The 90s group will contribute to the Bryan Michael Cox produced tribute on Sunday evening at the Essence Festival of Culture.
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00:00We are in big anticipation here at Essence for the 30th anniversary of the festival.
00:16We're looking forward to seeing you all perform.
00:19So there's lots to talk about, but I think one of the most important things that I was
00:25thinking about is, you know, my history or even when I first got introduced to Jagged
00:31Edge and you all are living legends at this point, but let's talk about you so much.
00:36Yeah.
00:37Let's talk about your distinctive sound.
00:40You know, who were some of your biggest musical influences growing up and how did they shape
00:46that sound?
00:47And I'd be curious to hear you all have been in the game for so long.
00:50Have those musical influences changed over time?
00:54Yeah, starting off, our influences, I mean, first of all, we're four church guys, you
01:00know what I mean?
01:01With a deep gospel background, you know what I mean?
01:04So you can name anybody from Darryl Coley to Thomas Whitfield to all of the greats,
01:11Walter Hawkins.
01:12I mean, I can name countless of gospel entertainers that influenced our sound.
01:19Plus, you know, our parents back in the day, you know, when we wake up, you know, they're
01:22listening to the Temptations, the Whispers, the Commodores, you know what I mean, like
01:27Marvin Gaye.
01:28So we have a like, it's just a variety of influences and we kind of like, just, you
01:35know, put all that into a melting pot, you know what I mean?
01:37And came up with a nice gumbo, you know what I mean, if you would say, yeah, just a nice
01:43gumbo of sound.
01:44I mean, it's just, it's a beautiful thing to be, you know, to come up in that era.
01:51So I think one thing that our community does really well is we keep our legends alive,
02:08right?
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03:58We got some of the best writers in the world.
04:00We got some of the best vocalists in the world.
04:02You know what I mean?
04:03Solid vocalists.
04:04And we love what we do.
04:06Looking just as youthful as you did 26 years ago.
04:09Thank you so much.
04:14Thank you.
04:17You all are part of a history-making moment coming up for Essence Festival.
04:21This tribute.
04:22What can we expect to see from you all?
04:26Jagged edge, man.
04:27Let me tell you something.
04:28Luther Vandross was one of our biggest influences.
04:32And before he passed, man, he actually said that we were one of his favorite groups.
04:38And just that compliment alone, you know what I'm saying?
04:43Just added fuel to the fire.
04:46Gave us momentum, man, to just keep striving forward, man.
04:51And like I said, at the end of the day, we're going to do that, man.
04:54We're going to ride this thing until the wheels fall off.
04:56And we're still going to be riding on sparks, baby.