Song:Where The Party At
Album:Playlist: The Very Best of Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge were very successful in the early 00s with ballads like Let's Get Married. But they had their biggest hit with the 2001 single Where The Party At featuring rapper Nelly who was very hot at the time. Jagged Edge were led by twin brothers Brandon and Brian Casey. Not only did both sing lead but they wrote all the songs. They moved from their home in Hartford, CT to Atlanta to get into the music business. They met Kyle Norman in church. And former Xscape member Kandi Burruss suggested Richard Wingo. And the biggest thing is she took their demo to Xscape producer Jermaine Dupri. Jagged Edge signed with his So So Def label. Most Jagged Edge songs were written by the Casey twins along with Dupri and his frequent collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox. And Dupri and Cox produced. Jagged Edge first had success with their second album J.E. Heartbreak released in 2000. The single Let's Get Married reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. And the follow up single Promise reached #9. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. These two songs were typical of songs written by the Casey twins, ballads about love and marriage. So it was a big surprise when the first single from the 2001 album Jagged Little Thrill was the party banger Where The Party At featuring Nelly. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks behind Alicia Keys' Fallin' and Jennifer Lopez' I'm Real. As usual, the song was written by the Casey twins, Dupri, Cox and Nelly's rap. The song's success probably had more to do with Nelly who had just scored the massive hit Hot in Herre. He was very hot at the time. This was Nelly's first guest appearance of any sort. Jagged Edge scored one more top ten hit, Walked Outta Heaven in 2003. And then they faded. You can get all their hits on this budget comp. Beware of the 2016 CD Jagged Edge Greatest hits as those are re-recorded versions of their hits. Jagged Edge appeared on a 2017 episode of the TVOne series Unsung. Jagged Edge just released a new album A Jagged Love Story and they are on tour to support it. Here's the video for Where The Party At by Jagged Edge featuring Nelly.
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