Artist
Kris Kross
Kris Kross is a hip-hop artist from Atlanta, Georgia, USA formed in 1991. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Best hip-hop albums
- 12
- Releases
- 1992–2022
- Active years
- 1991
- Formed
Artist
Kris Kross is a hip-hop artist from Atlanta, Georgia, USA formed in 1991. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Best hip-hop albums
Most popular
Totally Krossed Out
1992
Atlanta natives Kelly (born August 11, 1978) and Smith (born January 10, 1979) were discovered in 1990 by 18-year-old Jermaine Dupri at an Atlanta shopping mall. Along with Dupri they signed a deal with Ruffhouse Records, and recorded their debut album Totally Krossed Out. Entirely produced by Dupri, Totally Krossed Out, was released March 31, 1992 and sold four million copies in the U.S. It included the hit single "Jump", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. The duo landed a spot on Michael Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour, as well as a cameo appearance on Jackson's "Jam" music video. The music videos from their own album also experienced major success. The video for "Jump", directed by filmmaker Rich Murray went to No. 1 on MTV and sold over 100,000 copies as a VHS 'video single' and the video for their followup single "Warm It Up", also directed by Murray won a Billboard video award for "Best New Artist". In addition to this, they also made appearances in the music videos for Run-D.M.C.'s "Down with the King" and TLC's "Hat 2 Da Back". They were also featured in an episode of A Different World, and the closing musical act on May 29, 1992 episode of In Living Co…
