1996 R&B/neo-soul classic reissued. For fans of D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and the likes...

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

€ 42,95

2 x LP

Label: Columbia
Expected release: 5 June 2026

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Description

The term “neo-soul” was coined in the early 1990s by music executive Kedar Massenburg, maneuvering its way into the pantheon of contemporary black music and eventually over into mainstream culture. Artists and groups like Erykah Badu, The Brand New Heavies, D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, Mint Condition, Meshell Ndegeocello, and The Roots, among others, often revisited the essence of 1970s soul music to fill their productions with musical substance. Performers relied less upon electronic, minimalist accompaniments and overtly sexualized subject matter in favor of live instrumentation, lyrical content expressing either social consciousness or raw emotion, natural hairstyles, and in some cases, African-inspired aesthetics and style.

When Maxwell started to rise as a young pioneer in the R&B/neo-soul genre, critics called him “the new Prince” and for good reason. The crooner’s debut album, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, resurrects the full band grooviness from late 70s/80s R&B artists, like Prince, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson, in a time where it was sorely missed. In 1996, the genre transformed its sound with more electronic and pop elements, ultimately spawning some of the biggest hits of that decade, but Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite keeps its admirable funkiness in tune.

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