Jagged Edge managed to find the perfect time to announce their brand new album, A Jagged Love Story.

One of the most storied music groups of all time, Jagged Edge, is fresh off the heels of their technical-difficulty-plagued Verzuz battle with 112. The R&B veterans have been clowned for the quality of their audio after playing a number of their biggest hits of all time. Some have even said that it sounded like they were playing music through a walkie talkie.

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have announced new guidelines for participating acts to use their provided technology to prevent any further technical difficulties on the series. Despite the shotty audio, Jagged Edge still found time to make a major announcement to their diehard fans.

“It’s coming,” wrote the band on social media, uncovering some cover artwork and effectively revealing their new album to the world. Titled A Jagged Love Story, the boys are back and they’re ready to drop their new body of work. According to the tracklist, the full-length will run over 22 songs and it will be released sometime next month.

After their appearance on Verzuz, are you pumped about the new album from Jagged Edge? Stay tuned because it’s set to arrive in June.

Last night, we were treated to a new IG Live Battle, this time between two legendary r’n’b groups in Jagged Edge and 112. While it proved a successful battle, with plenty of viewers tuning in, Jagged Edge became the topic of a few jokes following the live event due to their audio troubles.

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, the masterminds behinds the VERZUZ TV Instagram Live Battles that have been keeping us entertained all through out quarantine, discussed last night’s battle and how to avoid these audio issues in the future, announcing that they will enact a new rule for the battles moving forward.

Swizz revealed that the brand Roland made a new set-up for VERZUZ specifically, in order to supply fans with the best audio possible. “You can tell who’s using the set-up and who’s not using the set-up. It’s only a couple of plugs that will change your life. So 112 was using it, and I don’t think Jagged Edge was using it.” Timbo replied, “Which threw off the frequency of the whole thing, if one uses it and one doesn’t, it’s all messed up.”

“We’re going to make that a forcible rule,” Swizz continued, “You cannot do VERZUZ unless you use the technology that we’re sending you, cause we’re sending it to you for a reason.”

Peep the clip below. 

Let us know if you tuned in to last night’s instalment, what you thought of it.

In the latest battle on Verzuz, Jagged Edge and 112 faced off to determine who has the better hits catalog. Both groups have been prolific and their contributions to the R&B genre are second to none, so this was a battle that many nostalgic fans were looking forward to. Unfortunately, it was plagued with audio issues and, although people were able to still enjoy themselves and celebrate the culture, jokes came flying once the stream ended.

Since the beginning of the Verzuz series, musicians have been experiencing technical difficulties galore. Perhaps things hit a peak during the face-off between Babyface and Teddy Riley, which needed to be restarted completely. Jagged Edge and 112's battle wasn't nearly as bad as that but they definitely could have found a better sound system -- specifically on Jagged Edge's side.

The majority of memes and jokes flying across social media are clowning Jagged Edge for seemingly playing their songs through a walkie talkie. While that much is a gag, the sound quality was not as pristine as we would have hoped. Perhaps this was the way things were always meant to be. After all, both groups were dominating music in the 90s and 00s, which puts us back in the dial-up era. Maybe they were just trying to mimic that era.

What did you think of the battle? Were you underwhelmed by the audio or did you make it through fine?

It was an all-out R&B party on Instagram Live this evening (May 25). For Memorial Day Weekend, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland decided to hold two Verzuz battles, first kicking things off with Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, and later with 112 and Jagged Edge. The latter saw the Bad Boy and So So Def quartets facing off with some of their favorite hits, and hundreds of thousands of people tuned in to groove to catch some "Quarantine & Chill" vibes.

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Songs included favorites like "Let's Get Married (Remix)" featuring Jermaine Dupri and Loon (JE), "Peaches & Cream" (112), "All Cried Out" with Allure (112), "He Can't Love You" (JE), "Cupid" (112), "Where the Party At" featuring Nelly (JE) and many more. Stevie J, 2 Chainz, Tory Lanez, Tamar Braxton, Lena Waithe, Troy Ave, Tank, Ja Rule, The-Dream, Monica, Kyla Pratt, Snoop Dogg, Teddy Riley, Papoose, Ludacris, Questlove, Sevyn, N.O.R.E., Fabolous, Jadakiss, The Game, Bun B, Lance Gross, Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo, and so many more tuned in to celebrate R&B. While there were a few sound issues pertaining to low volumes and static here and there, it was great to see the two groups—sans Daron Jones and Q Parker from 112—complimenting each other on 20 years in the music industry.

At one point, 112 pulled in a surprise guest and it was none other than Keith Sweat himself. Viewers were begging for a Keith Sweat interlude so that everyone could hear "Twisted" just one time, but instead, 112 played Sweat's favorite song by them titled "Player." We've pulled together some clips of the event as well as some reactions, so check it all out below.

Fans are hyped to watch classic R&B groups collide on Verzuz this upcoming Monday (May 25), but there may be a couple of members missing. Hoping to encourage people to stay home and safe this Memorial Day, Verzuz bosses Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have announced that a battle is going down between two R&B favorites: Bad Boy’s 112 and So So Def’s Jagged Edge. However, we’ve previously reported on the legal issues going on between the members of 112, and it seems that the case is preventing two of the four group members from making an appearance on Verzuz.

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According to Daron Jones, he nor Q Parker will be participating in the upcoming Instagram Live series. The singer wrote an open letter to fans and supporters where he thanked everyone for the love. “It Is incredible and we appreciate how much of your heart and souls you have poured into our careers,” Daron wrote. “But unfortunately we will not be participating in the upcoming Verzuz with Jagged Edge due to an ongoing legal issue that is not settled.”

He added that it is a “fabricated lie” that he and Q quit the group. “In due time, you will receive the true narrative,” Daron continued. “Until then, we love you and thank you again for your continued support.” Read his message in full below.

Are we about to watch quartets from Bad Boy and So So Def go hit-for-hit? These Verzuz battles have certainly been a cornerstone of entertainment during this COVID-19 pandemic. As we’ve been quarantined at home, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have managed to craft a formidable business from Instagram Live. The “Stay Home” ordinances have become “Safer At Home” orders as governments worldwide are lifting their quarantine laws, but Verzuz has still managed to be the at-home concerts that hip hop and R&B fans have desperately needed.

In recent weeks we’ve watched Erykah Badu and Jill Scott heal our souls with a few of their noteworthy tracks yanked from their catalogs, and just this past weekend, Nelly and Ludacris had folks jamming to their award-winning songs. While many R&B fans have been waiting on Brandy and Monica to share a Verzuz session, Brandy recently revealed that Monica turned down the opportunity. So, it’s time for Swizz and Timbaland to chat about who’s up next, and the conversation has shifted to Bad Boy’s 112 versus So So Def’s Jagged Edge.

“Get ’em on the phone [Jermaine Dupri], let’s make that happen,” said Swizz Beatz in a video. Timbaland chimed in, “Come on now, don’t play no games.” Tyrese and Keyshia Cole didn’t hesitate to share their enthusiasm in the comment section, but Swizz came through to update that he’s still waiting for Dupri’s call. Check out the clip below and swipe through to take a look at the two group’s radio hits. Meanwhile, while we know these Verzuz battles are really “celebrations of music,” who do you think would take the crown when it comes to Jagged Edge vs. 112?

Jagged Edge‘s very own Brandon Casey is denying Mattew Knowles’ claims that he and other members of his group were sexually harassing members of Destiny’s Child during a tour they went on together in the late ’90s. During a recent interview with VladTV, Beyonce‘s father revealed that his daughter and the other members of the all-girl group, who were minors at the time, were allegedly aggressively harassed by Jagged Edge who happened to be in their early twenties at the time. 

Around the 4:15 mark of his VladTV interview, Matthew Knowles states:

“On that tour, we just talked about with Jon B, (we regretted) on putting both Destiny’s Child and Jagged Edge on the same tour bus. Now, remember, the girls are minors. They’re minors. They’re 16-years-old, the guys are 21, 22-years-old. I have a fiduciary duty with minors, by the law, there’s a certain way I have to manage that.”

Knowles continued, “I got a call from Kelly and Beyonce saying that they were constantly being harassed by two of the members of Jagged Edge and I couldn’t have that. I literally had to put the guys off the bus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And that began all of this drama.”

After leaving Zari last night in Atlanta, TMZ caught up with Brandon Casey who wanted to clear the air on the situation as he believes Matthew Knowles’ claims are far-fetched and that he has too much respect for Beyonce and Kelly Rowland to participate in a war of words with Matt Knowles. During the short segment, the “Getting Over You” singer stated:

“It’s funny because someone called me about doing an interview about that. And honestly, I got too much respect for B, Kelly, (and) all the girls involved, you know what I mean? I have no business sitting here giving y’all some dirt on Matthew Knowles. It is whatever he say he it is. I think everybody involved knows what the truth is so, the truth speaks for itself.” 

The interviewer followed up with another question directly asking about his involvement with Knowles’ sexual misconduct accusations to which Casey replies, “Am I in jail? Come on, bro,” before making his way to his vehicle. 

With Jagged Edge still producing high-quality music and both Beyonce and Kelly Rowland thriving in their own respective fields. Hopefully, all parties involved can continue to co-exist as two entities that helped shape R&B music over the past two and a half decades. Check out Brandon Casey’s breif run-in with TMZ in the video provided below.