C-Native

Chris Smith lost his Kris Kross partner and his best friend since first grade. He honored Chris Kelly through music and art. 🖤 Long before “Jump,” they were two boys growing up together in Atlanta. Their friendship carried them into worldwide fame and onto Michael Jackson’s Dangerous tour. Kelly was just 34 when he passed away. Smith later explained that music and writing helped him deal with the loss. He wrote a tribute called “Best Friends Forever” and created sketches and paintings in Kelly’s memory. “I hold onto all those good times,” he said. Jump will always be a banger 🔥 I was roughly the same age as they were when they came out, blew my mind how young but talented they were already. Like Tupac n Biggie making all those hits before they were 25, crazy. Rip to his best bud Chris.