Totally Krossed Out

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Totally Krossed Out
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Studio album by
Kris Kross
ReleasedMarch 31, 1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length39:33
Label
Producer
Kris Kross chronology
Totally Krossed Out
(1992)		 Da Bomb
(1993)
Singles from Totally Krossed Out
  1. "Jump"
    Released: February 6, 1992
  2. "Warm It Up"
    Released: June 4, 1992
  3. "I Missed the Bus"
    Released: September 3, 1992
  4. "It's a Shame"
    Released: January 12, 1993

Totally Krossed Out is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was produced and largely written by Jermaine Dupri and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo and released on March 31, 1992, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. After developing a musical concept for the duo, Dupri and Nicolo spent two years writing and producing the album. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Baltimore Sun (favorable) [3]
Calgary Herald C+ [4]
Robert Christgau A− [5]
Entertainment Weekly (favorable) [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
People Magazine (favorable) [8]
Select Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice , the music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an "A−" and praised Dupri for "avoiding BBD's girl-bashing and ABC's kiddie escapism" in his lyrics for the duo. He found the music "ebullient" and suited for Kris Kross' "preadolescent tempos and timbres". [10] "Jump" was voted the third-best single of 1992 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [11] Christgau, the poll's creator, named it the best single of the year in his own year-end list and also ranked "Warm It Up" at number four. [12]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Steve Huey gave the album four out of five stars and said that Dupri "delivers a catchy, pop-friendly batch of tracks that manage to stay pretty consistently engaging (perhaps in part because they are short)". [13]

Commercial performance

Totally Krossed Out was a huge success for the duo, selling over four million copies and reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it remained for two and six non-consecutive weeks respectively. Four singles were released, including "Jump" and "Warm It Up", both of which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles, and "I Missed the Bus" and "It's a Shame". The album was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA. Music videos were released for the four singles and for "The Way of Rhyme", even though the song was not released as a single.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Jermaine Dupri and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, except where noted.

  1. "Intro Interview" – 0:51
  2. "Jump" (Jermaine Dupri, Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, The Corporation, Ohio Players, Roy C, Cypress Hill, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin, James Brown, Schoolly D, Naughty by Nature, Herb Rooney) – 3:15
  3. "Lil' Boys in da Hood" – 3:05
  4. "Warm It Up" – 4:08
  5. "The Way of Rhyme" – 2:59
  6. "Party" (Jermaine Dupri, Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley) – 4:02
  7. "We're in da House" – 0:39
  8. "A Real Bad Dream" – 1:58
  9. "It's a Shame" – 3:46
  10. "Can't Stop the Bum Rush" – 2:57
  11. "You Can't Get With This" – 2:24
  12. "I Missed the Bus" – 2:59
  13. "Outro" – 0:43
  14. "Party" (Krossed Mix) – 4:10
  15. "Jump" (Extended Mix) – 5:10

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Allmusic. [14]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [31] 3× Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [32] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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