Kris Kross members Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith
Update: According to the police report, cocaine and heroin are suspected in the death of rapper Chris Kelly. Donna Kelly Pratt, Chris’s mother, told police the night before his death Chris had taken a “speedball”, a mixture of cocaine and heroin. The rapper reportedly had an extensive history of drug use.
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kris Cross, has died in Atlanta.
Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said the 34-year-old Kelley was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center.
Honey said authorities are unsure of Kelly’s cause of death and that an autopsy has yet to be performed.
Kelly, known as “Mac Daddy” performed alongside Chris Smith, known as “Daddy Mac,” in the early and mid-90s. The duo might be best remembered for the song “Jump” from their 1992 debut album, “Totally Krossed Out.”
