Police Say Cocaine & Heroin Were Involved In The Death Of Chris Kelly (Kris Kross)

We recently posted that the cause of his death may have been a drug overdose. In addition to the above headline, Chris ‘Mac Daddy’ Kelly also called into Atlanta’s Streetz Morning Grind radio shortly before his death, and you can listen to that above. From TMZ:

According to the [police] report, paramedics initially responded to Kelly’s Atlanta home around 3 PM EST — after his mother called 911 asking for medical assistance.

When help arrived, paramedics found 34-year-old Kelly lying on the living room couch — unresponsive and with “no life signs.” The medics attempted to revive Kelly, to no avail.

Kelly was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.

After the death, cops spoke with Donna Kelly Pratt — Chris’ mother — who told police … the night before Kelly’s medical emergency, he had taken a mixture of heroin and cocaine — commonly known as “speedballs.”

Donna told police she had personally taken Kelly home to recover from the drug use … just as she had done several times before. Donna told cops Kelly had felt nauseous all morning before passing out.

According to the report, Kelly’s mother and Kelly’s uncle both told investigators the rapper had an “extensive history of drug use.”

Jermaine Dupri also recently wrote a letter to the fans regarding Kelly’s death.

Nicki Minaj Back To Sending Disses To Mariah Carey On Twitter

From TMZ:

Minaj just unloaded on Twitter, following a series of heated exchanges on "American Idol" last night. During the show, Mariah spit a little trash talk Nicki's way ... and taunted her for never having a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Nicki took some shots back at Mariah on the show -- at one point breaking out a cotton swab and telling Mariah to clean out her ears.

But moments ago, Nicki continued the war on Twitter (check it for yourself) ... telling critics to ask themselves "Why a woman SO successful at her age, is still so INSECURE, and bitter."

Minaj also made a reference to reports that "Idol" producers were recently looking to replace Mariah with former judge Jennifer Lopez:

"All dem #1s but JLo phone ringin? Lol. I guess having a personality, being a secure woman, and giving genuine critique still trumps that." So far, no response from Mariah.

UPDATE: Rapper Chris Kelly Of Kris Kross Dead At 34

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UPDATE — Taken from CBS Atlanta:

A spokeswoman with the Fulton County Police Department said unless the medical examiner finds something different, it appears Kelly died of a drug overdose. They based that off of evidence collected at the scene and witness accounts.

So So Def (along with Kelly’s mother) have released an official statement as well:

“It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1. To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris – the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.”

– Donna Kelly Pratte (mother) & The So So Def Family

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Chris Kelly, from the 90s rap group Kris Kross, was found unresponsive Wednesday evening inside his Atlanta home, WXIA-TV reported.

He was pronounced dead at Atlanta Medical Center around 8 p.m. eastern. The cause of his death has not been released.