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JAGGED EDGE
Title: "He Can't"
Directed by Tim Story

The music video will blow viewers away. It will be like nothing ever seen before - visually stunning and unique. The high tech art direction will be cutting edge and intense: the photography lush and beautiful like a feature film. Each member of the group will have his own individual performance vignette, but it will be Jagged Edge's intense group performance that will be the highlight of the video - tying the song and the scenes together seamlessly

We open on an amazingly cool shot of two 1999 CHERRY RED PORCHES ( the newest, most tricked-out model), pulling up outside a posh hotel - all modern and upscale. This place is all about white columns and lush greenery. The roar of the vehicle's engines transitions straight into the beginning of the song.

We cut to JAGGED EDGE as they step put in super slow motion. It's nighttime and bright spotlight poke though the darkness to highlight the guys' high-end fashion and shimmering platinum jewelry - giving them an angelic glow. Sheets of rain blow across the scene, as BRASCO, CASE DINERO, QUICK, and WINGO DOLLAR hurry to a large awning - to shield themselves from the rain - we see this all in super slow motion.

At the entrance of the hotel, we see a cluster of media personnel under umbrellas - flashbulbs popping, reporters waving microphones, cameramen jockeying for position, etc. It's like the Beatles first arrival to the U.S. - only crazier. Everybody wants a piece of JAGGED EDGE. All of the movements stay in slow motion, which along the PORCHES' seeping exhaust gives the seen a surreal edge.

While JAGGED EDGE make their way toward the hotel entrance, we intercut the anchor performance space - a sleek room of thin chrome furniture spread tastefully over a floor of white mink fur. We see cool air currents blowing out of vents (like jet engine air flows). Dense digital beams of ceiling light illuminate JAGGED EDGE as they lounge - delivering the first verse with a calm edge. This space is extremely graphic and a powerful performance space.

Back in the mob of media and fans, we see FOUR GIRLS watching the guys as they move under the awning. These girls are super hot - their wet clothes are stuck to their fine bodies. The hotties go unseen by the guys, but these girls definitely have plans in store for JAGGED EDGE. We can see it in their eyes. JAGGED EDGE makes it to the awning and is immediately mobbed by the media and the fans. The scene is getting way out of hand. JAGGED EDGE'S bodyguards push them quickly through the crowd and into the entrance of the hotel.

We cut to the interior of the posh hotel. We see JAGGED EDGE disappear into the building then cut to each of the guys singing in their rooms.

Case Dinero in his hotel room. Like the rest of the hotel, this room is totally posh - a huge king sized bed in the middle of the elegant suite. Case Dinero's bags are open, and phat clothes are draped all over his bed. He pulls some Armani suits out of a garment bag. Cut to: Brasco in his hotel room. We see Brasco in the bathroom - shirt off, towel around his waist, Brasco turns the gold shower faucets, and steam quickly fills up the room. Cut to: Wingo Dollar in his hotel room. His bed is turned down; his bags unpacked. He grabs his ice bucket and heads for the door. Cut to: Quick in his hotel room. He unloads tons of expensive jewelry from a leather bag - necklaces, rings, etc. He lays them out on his bureau and nods at the phat collection. It's pretty impressive. Cut back to: The anchor performance in the sleek and chrome furnished room. The camera moves around the guys in smooth pivots to highlight their stunningly handsome features as they continue the song. We will continue to inetrcut this group performance with each guy's individual performance vignettes.

We cut back to Case Dinero in his hotel room. He takes his Armani suits over to the large closet to hang them, opens the door, and there stands one of the HOT GIRLS. She looks super sexy - standing there in a seductive tight skirt. She smiles and pulls Case Dinero into the closet with her. We see the suits drop to the floor.

Cut to Wingo Dollar. He steps out of his hotel room and walks down the long hallway - ice bucket in hand. We see the bucket fill with ice in the ice room. Suddenly the lights in the room go out. Only a few shards from the hallway throw any lights into the room. Wingo Dollar looks around a bit confused - then we see another one of the HOTTIES step out of the shadows. She pushes Wingo Dollar back against the wall and starts unbuttoning his shirt. She runs her hands along his bare chest, and we cut to the ice bucket crashing to the floor - ice spilling out in slow motion across the tiles.

Cut to Quick in his room. He takes his rings and watch off and adds them to the substantial pile. Outside the room, we see a housekeeping cart stop at his door. We can't see the woman very well, as she's obscure by the cart. Quick hears a knock and goes to the door. When he opens it, we tilt up and see another of the HOT GIRLS standing there in a French maid's costume. She looks unbelievably hot. The Girl smiles suggestively, drops her feather duster, and pushes Quick back inside the room. She starts to take off her top as the door closes in our face.

Cut to Brasco's bathroom. We can make out his figure through the frosted glass shower doors. Steam rising up around him. From a low angle, we see the last of the four HOTTIES step into frame. Her skirt falls around her ankles; she steps out of it and opens the shower door. We catch just a glimpse of Brasco's face expression as the Girl steps into the shower with him. He looks briefly stunned but quickly turns it into a cocksure smile. The Girl pulls the door closed behind her, and we see the two of them push into a kiss.

We cut back to the anchor performance space one more time. We circle around the performance room as JAGGED EDGE finishes the song. The song ends, the digital beams of light blink out - leaving an empty, cold room - and we:

FADE TO BLACK

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