![]() Their next album, the 2007 release Baby Makin Project seemed to be headed in the right direction based on the title, but surprisingly the album still lacked something. Still, it felt as if Jagged Edge just couldn't create great albums, but were still good for a ballad or two every album. Their 2003 album Hard spawned another hit in "Walked Outta Heaven", which was a classic ballad, and their 2006 self titled album gave us another solid ballad in "Good Luck Charm" and a classic collabo with John Legend on "Season's Change". Their later albums would also suffer from too much filler, but one thing that Jagged Edge could do was create ballads, but they would drift away from that and lose focus it seems. Heartbreak, musically it wasn't on the same level as the first two and had too much filler. Though this album was more successful than A Jagged Era and on par with the success of J.E. Even with only 14 songs, it felt like there was a lot of filler on the album, but tracks like "Girl It's Over", "Goodbye", and their biggest crossover hit "Where The Party At" with megastar Nelly really helped the album hit near double platinum status. I enjoyed Jagged Little Thrill, their third album, but it felt short of the mark they hit with the first two. Heartbreak are the two albums to reference when speaking about Jagged Edge, as they are the only two albums that really hit the mark musically. I would be inclined to agree for the most part, as the album is the high peak of their success and their career. Naturally, due to this album being their biggest and most successful, selling double platinum, it's looked at as their best project. With the release of the two ballads "Promise" and "Let's Get Married", Jagged Edge would soon be staring at platinum plaques and big success. They would bounce back with the second single "He Can't Love U", which took off a bit more than the previous single, but it would be the third and fourth singles that changed their fortunes. They actually ran the risk of experiencing the disappointment they felt with A Jagged Era initially when the first single "Keys To The Range" didn't take off like they wanted it to. ![]() However, the group would end up reaching a new level of success on their second album, the New Edition inspired J.E. Who made the better albums? Who made the better hits? Who has the better catalog overall? Let's take a look at Dru Hill and Jagged Edge, respectively. How about we take a look at these groups, their histories, and try to figure out which is better, in their primes and overall of course. ![]() Jagged Edge, also a group of four, were based out of Atlanta and signed to So So Def Records, making their official debut a year after Dru Hill in 1997. Dru Hill, a group of four based out of my hometown of Baltimore struck on the scene in 1996 with a self titled debut that brought instant platinum success. Today, I wanted to talk two of the most popular groups of the 90s and beyond, Dru Hill and Jagged Edge. That's how many R&B groups were out through the 80s and 90s. I'd go as far as saying that solo artists were almost outnumbered by groups during this period. Now, there have been some classic R&B groups, some solid groups, and some lackluster ones also, but through the 80s and the 90s, R&B groups were the wave. ![]() When we talk about R&B as a genre, one of the greatest things about the genre in general is groups.
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