Released: March 31, 1992

Songwriter: Jermaine Dupri

Producer: Jermaine Dupri

(How y'all feel out there?)

Aaaaw yeah, that's right
Get down in the house with Kris Kross
And the house is packed
So all y'all suckas take ten
Cuz we in like flynn
And you outtie like Kirk ?
And we ride the funk with So So Def
Put a stamp on it, suckas!

Kris Kross

Kris Kross was a 1990s chart-topping platinum-certified American rap duo comprised of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith.

One day in 1990, pre-teens Smith & Kelly were at an Atlanta mall trying to get an autograph from the short-lived trio Silk Tymes Leather when producer Jermaine Dupri was impressed with the boys' look, so he exchanged phone numbers with them. Dupri then spent two years writing music for the group, teaching them to rap, and trying to land them a record deal.

After being turned down several times, eventually Ruffhouse Records signed the duo after hearing “Lil Boys In Da Hood” because they liked the unique perspective of young rappers talking about the ghetto and gang violence.