It wasn't until later when Kandi Buress (formerly of R&B group X-Scape) suggested Richard Wingo as an additional member did the quartet manifest into Jagged Edge. He made a concerted effort to get the twins to join his choir. For Kyle, he knew there was something great about Brian and Brandon 's abilities when a crowd of adult women would fawn over the teenage duo. Having both soulful and gospel backgrounds, Jagged Edge maintains they've always been fans of groups like New Edition, NEXT, Play and Jodeci. Their latest project, "The Remedy" is due out Septemand promises to deliver the right amount of smooth mixed in with a little edge and a future list of classics.įormed in Atlanta, Georgia, Jagged Edge (JE) consists of identical twin brothers Brandon Casey and Brian Casey, long-time friend Kyle Norman and later addition Richard Wingo. The GRAMMY© -nominated male quartet returns to replenish what's been missing from R&B. Jagged Edge represents R&B music as it should be: timeless, sensual and honest. Despite a slightly greater proportion of club-oriented tracks, this album is standard-issue Jagged Edge, which is enough to keep them rolling as steadily as they have for the past several years.Official Biography (courtesy of Jagged Edge) The only real surprise is that the group doesn't turn strictly to rappers on "Season's Change," they bring in John Legend, and while they work well with one another, the song is an obvious attempt to replicate the success of Legend's "Ordinary People." Jermaine Dupri, the man who gave the group its shot at stardom but eventually took his So So Def label to Virgin without Jagged Edge in tow, remains part of the family by collaborating on a pair of songs. The Casey twins remain in control on all of the material and wisely keep the few guest appearances low-key. It's hard to fault them for their lack of adventurousness when they've remained successful - let alone together - for a decade.
One of the last groups you'd expect to depart from a long-established M.O., Jagged Edge seem willing to adjust only the balance of ballads and club-oriented tracks that make up their albums. Released nearly three years after 2003's Hard, the fifth Jagged Edge album offers little change from what preceded it.
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