Question 1

Did Kris Kross write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

Almost never. Chris Kelly and Chris Smith are credited on 4 of the group's 39 studio tracks, and on none of the 15 tracks of Totally Krossed Out, the album certified 4x platinum. Jermaine Dupri wrote 35 of the 39.

Question 2

Who wrote "Jump"?

Accepted Answer

Jermaine Dupri and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, with a long list of sample credits including the Ohio Players, James Brown and Cypress Hill. Neither member of the duo is credited. It spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Question 3

How old were they?

Accepted Answer

They were charting by the age of 13, which made them the youngest hip hop group to reach that kind of commercial success. Dupri discovered them in 1990.

Question 4

How many albums did they release?

Accepted Answer

Three studio albums: Totally Krossed Out (1992), Da Bomb (1993) and Young, Rich & Dangerous (1996).

Question 5

Which tracks did they write?

Accepted Answer

Four. Chris Kelly is credited on "It Don't Stop (Hip Hop Classic)" and "2 da Beat Ch'Yall" from Da Bomb, and on "Money, Power and Fame" and "Hey Sexy" from Young, Rich & Dangerous.

Question 6

Who is Jermaine Dupri?

Accepted Answer

The producer who found them, signed them as the first act on So So Def and wrote and produced almost everything they released. Totally Krossed Out was the first release on the label.

Question 7

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Totally Krossed Out, certified 4x platinum in the United States. Da Bomb is platinum and Young, Rich & Dangerous gold.

Question 8

Did they win a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

No. They were nominated twice in 1993, for Best New Artist and for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Jump".

Question 9

What happened to them?

Accepted Answer

The group split after 1996 and reunited in 2007. Chris Kelly died of a drug overdose on May 1, 2013.

Question 10

Why did they wear their clothes backwards?

Accepted Answer

It was the look Jermaine Dupri built the act around, and it became the thing everyone remembers about them.