January 9, 2023
Kris Kross Drop Young, Rich & Dangerous – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Jan. 9, 1996: On this day in 1996, Kris Kross released Young, Rich & Dangerous, their third and final album together. The project arrived four years after the Atlanta rap duo of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith burst onto the scene and dropped their game-changing 1992 debut album, Totally Krossed Out. In 1993, they delivered their second effort, the platinum-seller Da Bomb.Produced entirely by Jermaine Dupri, Young, Rich & Dangerous featured Kelly and Smith rapping more adult-oriented themes of money, fame and women. The rap tandem released two singles from the set: the club banger "Tonight's tha Night" and their braggadocios...