Jagged Edge is an American R&B group that were originally signed
through Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Records and Scorpion's Hoodstar
Ent. to Columbia Records. The group is made up of twin lead singers
Brian and Brandon Casey (both born October 13, 1975), 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.
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 2000, 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.
[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
21, 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.
In 2009, They left Hoodstar Entertainment.
[edit] Present work
Jagged Edge are signed to Slip-N-Slide Records with an album titled "The
Remedy" due out in March 29, 2011. 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." The first single off of "The Remedy" is "Tip
Of My Tongue" ft. Slip 'N Slide Records' labelmate Trina and
Gucci Mane. The second single is called "Lay You Down",
video is the making.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Jagged Edge discography
* A Jagged Era (1997)
* J.E. Heartbreak (2000)
* Jagged Little Thrill (2001)
* Hard (2003)
* Jagged Edge (2006)
* Baby Makin' Project (2007)
* The Remedy (March 29, 2011)
[edit] Awards and nominations
* American Music Awards
o 2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)
o 2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)
o 2001, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated)
* BET Awards
o 2003, Best Group (Nominated)
o 2002, Best Group (Nominated)
o 2001, Best Male Group (Nominated)
* Grammy Awards
o 2002, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "Where the Party At" (Nominated)
* Soul Train Awards
o 2007, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Good Luck Charm" (Nominated)
o 2007, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group Jagged Edge (Nominated)
o 2004, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Walked Outta
Heaven" (Nominated)
o 2002, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group Jagged Little Thrill
(Nominated)
o 2002, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Where the Party
At" (Nominated)
o 2001, Best R&B/Soul Album by a Band, Duo or Group J.E. Heartbreak (Winner)
o 2001, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Duo or Group "Let's Get Married" (Winner)