SAMPLED examines the skeletal production of a contemporary rap, R&B, hip-hop or pop song — Where did the loop, sample, or chopped up vocal providing the backbone originate? SAMPLED gives you the history, the context, and the insight.

Every week on SAMPLED, we’ve traced the musical origins of a current hip-hop, R&B, or pop song. After getting some sad news this week, we’re changing it up, and stepping back in time, all the way to 1992. Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly of Kris Kross fame died of an apparent overdose last night, at the age of 34. After being discovered by a young Jermaine Dupri, Kris Kross’ “Jump” spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, and became one of the decade’s most iconic songs. Written and produced by a 20-year-old Jermaine Dupri, “Jump” borrows samples from FOUR different songs. Today on SAMPLED, we’ll trace the musical origins of “Jump,” as tribute to Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly. RIP.

Since we’re breaking down four different songs today, let’s just dive right in. First, let’s tackle the two pieces of music that Jermaine Dupri chopped sections from, then we’ll deal with the breakbeats.

Ohio Players – “Funky Worm”

The Ohio Players were an American funk band form Ohio (duh) who were active beginning in, and most popular during the ’70s. You probably know their #1 hits “Fire” (a.k.a. the Hell’s Kitchen theme song), and “Love Rollercoaster,” a song that was famously (at least in my childhood household) covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the Beavis And Butthead Do America soundtrack.

Jermaine Dupri borrowed the high-pitched, spindly keyboard lead from “Funky Worm” by the Ohio Players, and sped it up to match the tempo of “Jump,” providing the musical hook for the song. Jump ahead to the 2:20 mark to hear what I’m talking about.

Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back”

You might not have noticed a Jackson 5 presence in “Jump,” because Dupri only samples a short section of the original progression, but once you know it’s there, it’s impossible to ignore. “Jump” chops three notes from the turnaround at the end of the chorus of “I Want You Back,” and uses them for the song’s progression throughout.

The Honey Drippers – Impeach The President

The primary breakbeat used in “Jump” is taken from “Impeach The President” by The Honey Drippers, a track that was utilized by countless late-’80s hip-hop songs.

The drum intro from “Impeach The President” is one of the earliest, and most popular breakbeats featuring the “boom-bap” style that would define the rhythm of early hip-hop.

Schoolly D – “Saturday Night”

Schoolly D is a Philadelphia-born rapper active in the mid-to-late eighties, who is widely considered to be the first “gangster” rapper, based on his lyrical depictions of urban realism.

“Jump” borrows a breakbeat that’s heavy on ancillary percussion from Schoolly D’s “Saturday Night.” You can hear it in the original clip around the 10 second mark, and Dupri introduced it in “Jump” roughly a minute into the track.

These five songs are all sampled on “Jump,” the iconic ’90s hit from Atlanta natives Kris Kross:

Between the Jackson 5, the Ohio Players, the Honey Drippers, and Schoolly D, there’s a hell of a lot of credibility being laid by Jermaine Dupri in the musical groundwork to “Jump.” As an instrumental comprised of equal parts funk, rock, R&B, and early gangster rap, it’s easy to see why this track became as ubiquitous as it did.

If you look beyond the outward novelty of Kris Kross’ whole “we wear our clothes backwards!” gimmick, you’ll find two undeniably talented, and important figures in early hip-hop. They would never eclipse or even match the widespread attention that came with “Jump,” but their mark on the genre is not to be trivialized. RIP Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly.