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Chris Smith Stands Up For Kris Kross Parents After Jermaine Dupri Questions

The Kris Kross rapper isn't letting anyone disrespect his family's role in the group's rise.

Chris Smith came out swinging when Jermaine Dupri started questioning whether Kris Kross's parents were really present during the duo's come-up. Smith defended his mom and dad hard, making it clear that family had their back through all of it.

This is one of those rare moments when the actual people living through the history step up to set the record straight. Dupri's been the voice on a lot of these early-'90s stories, but that doesn't mean he gets the whole picture—especially when it comes to what went down behind closed doors with Chris and Chris Kelly's families.

It's the kind of thing you see play out when the business side and the family side of a career start getting picked apart decades later. Everyone's got their version. But when one of the guys who actually lived it is defending his parents' involvement, that carries weight. The Kris Kross story is bigger than just production credits and radio spins—it's about two kids whose families made choices about their futures.


Read the full story at AllHipHop → https://allhiphop.com/rumors/kris-krosss-chris-smith-responds-to-jermaine-dupri-parents-allegations/

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