'Jump' Songs: Kris Kross And Beyond

Soundcheck | May 10, 2013

Last week, we heard the news that Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly -- one half of the '90s hip hop duo, Kriss Kross -- passed away at the age of 34. Kelly rose to fame in his early teens when the Jermaine Dupri-produced Kris Kross song "Jump" hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks.

Aisha Harris, Slate Brow Beat assistant, recently reflected back on that song and on other songs centered around that simple command: jump. She joins us in the studio with a playlist of songs stretching all the way back to the 1800s. 

Listen to the Kris Kross hit as well as other "jump" songs on the playlist below -- and leave us a comment about your favorite jumping song.


 

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