kriss kross rapper Chriss Kelly is no more

Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly had been using a combination of cocaine and heroin - a practice known as 'speedballing'  - the night before his death, according to a new report.

According to TMZ, who have seen an official report, Kelly's mother Donna Kelly Pratte told police her son had taken a mixture of cocaine and heroin the night before so she'd taken him to her home while he recovered.

She added that he'd felt nauseous before passing out and that after finding him unresponsive at 3pm on Wednesday, she called 911 for medical assistance.

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Tragedy: Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs Jump, died Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose

The MacDaddy: Jermaine Dupri wrote an emotional letter to his fans about his relationship with Chris

Flashback: Kelly (C in yellow shoes) and Smith performed onstage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert in February

Speedballs and celebrities: A deadly combination...

'Speedballing' is the mixing of cocaine and heroin, which is then subsequently taken together (either via injection, snorting or even smoking)
River Phoenix died aged just 23 from snorting the combination at The Viper Room in L.A, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Flea accompanied his body to the hospital, five years earlier he lost his friend Hillel Slovak - an original RHCP guitarist - to the same deadly combination.
John Belushi was found dead at L.A's Chateau Marmont in 1982 after injecting a speedball, he was 33.

After they failed to resuscitate him, the 90s star - famous for the hit song Jump was transferred to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5pm.

The report states that Kelly's mother and Kelly's uncle both told investigators the rapper had an 'extensive history of drug use.'

In the hours before he passed out, Kelly did an interview with The Streetz Morning Grind radio show and sounded off colour.

He is said to have made a reference to his partying antics, which upset the DJ - a friend of his.
An autopsy is due to be held on Thursday.
Speedballing is a deadly combination that has claimed the lives of many people, and a flirtation with danger that celebrities seem inexorably drawn to.
John Belushi, River Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak and Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley all died from combining the two drugs.
Kelly, known as Mac Daddy, performed alongside Chris Smith, known as Daddy Mac, in the early and mid-90s.
The duo's hit song Jump, from their 1992 debut album, Totally Krossed Out, helped propel them to stardom and sales of four million copies in the US, topping the Billboard charts for eight weeks.

Tragic day: Chris Kelly, left, seen here with partner Chris Smith, right, was pronounced dead of a suspected overdose on Wednesday afternoon

Teenage superstars: Kelly, left, and partner Chris Smith, right, were propelled to global stardom by their catchy 1992 hit Jump

Kris Kross was also noted for their hip-hop style - and in particular wearing their clothes back to front.

Kelly seen here at So So Def's 20th Anniversary event in February this year

The teen rap duo were discovered at age 13 at an Atlanta mall in 1990 by then 18-year-old rising star Jermaine Dupri, who helped them to record the hit album.

On Thursday Dupri wrote an emotional letter to his fans detailing his close relationship with Chris.

The multi-platinum selling producer described Chris as the son he never had.

In 1992, the talented pair landed a spot on Michael Jackson's Dangerous world tour, as well as a cameo appearance in his popular Jam music video.

Their own music video for Jump shot to number one on MTV and sold over 100,000 copies as a VHS video single.

Their second and third albums also went platinum and gold respectively, but didn't achieve the success of their first album, due in part to the fact that the teenagers had hit puberty and were marketed with a tougher image.

A joint statement released on Wednesday by So So Def and Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, paid tribute to the 'kind, generous and fun-loving' star.

'It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1.

'To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trend-setting, backward pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross, who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris - the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party.'

Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music.'

Atlanta radio host DJ Greg Street shared the news with listeners after receiving the devastating news from Kelly's cousin.

'Around 7.45 I received a phone call from his cousin saying they had found Kelly at the house just 20 minutes earlier and he was unresponsive,' Street wrote.

'I just received confirmation that he has passed.'

Twitter erupted as condolences flooded in from celebrities and friends.

Rapper and actor LL Cool J dedicated a song to the departed rapper, tweeting 'R.I.P Chris Kelly. This song is now officially dedicated to you. May GOD embrace your soul & lift up your family.

Kris Kross performing their hit single 'Jump'

The King Of Pop: Kriss Kross made a cameo appearance on Michael Jackson's 1992 single Jam

Actress Alyssa Milano was also quick to pay her respects to Kelly's memory tweeting 'Rest in peace. Chris Kelly #KrisKross #jumpjump.'

Kelly and Smith had reunited once more to star at a 20th anniversary all-star concert honouring So So Def Recordings in Atlanta in February.

Everyone's choice: Smith, left, and Kelly, right, on the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards in 1993

Embrace your soul: LL Cool J paid his respects and dedicated a song to the late rapper

'Me and him, we have our times when we don’t talk and our times that we do talk,' Kelly told Yahoo Music when asked about his friendship with fellow rapping partner Smith shortly before their reunion.

'But if it’s any time that I needed him or needed to reach him it was never a problem.'

Kelly had also been broadening his talents, going to back to school to become a musical engineer.

'I just wanted to do something different,' he said. 'Get more on the technical side of things than just being an artist, and produce. I just wanted to be [the] all around best I could be as far as doing everything.'

Young talents: Kelly and Smith, aka Mac Daddy and Daddy Mac, sold 4 million records when they were just 13 years old

source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2318367/Chris-Kelly-died-taking-cocaine-heroin.html