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Kris Kross joined Atlanta performers Chris Kelly and Chris Smith in a rap duo developed with producer Jermaine Dupri. Their debut album Totally Krossed Out appeared through Ruffhouse and Columbia in 1992, with Jump and Warm It Up introducing their rhythmic exchanges and melodic refrains. Television appearances and concerts supporting Michael Jackson brought the group to wider audiences. Da Bomb followed in 1993, retaining Dupri's production while extending the duo's early recording partnership.
Kris Kross - Gale Contemporary Musicians biography
Read Kelly/Smith Atlanta duo identity, Dupri development, Ruffhouse/Columbia debut, repertoire, television and Jackson tour, and Da Bomb. Ages, awards and sales are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Jermaine Dupri on developing Kris Kross - Recording Academy
Read the actual museum interview account of meeting and developing the two performers. The retrospective first-So-So-Def attribution is not used as their original debut-label credit. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
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Source year-end #85Kris Kross joined Atlanta performers Chris Kelly and Chris Smith in a rap duo developed with producer Jermaine Dupri. Their debut album Totally Krossed Out appeared through Ruffhouse and Columbia in 1992, with Jump...
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