Vibe editor Joanne Eustache found that "Jagged Edge avoids the sophomore jinx and returns with a solid performance with their new release, J.E.

Group members Wingo, Case, Brasco and Quick — led by founder, producer and label-owner Jermaine Dupri — stick to the formula that slowly but surely brought them gold sales with last year's debut A Jagged Era.

As producer/writer Jermaine Dupri's answer to Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge turned out another set full of slow jams indistinguishable from what was already all over urban radio.

"[4] PopMatters Mark Anthony Neal found that "Jagged Edge does little to distinguish themselves from the host of wannabes who currently vie for whatever mantle of success New Edition could even hold claim to.

"[6] Entertainment Weekly' Matt Diehl wrote: "Producer Jermaine Dupri's surprisingly innovative grooves give these soul slicksters an edge over their boys-to-men brethren.