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

B. Cox and Domo review Maxwell's groundbreaking and culture-shifting debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. It was an album that signalled a paradigm shift from R&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 D'Angelo's Brown Sugar and Erykah Badu's Baduizm) that made neo soul a critical and commercially successful phenomenom in the mid to late 1990s.

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BET: Maxwell's "Urban Hang Suite", the Grown and Sexy Album of the 90s, turns 25

https://www.bet.com/music/2021/04/02/maxwell-urban-hang-suite-the-grown-and-sexy-album-turns-25.html

Rolling Stone: Maxwell Wasn't Sure That He Wanted to Be A Star. 'Urban Hang Suite' Left Him No Choice.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maxwell-interview-urban-hang-suite-anniversary-1149639/

Albumism: Maxwell's Debut Album 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' Turns 25

https://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-25-years-of-maxwell-urban-hang-suite

Audacy: Maxwell Gets Emotional When Disussing Urban Hang Suite.

https://www.audacy.com/music/hip-hop-r-b/maxwell-gets-emotional-while-discussing-urban-hang-suite

Rated R&B: How Maxwell Captured the Sounds of Timeless Soul on 'Urban Hang Suite': 25 Years Later

https://ratedrnb.com/2021/04/how-maxwell-captured-the-sounds-of-timeless-soul-on-urban-hang-suite-25-years-later/