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  • Rapper Overdose Confirmed by Medical Examiner

    Chris Kelly of the rap group Kriss Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator told the Associated Press on Monday.

    The 90’s musician died on May 1 from a mixture of drugs, confirmed Betty Honey from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office in Atlanta. The office did not release information about the type of drugs found in Kelly’s system.

    Kelly’s mother Donna Kelly Pratt told police that her son used cocaine and heroin the night before his death, according to the Associated Press report. She also told police that he had an “extensive history of drug use.”

    The 34-year-old was found in his Atlanta home by paramedics and could not be resuscitated.

    Kelly and Chris Smith of Kriss Kross were best known for their 1992 hit “Jump.” The trend-setting pair was also known for wearing their clothes backwards.

    Kelly’s mother released a statement to Us Weekly:

    “To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris — the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.”

  • Rapper: Overdose Found To Be Cause Of Death

    Rapper Chris Kelly, who was one half of the popular ’90s group Kriss Kross, died in May under mysterious circumstances; at the time, police said they believed it to be drug related, but didn’t release many details. Now, the coroner’s report has come back, and it looks like his death has been ruled an overdose.

    Kelly reportedly had a mixture of drugs in his system when he died, including heroin and cocaine. His mother told police he had a history of drug abuse and had been using the night he passed away. She was the first to issue a statement about his death, saying:

    “It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1. To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris – the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.”

    Kelly and friend Chris Smith were discovered at an Atlanta mall as teenagers by producer Jermaine Dupri, and soon shot to stardom with their debut album “Totally Krossed Out”. Their style of dress–wearing clothes backwards and sagging their jeans–became enormously popular with middle-school and high school-aged kids, and the duo enjoyed success through most of the ’90s. Although they’d moved on with their careers separately as adults, they reunited earlier this year to perform at the So-So Def 20th Anniversary Concert.