Maxwell-Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996). The Chill Spot That Became Love's Home

<p>B. Cox and Domo review <strong>Maxwell</strong>&#39;s groundbreaking and culture-shifting debut album <em>Maxwell&#39;s Urban Hang Suite</em>. It was an album that signalled a paradigm shift from R&amp;B music of the day that featured a more hip-hop sound back to a traditional feel that combined soul, jazz and funk in a way that changed the game. It was one of trinity of albums (along with <strong>D&#39;Angelo</strong>&#39;s <em>Brown Sugar</em> and <strong>Erykah Badu</strong>&#39;s <em>Baduizm</em>) that made neo soul a critical and commercially successful phenomenom in the mid to late 1990s. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show Notes: </u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BET: Maxwell&#39;s &#34;Urban Hang Suite&#34;, the Grown and Sexy Album of the 90s, turns 25</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bet.com/music/2021/04/02/maxwell-urban-hang-suite-the-grown-and-sexy-album-turns-25.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bet.com/music/2021/04/02/maxwell-urban-hang-suite-the-grown-and-sexy-album-turns-25.html</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rolling Stone: Maxwell Wasn&#39;t Sure That He Wanted to Be A Star. &#39;Urban Hang Suite&#39; Left Him No Choice. </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maxwell-interview-urban-hang-suite-anniversary-1149639/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maxwell-interview-urban-hang-suite-anniversary-1149639/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Albumism: Maxwell&#39;s Debut Album &#39;Maxwell&#39;s Urban Hang Suite&#39; Turns 25</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-25-years-of-maxwell-urban-hang-suite" rel="nofollow">https://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-25-years-of-maxwell-urban-hang-suite</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Audacy: Maxwell Gets Emotional When Disussing Urban Hang Suite.</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.audacy.com/music/hip-hop-r-b/maxwell-gets-emotional-while-discussing-urban-hang-suite" rel="nofollow">https://www.audacy.com/music/hip-hop-r-b/maxwell-gets-emotional