haha 😅
@@horatioh2020 check your comment, baggy clothes was a thing before krisskross maybe your research will tell you that. Wu tang, onyx, hell even queen latifa was rocking baggy jeans and all before krisskross was a embryo. Check yo comment bro.
When you are that young and successful it's gotta be so hard to get old and just be normal
I think alot of us was like that, besides of being famous, but it was just the simple fact of being that young, wild, & free.💯
@@Gen965 no doubt
And who knows what was done to them as kids being in hollyweird surrounded by predators...
Easier with amazing memories to look back on
Jd was molesting those boys it's been proven
Kris Kross' 'I miss the Bus' is an underappreciated classic of the 90s.
R.I.P. Chris Kelly
My mom would play this when me and my brother would get ready for school..and oddly every time she played it we missed the bus 💀
💯
@@CoochieCollector 😅
I literally know every single word!! ❤️😂
@@natashavasquez4020 Me too 🤣🤣🤣
I was 15 when they came out and BOYYYYY did we have a blast the summer of “92! Thank you for the memories. May God be pleased with Chris. So heartbreaking 💔🙏🏾
I was 19 and played it at prom 🎉
I was 7 lol
I'm 47 years old and was such a big fan and I still love all of their music regardless of what the media said or says! The 90's was such a great era! True talent #ripchriskelly
I don't think we will ever see another duo like this. The rap today is really pitiful..
Aye we still got some really good rappers
@@TJY_RISE_UP yeah mumble rappers
@@TJY_RISE_UP don’t say lil baby or any new artist with “lil” in his name. 😂
There are good ones, but you really have to search compared to back o the day….I mean, tell me Toby Nwigwe is not fire, there’s still some good ones out there, but yeah not in the “mumble rap” genre
Yup. Today’s rap is garbage
I'll forever know them from when they were little rappers. Warm it up Kriss!
I'm about to!
@@blucuzzin That's what I'm going to do!
They are part of the history they made. Never forgotten.
I grew up in these times. Loved them. May Chris continue to 🙏🏽 RIP
Young rich and dangerous is a very very slept on album
Ikr? I thought that album was hard. It showed there maturity as writers
Fr like when I heard the album I was surprised it wasn't that successful and it showed how much they've grown from kids to adults in the album
Yup💿
Agreed. Live and Die For Hip Hop is sooo good. Aaliyah’s vocals make it that much better
Their stage presence was amazing 🔥
When he said WE TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF (being successful)!
Smart & humble kid! ❤
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That’s so sad. They weren’t just brothers, they were best friends 😢
I remember being in elementary school back in 1992-93 during second grade and two of my classmates brought an audio cassette of their music to school and when the school administrators let them play it in a boom box during lunch the whole cafeteria of school kids went nuts yelling out the lyrics, "Jump, Jump!" while throwing their hands up as the song played. I got picked up to go home early that day so I didn't get to enjoy what would have been an unusual lunch break experience but still just thought I'd mention it since this video is about honoring their music legacy! 😎👍
Adults definitely exploited these kids. And hearing a kid talking about keeping all his girls happy when he has no idea what he's talking about is just sad
I wouldn't say exploited by adults. They got to experience thing and visit place that quite frankly most kids will never experience plus made some money. Now it up to their parents to keep the kids grounded and make sure they still have a childhood. As for his "girls", I took that as meaning keeping his fans happy cause mostly girls were screaming after them.
But, adults can only really begin that for a kid. So it is on the adults because they were minors.
@@billyirvine1914 lol no that's not what was implied. It clearly meant he was keeping his bitches happy
@@billyirvine1914 na they definitely exploited and influence them into something
I mean, he was 13. Sure he didn’t know what that meant but he was a 13 year old boy who got the attention of a lot of girls. Of course he’s going to say something like that thinking it’s cool
Lil’ Bow Wow and Kris Kross both came into the business through Jermaine Dupri, I think theres a lesson there
Yea .. that dupri likes to be around lil kids, scoping them out in the malls. Who does that?! 🤔
Usher Raymond as well
The good DJ always sees what's next and one with a deal, signs them.
Rip Chris mac daddy
I have good songs as well
I always thought they was a miniature Kid n Play
Before Outkast and Goodie Mob there was Kris Kross straight out the A!!!
@@aone2bruh36 Bruh they from New York!! 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Kilo
@@desleota6335 false. Chris Kelly is from Newark NJ, Smith Is From Young Dro Hood
That funeral speech by Smith was heartbreaking.
People just don't understand.what you have to go through to r i p or go to heaven.webjust can't live or lives and do whatever we want .and go to Gods holy heaven it just doesn't work like that we have to go through a process and it's threw Jesus to there is no other way but threw him.
@@melindarobinson9153 Salvation is granted by God Almighty, alone, without any partners. Jesus is not the Creator, nor is he the son of God for God begets not nor was he begotten.
@@abukitten that how you believe.and ever body has that choice to believe the way they want .this is how I believe.and that the way you believe.its all good miss.
@@melindarobinson9153 but you’re the one who brought the topic up, don’t you think it’s critical to discover the Truth? Jesus indicated too many times to count that he was sent by God as a messenger and that he wasn’t God. When the man came to him stating something along the lines of “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life…” why did Jesus reply “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone”…….? There is no trinity, you cannot divide God into parts and then say 3 equals 1. Jesus himself acknowledged the Oneness of God and never claimed to be Lord, therefore love him by following his footsteps and bowing to not only your Creator but his as well.
@@abukitten look ma'am God bless you in your life iam ont going to battle about that.you believe the way you want and so do I . everbody has there opinion and thoughts about things .have a blessed life miss.cause I am and that's a fact.
I will forever play there music regardless of how old . I will forever love watching their interviews and music videos and I will forever say to anyone, KRISS Kross will always be one of the greatest hip hop groups of the 90s
I wish that kids today could have lived during the early 90's, it was a hell of a time...and Kriss Kross was a huge part of it.. I also wish that someone would do a piece on the rise and fall of the Starter clothing brand and the huge role that hip hop played in it. Those jersey's that Kriss Kross wore were all Starter.. Along with groups like ABC and especially NWA, rap basically made that brand.
I remember back in the day i seen on the news that someone got killed over there Dallas Cowboys Starter coat
I think in California early 90s all raiders starter jackets were banned in schools.
This is One of my all time favorite groups of the 90's. I was 12 I am 43 now.. great music& memories from that era; I'm so grateful Grew up in the 80's and 90's these kids today do not know what they missed thank you. RIP Chris Kelly🙏👣
I remember the very first time I heard them. Back in ‘91, I was lil kid and I had just gotten to this country (US)…..some time later I was walking back home and stumbled upon a cassette tape on the side walk, picked it up, took it home and played on the stereo player. And I believe “Jump” was the very first song on that tape. I really liked it and enjoyed it. “I missed the bus” was another track I enjoyed as well. Good memories. Good times.
I think JUMP was my 3rd record as a young kid after HAMMER & Vanilla ICE, and was such a fun time to be a kid and in 3rd grade & are all time Legends for that record. It's one of the most iconic songs ever in Hip Hop that is timeless and only gets better for the next generation.
Honestly I blame the music industry for these untimely deaths, which are used more like a promotional celebration for posthumous record sales, while loved ones grieve such a heavy and unnecessary death.
It's always been and continues to be allowed to be a foundation built upon predatory and exploitative practices that by accounts is simoly a modern day endentured servitude - the artists make 5% off actual sales and around 10% at events or tours , being fleeced for their talent while Zaddy benefits the most, bleeds it dry and moves onto the next enslaved dreamers too naive to ask questions.
Sad how nobody helped him when he was dying and he probably could have been alive to this day if he was around people that actually cared
It's hard to help someone who dies in their sleep alone in their home.
@@lastone032085um, he died of an overdose of coke, vicodine, heroin, and other drugs. His "friend" brought him home to "recover" from all the drugs he'd taken... instead of staying with him or taking him to the hospital
I am 41 and still listen to Kris Kross in 2022. Miss you Daddy Mac.
Tonight is the night is the most underrated song! That beat still goes hard
I wore my clothes backwards one time in school. The 90's were the best.
What did your teacher say?
Da Bomb was a classic for me..I think it’s difficult for people to accept change and growth.
Their mark on hiphop is iconic and unforgettable. May C.Kelly rest in divine peace...
They were huge! Folks must not forget the impact they made at such a young age. Adults were bumping their music! 🙏🏾
i was 12 when chriscross came out... the pure power these lil kids had. jermaine dupri is a smart buisness man, he knows what the people like and me, a little Canadian girl growing up on much music, we were jumping to crisscross. RIP chris kelly. that eulogy was so sweet. the love those two had for each other. touched my heart. thank you again for doing these mini documentaries. they are very good.
Kris kross
@@dabariummalak blows my mind how someone can misspell what’s literally in front of them 😂
@@imMATTure I don't know how that happened. I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way about it.
@@imMATTure It's called autocorrect. The feature that is supposed to correct misspelled words.
@@MrMJmusicLover That’s not how that works on a regular phone 💀
"We're just cool..." lmao
The 90's were just different, and God damn do I miss it...
My condolences to his family and my condolences to Chris Smith! I never knew he passed away. I’m 46 now and at the time they came out, NYC was bumping their music everywhere! Good times!
Rest in Eternal Peace Chris! IJMNA
Chris Kelly pass not Chris Smith
@@kyotoonyxx Thank you .
Dang you’re shining bright at 46
Same age, they were massive here in the UK and London
Oded
These two kid's music were my introduction to Hip-Hop! I was three years old jumping around to jump and begged my mum for the album on cassette once I saw it in the shop.
I still have that album now and is the reason why I never threw away my cassette player lol, I got my hair platted and wore my clothes backwards because I wanted to be them, One day me and mum left late to visit family because I wouldn't wear my clothes the correct way.
She even caught me doing a mirror performance in my room at 3 years old with the album playing LOL!
Jump is their smash hit but I really did enjoy "I Missed The Bus", "Warm It Up" , "Party" and "Cant Stop The Bum Rush"... Pause!
Being an adult its annoying I never got to see them live as I was raised in the UK, I feel the same with Pun, Big L, Biggie n Tupac, I was born to late to see the greats.
Im lucky to have seen some of my favorite rappers in various countries too and its amazing to see how Hip-Hop is loved globally and celebrated in countries where the native language isn't English.
Kris Kross will always be a staple in Hip-Hop and I wear the song JUMP proudly as my favorite song of all time.
R.I.P Chris Kelly
Warn it up was played in my car every time I would go to buy a new custom part for my car. Warm it up kriss! I'm about to, cause that's what I'm gonna do!. Good times during the year of 2001. 😊
I had all the KK magazines, posters and was in their fan club. They sent me a sticker and a card in the mail. I went to one of their concerts in 1992. The Sprite commercial was the best. Chris Kelly is missed! TKO 4Ever 😍
Nobody cannot replace you you still here singing listening to your song
Jump is a certified classic,always will remain in the history books,still bangs today also
Dam… this is bringing it all the way back! I still jam out to their songs when they are played on the radio
My favorite group as a kid. R.I.P. Mack Daddy
I will never forget going to see Kris Kross at the Fox theatre in Atlanta... around 92, MC Lyte opened up for them... got a chance to go back stage afterwards for a meet and greet with some other fans. I was so happy when my mom told me that she was taking me to this concert, one of my greatest memories.
Went to that same tour in California. Lyte opened and Kris Kross came out and rocked! I wanna say it was hosted by Ed Lover
MC Lyte opened for Kris Kross. Now ain't that backwards.
I remember playing this in my mom's car driving everyone crazy🙂
I remember when my mom bought me their first album on cassette so I could listen to it on my Walkman
I grew up in the 90s and I am almost 100% certain that I've never seen anyone wear there clothes backwards. I did grow up in the Los Angeles area so maybe that had something to do with it.
Those of us from the West Coast didn’t do the backwards clothes as regular attire. There was nooo way anyone from my area had parents that would have allowed it. I remember seeing a couple of older kids dress like them for Halloween for like 2 years though. We had a kid from the South come visit his family and he was doing that. But people kept having to tell people why. Not because Kris’s KROSS wasn’t popular, because they definitely were. I think places like Washington may have done it, but I never saw it when I went North to visit.
@@Rumplegirlskin I hear you. I figured it was a regional thing.
I remember seeing iy
Here in certain parts of Texas we did😂😂😂
I was a kid in ATL n we was wearing our clothes backwards we also got bald heads when Onyx came out
Rip chris kelly
This is the era of rap that made the genre so iconic. No1 that’s come out in the past 10 years have reached this level.
Trust me they'll never be forgotten in hip-hop
These guys were legit artists. A lot of these temporary famous tik tokkers igers etc are going to have trouble coping after the spotlight is gone
"Some of them try to rhyme but they can't rhyme like this."
I'm almost 40, i had their album when i was younger. I remember listening to it nonstop. RIP Chris K.
🔥ALL THE WAY FROM SOUTH AFRICA
My childhood, i am 43 still listening
I love this channel ❤️ they truly were the youngest hip hop superstars
Bow wow and lil Romeo just didn’t exist?
@@Nobody-bq7pl ooops I stand corrected but they didn’t have a song that stayed on the charts for 14 weeks 🤣🤣🤣
I was in Junior High and everyone was rockin their clothes backwards (Including me). That jump jump song was the hottest thing at that moment. Shortly after that fad everyone was wearing overalls with 1 strap down. (Including me) Fanny packs were also in. I had a red leather one. Lol
Fanny packs and overalls are totally back...unfortunately, overalls are now "skinny" versions and don't suit my body but the fanny packs are much cuter than they were. 😄
Will always love Kris Kross.. rip Chris
Same, they were actually just good
Kriss Kross is the reason I am who I am today 🙏🏽 RIP Chris Kelly🙏🏽💯🫶🏾
I cannot imagine what it would be like to have so much success so young god bless
I deadass was obsessed with them. 😭❤
I miss the bus
And that is somethin that I’ll never never do again.
You must’ve been up, then you laid back down…
They seemed very mature for their age.
I remember those looney toons shirts with the characters dressed like Kriss Kross in the 90s.
They discovered Da Brat. their music was a gift to our nostalgia RIP CK #KrissKross
Rest in Power Chris Mac Daddy ❤️🌟🌟🌟☀️
I can tell you they definitely shaped my teenaged years through their music in the nineties,everyone definitely wanted to be like or dress like them,from having box braids to their backwards style of wearing your clothes,I was at work one day with coworkers listening to music,when KRISS KROSS was requested we played some tracks,the very next day that’s when we heard CHRIS had O.D and passed away it’s STILL EERIE to me how we were listening to him the day before‼️
And seeing the other CHRIS give his eulogy at the funeral is saddening‼️🥺😢
They really inspired us young kids. And who can forget their cameo in Michael Jackson’s “Jam” short film. Catchy, talented, and sang songs us kids identified with…”I missed the bus”. To that good positive vibe of “Alright”. “No moms trippin, so me and my mom were dippin to celebrate the fact that I wasn’t slipping.”
whew teared up at the end during the funeral speech.
48yrs old now and I remember bumping this wayyy back in 1992 as a teenager starter baseball jerseys caps and oh the jordans as well lol 😂 the memories of my teen years lol
I remember first time seeing Jump video I was so jealous of these kids. The song, the swag, the girls. Then when Alright came out I kept that shit on repeat. They were living my dream as a teenager.
I think every body was envious, back then in m'y school i was pretending they were m'y Friends😂
Yeah but ,what you see is not what it is
Tonite’s Tha Night is my ish 🔥 still in rotation
I will never forget, crisscross I grew up, loving them, like I grew up loving Michael Jackson. Those young men had no idea to be on tour with Michael Jackson is a once in a lifetime experience.
I had a huge crush on them. 😂 I sure did.
Me too
We all did 😂😂😂
Jump was a moment
Salute to kiss Kross 👊
i was born in 1997 but they will always play their music on the block & it was always poppin. there’s no other duo than Kris kross, it will always be them together. May Chris Kelly rest well & Chris Smith sending my love to you🫶🏻. remember you guys are kris kross for life✨✨✨
I still love Kriss kross to this day, especially when that song jump comes on it gives me euphoria of my childhood. I even wore my clothes backwards at the time and love the big starter, puffy jackets and the jerseys and of course the big black baggy jackets with the fur around the hoodie I still love those jackets to this day And we can’t forget the tan Timberland boots ….Rest in peace Chris Kelly you will forever be remembered and never forgotten …… and just to say, I don’t think a lot of people realize or even the group themselves on how big they were and how much of an influence they were. They will always be a part of hip-hop and people can’t forget that.
This is a tragic memory to me, because these two talented rappers, made east coast and the west coast jump, jump, jump, to there most precious and most valuable feet, ya,ll the fans are really stunned by this.
I was 12 when they came out…
They were the BIGGEST shit out…
Can’t erase that…
RIP Chris 🙏🏽
too am a Chris and one of the few to be told "Warm it up Kris!" had to have mad respect for these two and say they about too! cause we were! mucho kudos much respect. so sad to see how it ended but still a big fan!
I was a big Kris Kross fan, from LA
People be in pain and nobody knows.
RIP CHRIS 🕊🕊
I loved all their albums. Seemed I was the only person in my high-school who played their Young, Rich and Dangerous album over and over
My favorite duo rap group hands down. I pretty much know their first two albums by heart. Was and still is a huge fan. Parents wouldn't let me start my pants backwards though lol. Wish I could've saw them live just once.
Great video, I was a huge fan back in the 90's and still is. Rip Chris Kelly
Doing drugs or cigarettes past the age of 30 is suicide.
Especially drugs.Dumb.
This two are part of my childhood lot of good memories RIP Mac I turn 40 this month and still every time I listen to kris Kris’s bring back so many good memories because of this two will forever live in my heart I was a teen and use to wear my pants backwards too 😆❤️
I didn't realize they had more than one song. I'll have to check them out.
Should of left them kids in the mall being kids bruh rip
As a DJ, Kriss Kross is still in my arsenal. #facts
you must have the lamest set do you mix it with vanilla ice and hanson
Fr, depending on the age group Jump by Kriss Kross and Jump Around by House of Pain still get the crowd going! Only a DJ would know the power of these songs 💯
My dad took me and my friend to my first concert at the fresno fair. We went and seen kris kross in I think 92 when I was in 7 grade. Crazy how long they were around.
I was in love with these guys! Cause they were the same age as me! I started rocking my clothes backwards. It really tripped me out to see other kids, doing it big like grown ups. On TV, ect....
I also saw them live, at six flags in st.louis.
That west coast vibe really is the best
They are not West Coast at all 😂 Plus, they are from Atlanta,
@@Rumplegirlskin I never said they were, I was referring to the beats, they are the vibe. Everyone knows JD is ATL wake up. I said that vibe I hope you know what I mean.
I'm so glad I grew up in the 90's. Kriss Kross we're def talented! "I missed the bus", was my jam😆
Love your videos
I Loved These 2 Guys I Played Their Music When I Was In High school They Were So Cute Rip Chris Kelly You Were A Beautiful Gorgeous Guy Who Will Be Sadly Missed I Remember Having Posters Of Them On My Bedroom Walls Loved Their Music Chris Your Legacy Lives On Xxxxxxxx ❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋 God Bless You 🙏🙏🙏🙏