Jagged Edge (band)

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Jagged Edge is an American R&B group that were originally signed through Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Records to Columbia Records. The group is made up of twin lead singers Brian and Brandon Casey (both born October 13, 1978), Kyle Norman, and Richard Wingo. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi Burruss of Xscape recommended he be added. Kandi was also the one who brought the group to the attention of Dupri. The group has had a number of hit singles, many of which are produced by Dupri.

[edit] Music career

[edit] A Jagged Era and J.E. Heartbreak

Jagged Edge began their mainstream recording career with the single "The Way That You Talk" in 1997. They followed this in 1998 with the album, A Jagged Era which managed to go gold featuring the singles "I Gotta Be" and "The Way That You Talk". "I Gotta Be" reached #11 on the R&B charts and #23 on the Hot 100.

Following up their debut album, Jagged Edge released J.E. Heartbreak in 2000. The album was the group's breakthrough album with several popular singles. The album went double platinum and had the hit single "Let's Get Married" which topped the R&B charts and reached #11 on the Hot 100. The album's second single, "He Can't Love You" had similar success, reaching #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100. It also featured the track "Promise" which, albeit a late single coming out in 2001, reached #1 on the R&B charts and #9 on the Hot 100. The album's lead single, "Keys To The Range", however was the sole flop from the album.

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[edit] Jagged Little Thrill and Hard

The group's third release, Jagged Little Thrill, was released in 2001 and went platinum. Its success was in large part, due to the up-tempo "Where The Party At," which reached #1 on the R&B charts and #3 on the Hot 100, the group's highest charting single. Two other singles ("Goodbye" and "I Got It 2") failed to become hits at radio.

Jagged Edge's fourth album, Hard, was released in 2003 and went gold. The album's single "Walked Outta Heaven" performed well on the charts, reaching #6 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B charts. The follow-up single, "What's It Like" didn't fare well on the charts, thus ending the promotion for the album.

During this same year, Dupri and So So Def left for Arista Records but Jagged Edge decided to stay with Columbia.

[edit] Jagged Edge and Baby Makin' Project

Jagged Edge's fifth album, Jagged Edge, was released on May 9, 2006 by Columbia/Sony Music Urban and it went gold. It featured the hit urban single "Good Luck Charm". Also released on November 21st, 2006 was the The Hits collection featuring Jagged Edge's biggest hits plus a few album tracks. The album shared the single "Stunnas" that's also on the Jagged Edge album as a bonus track.

Jagged Edge parted ways with Columbia Records shortly after the release of their self-titled fifth album and signed back with Jermaine Dupri. Dupri re-signed the group to So So Def through Island Def Jam, which handles the distribution for So So Def, and where Jermaine Dupri is president of the urban division. The group were also granted their own record label called 581 Music which was credited on their album, Baby Makin' Project.

The only single released off Baby Makin' Project was "Put a Little Umph In it" featuring Ashanti. It only managed to reach #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. The group recorded so much material for the project that they have saved eight of the tracks for another album, a release date for which has not been announced.

[edit] Present work

Jagged Edge are now signed to Slip-N-Slide Records with an album titled The Remedy due out in 2010. According to member Kyle Norman, the group has a number of collaborations planned. He stated, "So far we’re in talks with Rick Ross and Plies. We talked to Jay-Z about doing a song on the last album, so we’re going to try to pursue that again, and we’ve also been chatting with Snoop Dogg." ^[1]

[edit] Discography

• 1998: A Jagged Era
• 2000: J.E. Heartbreak
• 2001: Jagged Little Thrill
• 2003: Hard
• 2006: Jagged Edge
• 2007: Baby Makin' Project
• 2010: The Remedy

[edit] Awards and nominations

• American Music Awards
  • 2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)
  • 2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)
  • 2001, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)

• BET Awards
  • 2003, Best Group (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best Group (Nominated)
  • 2001, Best Male Group (Nominated)

• Grammy Awards
  • 2002, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "Where the Party At" (Nominated)

• Soul Train Awards
  • 2007, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Good Luck Charm" (Nominated)
  • 2007, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group Jagged Edge (Nominated)
  • 2004, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Walked Outta Heaven" (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group Jagged Little Thrill (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Where the Party At" (Nominated)
  • 2001, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group J.E. Heartbreak (Winner)
  • 2001, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Let's Get Married" (Winner)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Jagged Edge at MySpace