The group's third release, Jagged Little Thrill, was released in 2001 and went platinum. It also featured the track " Promise", which reached number 1 on the R&B charts and number 9 on the Hot 100.Ģ001–2003: Jagged Little Thrill and Hard The album's second single, " He Can't Love U" (released September 28, 1999) had similar success, reaching number 3 on the R&B charts and number 15 on the Hot 100. The album went double platinum and had the hit single " Let's Get Married" which topped the R&B charts and reached number 11 on the Hot 100. The album was the group's breakthrough album with several popular singles. "I Gotta Be" which was written by the twins, reached number 11 on the R&B charts and number 23 on the Hot 100.įollowing up on their debut album, Jagged Edge released J.E.
They followed this in 1997 with the album, A Jagged Era which went gold, featuring the singles "I Gotta Be" and "The Way That You Talk". Jagged Edge began their mainstream recording career with the single "The Way That You Talk". The name Jagged Edge is derived from the song "Snakes" by rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's debut album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, more specifically, the beginning of RZA's verse, which states, "Jagged Edge, Rockhead God, hard as Stonehenge." Burruss was also the one who brought the group to the attention of Dupri, who signed them to his Columbia Records distributed imprint, So So Def Recordings. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after a recommendation from Kandi Burruss of Xscape.
The group's debut album, A Jagged Era (1997), performed modestly at the time of its release but achieved gold status however, their subsequent albums until 2007 all became commercial successes-debuting within the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The group's members include identical twin lead singers Brian and Brandon Casey as well as Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman. The group, initially signed to record producer Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, is best known for their string of hit singles including " Let's Get Married" and " Where the Party At" (featuring Nelly), most of which were produced by Dupri. Jagged Edge is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia.
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