Chris Kelly the "Kris Kross" star dies at age 34, from "suspected overdose"

Chris Kelly

Rapper best known for 1992 hit "Jump" was found by his cousin at his Atlanta  home
Police said Kelly’s death appears to have been "a drug  overdose". Rapper and long time collaborator Jermaine Dupri led the tributes on Twitter.

Kris Kross

Chris Kelly, of the 90′s hip-hop group "Kriss Kross", has died aged 34; of a suspected drug overdose. Police were called to Kelly’s home by the  rapper’s cousin at around 4.30pm on Wednesday. After which he was taken to Atlanta Medical Centre.

Kelly – half of the rap duo famous for the hit song "Jump" – was pronounced dead at 5pm.
As yet there is no official confirmation of  the cause of death but Cpl Kay Lester, a  spokeswoman for the Fulton County  police  said: ‘It appears it may have been a  possible  drug overdose.’

An autopsy is due to be held on  Thursday.

Kris Kross back in the day

Kelly, known as Mac Daddy, performed  alongside Chris Smith, known as Daddy Mac, in the early and mid-90s.

The duo’s hit song Jump, from their 1992  debut  album, "Totally Krossed Out", helped propel them to stardom and sales of  four million copies in the US, topping the Billboard charts for eight  weeks.