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. The group's third release, Jagged Little Thrill, was released in 2001 and went platinum. 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 second single, "He Can't Love You" (released January 18, 2000) had similar success, reaching #3 on the R&B charts and #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 #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 #11 on the R&B charts and #23 on the Hot 100.įollowing up their debut album, Jagged Edge released J.E. They followed this in 1997 with the album, A Jagged Era which managed to go 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". 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 after the departure of an original member Al, he was added after Kandi Burruss of Xscape recommended he be added. Kyle Norman, formerly known as Quick, was born on Februin Decatur, Georgia, and Richard Wingo, formerly known as "Wingo Dollar$" and a native of College Park, Georgia, was born on September 3, 1975. In addition to writing the bulk of the group's material, the Casey brothers have also written for Usher, Nivea and Toni Braxton.īrandon and Brian Casey, formerly known as Case Dinero and Brasco, respectively, were born on Octoin Hartford, Connecticut. The group's members include identical twin lead singers Brandon and Brian Casey as well as Kyle Norman and Richard Wingo.
Signed through Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings to Columbia Records from 1997 to 2002, the group has had a number of hit singles, many of which are produced by Dupri.
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