▁Her bie ▁Han cock ▁and ▁C ame o ▁before ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁F resh ▁Festival , ▁with ▁Run - D . M . C ., ▁Wh od ini , ▁and ▁Grand master ▁Flash . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 6 : ▁Early ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁produced ▁his ▁first ▁act , ▁the ▁female ▁hip ▁hop ▁tri o ▁Sil k ▁T ym es ▁Le ather . ▁He ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁te en ▁du o ▁K ris ▁K ross ▁( Chr is ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Chris ▁Smith ) ▁after ▁meeting ▁the ▁boys ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁m all ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁Tot ally ▁K ross ed ▁Out , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁went ▁multi - pl atin um ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁singles ▁" J ump " ▁and ▁" W arm ▁It ▁Up ", ▁both ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Dup ri . ▁He ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁record ▁label ▁called ▁So ▁So ▁Def ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁he ▁discovered ▁female ▁R & B ▁group ▁X s cape ▁at ▁a ▁festival ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁signed ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁label . ▁Their ▁debut ▁album , ▁produced ▁entirely ▁by ▁Dup ri , ▁Hum min ' ▁Com in ' ▁at ▁' Ch a , ▁went ▁plat in um ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁singles ▁" Under standing ", ▁" L ove ▁on ▁My ▁Mind ", ▁" T