The Jaggerz are an American rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.They came to national attention with their single "The Rapper" which was released on the Kama Sutra label."The Rapper" was #1 in the Record World Charts and #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1970.Having sold over one million copies the recording received a gold record awarded by the R.I.A.A.. The band's name derives from the Pittsburgh English slang term, "jagger bush," meaning a thorny bush.They were managed by The Skyliners manager, Joe Rock.