Chris Kelly

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Chris Kelly's career with Kris Kross earned a place in hip-hop history. The duo's debut single "Jump" broke records as the longest-running number one by a rap group at the time, and they remain the youngest rap act to top the Billboard Hot 100. Their influence on 1990s fashion and pop culture is still referenced today. In 2013, the Georgia State Senate passed a resolution honoring Kelly's life and musical contributions.

AwardsAs a member of Kris Kross, Chris Kelly won multiple awards in the early 1990s. The duo took home three Billboard Music Awards in 1992 for "Jump," including Hot 100 Single of the Year. They also won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist and a Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist.

Honours & Distinctions

Guinness World Record

Guinness World Records·1992

Youngest rap group to have a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Georgia State Senate Resolution

Georgia State Senate·2013

Posthumous resolution honoring Chris Kelly's life and contributions to music.

Rankings & Lists

#299

500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Rolling Stone·2020

#93

100 Greatest Artists of All Time

VH1·2013

Greatest of All Time: Top 10 Back-to-School Songs

Billboard·2017

Magazine Covers

Rolling Stone

August 1992

The Backward Boys of Rap

The Source

November 1992

Kris Kross Cover Story

Word Up! Magazine

1992

Kris Kross Feature

Records & Feats

Youngest rap group to have a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100

Chart Record·1992

Kris Kross achieved this with 'Jump' in 1992 at ages 13 and 14.