Kris Kross was a young rap duo of the early 1990s most famous for wearing their clothes backward. The two members of Kris Kross were Chris "Mack Daddy" Kelly (born 1 May 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) and Chris "Daddy Mack" Smith (born 10 January 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
They were discovered in 1991 performing at a mall in Atlanta, Georgia, by Jermaine Dupri. The duo's album, Totally Krossed Out, was released in 1992 and sold more than four million copies. It included the hit single "Jump", which stayed at number one on the Billboard charts for eight weeks. This landed them a spot on Michael Jackson's European tour that year.
It became a short-lived fad for youth to wear their pants backwards. Some students would wear backwards jeans to school.
Released in 1993, a second album, entitled Da Bomb failed to match their early success. 1995 saw the release of their final album Young, Rich & Dangerous which was also a commercial disappointment. By the end they stopped wearing their clothes backwards.
A curiosity of Kris Kross' career was a television commercial they starred in to advertise the soft drink Sprite in 1992–93.
After the group's demise, Kelly and Smith began writing and producing albums.
2006-06-06 06:13:50
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answered by WiserAngel 6
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Well they had an explosive career when they started out but than they fell off the map. But of course that s what happens when oyur in the music industry. Especially when you create a style it has to be longevity because than you won't be recognized for a while if you have a style that lasts for a year. Backwards clothes I do not know what they were thinking.
2006-06-06 07:42:24
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answered by musicgrlluvher 5
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Kelly and Smith were modern in c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b99c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b appearing at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, by ability of Jermaine Dupri. The duo's album, completely Krossed Out, became released in c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b992 and acquired more suitable than 4 million copies. It protected the hit unmarried "leap", which stayed at quantity one on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. This landed them a gap on Michael Jackson's eu excursion that twelve months to boot as a cameo visual attraction in Michael Jackson's "Jam" video. It grew to grow to be a short-lived fad for kids to positioned on their shirts and pants backwards. c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b992, on the top of their recognition, a on-line recreation became released starring the pair entitled Kris Kross: Make My Video. It became released on the Sega CD equipment, and consisted of the participant enhancing mutually the gang's song video clips to three of their hit songs utilising parts of the unique song video clips, inventory images, and established video animation effects. gamers were brought on earlier each and every edit consultation to make certain that you do have particular images compiled into the video. the game became released interior the U.S. in straightforward words to very lacklustre sales figures and dismal comments. It became ranked c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b8th on digital Gaming month-to-month's record of the 20 Worst video games of All Time [a million]. released in c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b993, a 2d album, entitled Da Bomb did not tournament their early fulfillment. c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b996 stated the launch of their very last album youthful, wealthy & risky which became also a commercial disappointment. by ability of the properly they stopped wearing their outfits backwards. A interest of Kris Kross' occupation became a television commercial they starred in to promote the gentle drink Sprite in c4ca4238a0b92382dcc509a6f75849b992–ninety 3. After the gang's lack of life, Kelly and Smith began writing and generating albums. In 2003 both Smith and Kelly presented plans to go back back into the "rap recreation" - "hitting heavier and larger sturdy than they ever had". even with the undeniable fact that, no longer something has come of this announcement.
2016-12-06 10:34:53
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answered by Anonymous
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The Mac Dad will make ya....jump...jump! Daddy Mac will make ya........jump..jump! Kris Kross will make ya jump...jump! Uh huh, uh huh.
Couldn't resist....those guys were great...bring them back!
2006-06-06 06:13:13
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answered by highroller 5
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I just saw them working at Chuck E. Cheese
2006-06-06 06:09:42
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answered by Anonymous
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they jumped too high and got stuck in the ceiling
did you know at one point in the Jump song they say it 21 times in a row!!
thats too much jumping for me.
2006-06-06 07:06:30
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answered by psychstudent 5
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I heard they committed suicide. They Jumped Jumped off a building.
2006-06-06 06:10:44
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answered by ? 3
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They jumped jumped right outta mainstream - cause they was whiggidy whiggidy whack!
2006-06-06 06:10:02
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answered by jgcii 4
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They put their clothes on the right way & nobody knew who they were. - loved cougar's answer!!
2006-06-06 06:12:01
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answered by Rob & Rach 4
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something about dressing the normal way once, & after that their carrers were over.
2006-06-06 06:09:22
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answered by hunksicle 3
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