Kris Kross

Released: January 9, 1996

Songwriter: Jermaine Dupri

Producer: Jermaine Dupri

[Chris Smith]
Now I ever think about is getting paid (getting paid)
Heading toward lifestyle hitting no debates
In a black 600 laid up behind tented
Krossed Out, me and my folks getting vent
I'm frontin' (uh huh) and I don't care if you know
The backseat of my ride is like a disco show
Honeys hear me, see me, confront me with the real
In the parking lot ready to peel

[Chris Kelly]
But it ain't no fun if your homie can't have none

So at this point, I let her in the situation
Let her know from the door just what it is
If you don't do mine, then you don't do his
Is you with me? If so, let me know
We can cut the conversation then hit the road
On the way to the crib I can tell you what's up
And how me and my dog plan to cut you up

[Hook]
It's like this, like that
All around the house from the front to the back
It's like this, like that
It's like this, like that
All around the house from the front to the back
It's like this, like that
Cut you up, cut you up

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.

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