Jagged Edge (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jagged Edge


Img_capt = Last album on Columbia Records
Background = group_or_band
Alias = Jagged Edge, J.E.,J.E boys
Born = Brian Casey, Brandon Casey, Kyle Norman, Richard Wingo
Origin = Atlanta, GA, United States
Instrument =
Genre = R&B, Soul, New Jack Swing
Occupation(s) =
Years_active = 1995-present
Label = Columbia Records (1997-2006)
So So Def Recordings
Island Urban Music
Island
Def Jam Recordings
(2007-Present)
URL = [http://www.jaggededge.net Official site]
Current_members = Brian Casey
Brandon Casey
Kyle Norman
Richard Wingo (Wingo)
Past_members =

Jagged Edge is an American R&B singing 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 Casey (nicknamed Brasco) and Brandon Casey (Case Dinero) (both born October 13, 1978), Kyle Norman (Quick), and Richard Wingo (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, with a style similar to New Edition, Jodeci, and Dru Hill, has had a number of hit singles, many of which are produced by Dupri.

Music career

The song: Good Luck Charm is dedicated to Peter Morris and Melanie Ridley.

"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.

"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.

"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" thats 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" to date is "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.

"The Future?"

Rumours are circulating that the group have been dropped from Def Jam with Jagged Edge no longer appearing on the artist homepage. It will come as no surprise due to the poor sales of their most recent album compared to the success of labelmates Ne-yo and The-Dream. However, tracks "I Luv Your Girl", "Go Girl" and "Rider Pt. 3" have recently surfaced on the internet indicating that the group are still active and they could well release a 7th studio album early next year, on their own label, 581 Muzik Groupe. Jagged Edge released a new single for the new album that comes out in 2009, the single called "Punchin' In".

Awards/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 (album) (Nominated)
**2004, Best R&B/Soul Single by a Band, Dyuo or Group "Walked Right 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)

Discography

:: "see also: Jagged Edge discography"

Albums

*1998: "A Jagged Era" #104 US (Certified: Gold)
*2000: "J.E. Heartbreak" #8 US (Certified: 2x Platinum)
*2001: "Jagged Little Thrill" #3 US (Certified: Platinum)
*2003: "Hard" #3 US (Certified: Gold)
*2006: "Jagged Edge" #4 US (Certified: Gold)
*2007: "Baby Makin' Project" #8 US "'(146,600 [ [http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/12852 Kanye West Clings To The Top 10, Angie Stone Follows Behind, Soulja Boy "Cranks" His Way Up | Hip-Hop Charts | SOHH.com / ] ] )
*2009: "7th Studio Album"

Compilations

*2006: "The Hits"

ingles

External links/Sources

* They no longer have the official website at www.jaggededge.net
* [http://www.myspace.com/jaggededge MySpace Official Site]
* [http://www.jaggededge.org Jagged Edge Fan Page]

References