American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, which received widespread acclaim and spawned the hit singles "Ascension " and "Sumthin' Sumthin'". Through the album and its follow ups, Maxwell has been cited-along with Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu-for ushering in the neo soul movement and its sensibilities into mainstream popular music during the late 1990s
