Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
Kris Kross
“Jump” is the hit debut single by the American Hip hop duo Kris Kross, released on February 6, 1992 – several weeks in advance of their debut studio album Totally Krossed Out. Producer Jermaine Dupri wrote the song after seeing people jumping at a concert he attended:
I watched the crowd. I watched...
[Intro]
(Jump jump)
You should know, you should know that, ahh
Kris Kross is not having anything today
As we stand there totally crossed out
We commence to make ya (Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
[Verse 1: Mac Daddy]
Don't try to compare us (Yeah) to another bad little fad
I'm the Mac and I'm bad, give ya something that you never had
I'll make ya bump, hump, wiggle and shake your rump
'Cause I'll be kicking the flavor that makes you wanna jump
How high? Real high 'cause I'm just so fly
A young lovable, huggable type of guy
And everything is to the back with a little slack
'Cause inside out, it's wiggida wiggida wiggida wack
I come stompin' with somethin' pumpin' to keep you jumpin'
R&B rap is bullcrap is what I'm dumpin'
Ain't nuthin' soft about Kris Kross, we all that
So when they ask, "Do they rock?," say, "Believe that!"
[Hook]
(Jump Jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
Uh huh, uh huh
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
[Verse 2: Daddy Mac]
I like my stuff knockin' (Knockin')
I love it when the girlies be like jockin' (Jockin')
The D-A-double D-Y-M-A-C
Yeah, you know me
I got you jumpin' an' bumpin' an' pumpin' movin' all around, G
In the mix, I made MC's step back
They tried to step to the Mac then they got jacked
To the back you'll be sportin' the gear; is that coincidental?
Act like you know and don't be claiming that it's mental
Two lil' kids with a flow you ain't ever heard
And nuthin' fake and you can understand every word (Word, hahaha)
As you listen to my cool, smooth melody
The Daddy makes you J-U-M-P
[Hook]
(Jump Jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
Uh huh, uh huh
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
[Interlude: Mac Daddy]
Now, the formalities of this and that
Is that Kris Kross ain't comin' off wack
And for all y'all suckas that don't know
Check it out
[Bridge: Mac Daddy]
Some of them try to rhyme but they can't rhyme like this (Bo, bo)
Some of them try to rhyme but they can't rhyme like this (Bo, bo)
Some of them try to rhyme but they can't rhyme like this (Bo, bo)
Some of them try to rhyme but they can't (Bo, bo)
'Cause I'm the miggity miggity miggity miggity Mac Daddy (Bo, bo)
The miggity miggity miggity miggity Mac (Bo, bo)
'Cause I'm the miggity miggity miggity miggity Mac Daddy (Bo, bo)
The miggity miggity miggity miggity Mac (Bo, bo)
I make you wanna
[Hook]
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
Uh huh, uh huh
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
Uh huh, uh huh
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
Uh huh, uh huh
(Jump jump)
The Mac Dad'll make ya (Jump jump)
The Daddy Mac'll make ya (Jump jump)
Kris Kross'll make ya (Jump jump)
[Outro: Mac Daddy]
Boo-yah!!
Jump was written by Jermaine Dupri & Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo & Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell & Roy C & Berry Gordy & Freddie Perren & Deke Richards & Sugarfoot & Marshall “Rock” Jones & Junie Morrison & Ralph Middlebrooks & Norman Napier & Marvin Pierce & Greg Webster.
Jump was produced by Jermaine Dupri.
Kris Kross released Jump on Thu Feb 06 1992.
Producer Jermaine Dupri told Billboard Magazine how he got the idea for “Jump” while attending a concert:
I watched the crowd. I watched how people were just into jumping. Rappers had been doing it and I said ‘we should make a record like this’. I went home and wrote the song in an hour.
The duo performed “Jump” live on episode 23 of season 3 of In Living Color. Video below: