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Jagged Edge Album: “Jagged Little Thrill”
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Jagged Little Thrill |
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Release Date:2001-10-29
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:R&B, Quiet Storm, Hip-Hop
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Label:So So Def/Columbia
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:5099750334492
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Review - :
{$Jagged Edge} broke through from modest commercial success to star status with their second album, {^J.E. Heartbreak}, which threw off three major hits and sold in the millions. The task for the follow-up, of course, is to keep the momentum going. The group and producer {$Jermaine Dupri} deliberately previewed the album with a mid-tempo dance track, {&"Where the Party At,"} featuring rapper {$Nelly}, which was bulleting up the charts when the album was released. It effectively countered the group's image, based on its massive hit {&"Let's Get Married,"} as a {\ballad}-heavy, domestically minded outfit, the sort of people not much interested in finding out where the party is at. But the album reaffirms that image, with only a few exceptions. All of {$Jagged Edge}'s lyrics are written by twin brothers {$Brendan} and {$Brian Casey}, despite the inclusion of guest rappers on four tracks. (As on the previous album, the more edgy raps have had their vulgarities clipped; wouldn't it have made more sense to ask the rappers to curb their language upfront?) And the {$Casey} brothers are very concerned with promoting responsible behavior among their male peers. {$Dupri} has pushed their more prescriptive sentiments to the end of the album (while making sure the few mid-tempo and up-tempo tracks are near the start), but it is these songs that really define {$Jagged Edge}'s viewpoint. On {&"This Goes Out,"} the {$Caseys} proclaim tolerance for dodgy actions taken to make ends meet and support children, but they draw the line on {&"Respect,"} which preaches against domestic violence. Then, on {&"Hero of Household,"} they make clear that it's the man who's supposed to wear the pants in the family: "There's gotta be a leader, and that's me." Such sentiments may not please the women otherwise attracted by the group's call for {&"Responsibility."} ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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