R&B quartet Jagged Edge recently sat down with SOHH to talk about their departure from Columbia Records and how ending their long-standing relationship with the label made them reconsider ever recording again as a group.
"We were already kind of disgruntled," Brandon "Case Dinero" Casey told SOHH about the group's former label. "We're grateful to Columbia for what they've done for us over the last 10 years. The success we did accomplish, it's appreciated. [But] We were just worlds apart in terms of what we do by nature. Jagged Edge is an R&B, urban group and what they do by nature is [run] a pop/rock record label."
"There comes a time in any lengthy relationship when you kinda evaluate where you are... where we are, in terms of Jagged Edge and where we felt Columbia viewed us, in terms of the work they were putting in to the last couple projects," he added. "It was kinda evident how they felt. We just didn't see eye to eye, and that's [been] for some years now."
As previously reported by SOHH, the Atlanta based quartet - consisting of members Brandon, Brian "Brasco" Casey, Kyle Norman and Richard Wingo- was the first act signed by Jermaine Dupri after he became president of urban music at Island Def Jam earlier this year.
Jagged Edge is set to release, Baby Making Project, a collection of ballads and mid tempo compositions led by the single, "Put A Lil' Umph In It" featuring Ashanti. The album features production by Dupri as well as the fellas themselves.
Baby Making Project is set to hit stores on September 25 via So So Def/Island Def Jam.
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