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Brooklyn NY, United States (1973 – present)

Maxwell (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1973) is a Grammy Award Winning American R&B artist. He was enormously important in defining and shaping the soul sub-genre, neo-soul, over the latter half of the ’90s. He recorded some of the most ambitious R&B of his time, becoming wildly popular and often earning critical raves in the process. What was more, his recurring theme of romantic monogamy set him apart from the vast majority of his bump’n’grind lover-man contemporaries.

Maxwell capitalized on his breakthrough with the MTV Unplugged EP, taken from his live MTV performance. It attracted attention and acclaim outside the R&B community with the left-field cover choices “This Woman’s Work” (by Kate Bush) and “Closer” (by Nine Inch Nails). Additionally, the ‘MTV Unplugged’ version of “Whenever, Wherever, Whatever” earned him another Grammy nomination (for Best Male Pop Vocal). Anticipation for his second full-length album was high, and when Embrya was released in 1998, it entered the charts at number three. Reviews were more mixed this time around, with some critics charging that Maxwell’s ambition had crossed the line into indulgence; still, the record duplicated its predecessor’s platinum sales.

Maxwell adopted his middle name as his stage moniker, keeping his real identity a closely guarded secret out of concern for his family’s privacy.
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  • Kowalewski_M

    Ridiculously underrated genius of R&B and Soul music.[1000]

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    Ridiculously underrated genius of R&B and Soul music. [5]

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  • JNez

    i need to attend these new concerts...maxwell is performing his 4 albums in entirety during two separate shows: urban hang suite & embrya one night & now & blacksummersnight the next. i need to be at both...but damn i would get my 39 years of life experiencing maxwell perform urban hang suite & embrya. count me in! now where in the uniquely made-up name is the new album?!!!!

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  • Nonsensebaby

    This man's a straight up genius... for real

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  • ksjn

    My mother used to play his music all the time when I was growing up. Now It`s so nice to be able delve into it for real....

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  • cherryberry13

    Ridiculously underrated genius of R&B and Soul music. [4]

    March 2012

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    Ridiculously underrated genius of R&B and Soul music. [3]

    March 2012

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    Ridiculously underrated genius of R&B and Soul music. [2]

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