Chris Kelly Of Kris Kross Passes Away!

Kris Kross member Chris Kelly died.

CNN and the Associated Press can confirm that former rapper Chris Kelly of Kris Kross has died.

Of the early 1990s, Jermaine Dupri introduced the world to two pint size rappers who wore their clothes backwards and sung the smash hit Jump and Tonite Da Nite!

While being one of the youngest acts to ever come out, it helped Dupri launch his vanity label So So Def. It introduced the world to Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Xscape and Da Brat.

Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday at an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive at his Atlanta home, the Fulton County medical examiner's office told CNN. He was 34.

An autopsy is planned for Thursday.

Kelly, together with Chris Smith, shot to stardom in 1992 with the hit "Jump," which spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The two also were known for wearing their clothes backward during performances.

The duo followed up their smash "Jump" with the single "Warm It Up." Together, the songs pushed their debut album, "Totally Krossed Out," to multiplatinum status.

Kris Kross followed it up with 1993's "Da Bomb." But the album failed to find the following of the duo's debut, in large part because the boys had hit puberty and they were marketed with a tougher image.

Their career never again reached the heights of their debut, but they continued to make music. In 1996, the pair released the album "Young, Rich and Dangerous."

Kelly and Smith were 13-year-olds when they were discovered in 1991 at an Atlanta mall by Jermaine Dupri.

The pair reunited earlier this year at a 20th anniversary party for Dupri's So So Def label.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to Chris Kelly's family.

Kris Kross was an American rap duo of the 1990s comprising Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith. The duo was best known for their hit 1992 song "Jump", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single. Kris Kross was also noted for their fashion style, which consisted of wearing their clothing backwards.

Jermaine Dupri appears on So So Def Recordings.

Da Brat appears appear as an independent artist. Her previous recordings are licensed by So So Def.

Bow Wow appears on Cash Money Records. Previous music is licensed by So So Def and Columbia.

Jagged Edge appears on Slip-N-Slide Records. Previous music is licensed by So So Def and Def Jam.

Kris Kross appears on So So Def/Ruffhouse Records.