Totally Krossed Out

Kris Kross

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1992)
• Original Release Date: March 31, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000284P
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,388 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good, very good, May 4, 2004

By	HelloNewman "goodsoup" (United States) - See all my reviews

Summer of 1992, I just finished 2nd grade and Im on vacation at the beach. The song 'Jump' has been getting extremely heavy radioplay and all the kids at school had been sweating this song like anything. Visiting the Navy Exchange's rap section, what do I find but Kris Kross's tape sitting there. When I bought this I only wanted to listen to 'Jump' over and over, but it turned out all the songs were as good as this. Songs like 'Warm It Up' and 'I Missed the Bus' are classics, especially 'I Missed the Bus'; what kid hasnt woken up late and missed the school bus at least once in their life? A very listenable, catchy album, with good production by Jermaine Dupri throughout. A definite mustbuy for older kids who listened to them and for younger kids who wanna find out what the 2 backwards dressing preteen rapstars were all about

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute but Insubstantial Rap, October 10, 2004

By	Westley (Stuck in my head) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Kris Kross consisted of two teens from Atlanta: 14-year-old Chris "Mack Daddy" Kelly and 13-year-old Chris "Daddy Mack" Smith. They scored a huge hit when "Jump" spent 8 weeks at #1 on the Top 100 in 1992 and went double platinum. The song is incredibly catchy and holds up fairly well as a cute rap song. Two other singles were released, starting with "Warm It Up," which went to #13 on the Top 100 and was certified gold. It actually has probably aged better than "Jump" and sounds pretty good. The last single was "I Missed the Bus," which is rather juvenile and only went to #63.

The CD was written and produced by svengali of the moment, Jermaine Dupri, and his trademark sound is all over this music. As a result, most of the songs sound like what they are - talented kids working with a talented producer but without the slightest bit of organic authenticity. "Lil Boys in Da Hood" is a perfect example - an overly sweet "homage" to street life; it doesn't sound one bit realistic. "Party" is clever and has a nice groove, but again it's incongruent hearing two young teens talking seriously about partying.

When Sony later advertised Kris Kross' third CD, this quote was included on their website - "Gone are the shrill, prepubescent cries of euphoria, Kris Kross now sound unmistakably world-weary and wise." There's a reason why few child rappers make it big - they haven't had the life experience. I also actually prefer listening to their two later CDs, and hearing how Kris Kross matured in their music.

If you enjoy catchy 90s rap, then you'll love this CD. If you enjoyed "Jump," then you'll also love this CD. Nowadays, however, Kris Kross is mostly remembered as the little kids who wore their clothes backward; they're almost a novelty act, which says a lot about this CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LIL BOYS IN THE GAME, January 7, 2000

By	EMMANUEL (TIBAS, COSTA RICA) - See all my reviews

This cd is fantastic, the sounds are really cool and all classic sounds whit original style, I remember the bomb whit the song JUMP featuring warm it up, it s a shame and i missed the bus are the best songs in this album.