Chris Kelly, from the famous 1990s rap duo, Kriss Kross has died Wednesday of a suspected drug overdoes. The 34-year-old, was only 13 when he was discovered by Jermaine Dupri while performing at the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta.
Kris Kross, whose other half is Chris Smith, found stardom with hits like the single, "Jump."
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kelly was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home and transported to Atlanta Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The Daily Mail reported that police were called to Kelly's home by his cousin around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
There has not been an official comfirmation of the cause of death but a spokesperson for the Fulton County Police, Cpl Kay Lester said to the Daily Mail that "it appears it may have been a possible drug overdose."
MTV News obtained a police report and in it, officers arrived at Kelly's home and paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on the living room couch with "no life signs." They moved him to the floor to administer CPR. According to the report Kelly's mother Donna Kelly Pratte said that her son had taken a mixture of heroin and cocaine the night before. The report said that she had brought him home to ""recover from his drug use and [that he] had done this several times in the past."
So So Def said in a joint statement with Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte:
"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, 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."
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