Sad news has filtered in to us from Atlanta this morning that Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of 90’s rap group Kriss Kross has died, aged just 34.
Rapper Chris Kelly, best known as a member of 90s hip-hop duo Kris Kross, has died at age 34.
According to some local news outlets in Atlanta, Kelly was found in an unresponsive state in his home last night (Wednesday), and was subsequently declared dead.
Speaking in a statement, DJ Greg Street said:
“Sad to hear the loss of my lil homie, Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly. I met him and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith in ’93. Their song “Jump” had been #1 on the billboard charts for eight weeks. Everyone knows Kriss Kross for their music and the crazy way they used to dress, but once they started working with So So Def, they became family.
Kriss Kross just performed at the 20th anniversary of So So Def.
Around 7:45 I received a phone call from his cousin saying they had found Kelly at the house just 20 minutes earlier and he was unresponsive.
I just received confirmation that he has passed.”
Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Chris Kelly.
