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"Chris Smith was struck deeply by the death of his Kris Kross partner Chris Kelly earlier this week, and the rapper continues to mourn the death of his bandmate. &amp;quot;Chris Kelly was my Best Friend,&amp;quot; Smith said in a statement, as reported by E! Online. &amp;quot;He was like a brother. I love him and will miss him dearly.&amp;quot;\r\nChris Kelly of Kris Kross Dead at 34\r\n&amp;quot;Our friendship began as little boys in first grade. We grew up together. It was a blessing to achieve the success, travel the world and entertain Kris Kross fans all around the world with my best friend,&amp;quot; Smith continued. &amp;quot;It is what we wanted to do and what brought us happiness. I will always cherish the memories of the C-Connection.&amp;quot;\r\nHe finished with a shoutout to their nicknames, writing, &amp;quot;KRIS KROSS FOREVER, the &amp;apos;MAC DADDY&amp;apos; and &amp;apos;DADDY MAC.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nKelly was found unresponsive on May 1st in his home and taken to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was 34. Police are investigating his death as a drug overdose, and an autopsy was conducted yesterday. Toxicology results, however, will take several weeks."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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