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There’s a very good chance that a majority of The X Factor viewers have never heard of the Mac Daddy. Or even the Daddy Mac.

But Brian “Astro” Bradley did the members of Kris Kross – a young rapping duo from the early 1990s who produced two chart-topping hits and wore their clothes backward – proud last night, bringing The X Factor crowd to its feet with an original take on “Jump.”

Melanie Amaro remains our favorite to take home the title, but Bradley may be our true favorite contestant among all remaining. Just watch the 15-year old rapper go!

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“You’ve just killed everybody,” Simon said following this performance, prior to turning to L.A. Reid and saying: “If this kid doesn’t make it through to the finals you are literally insane.”