Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opinion: In recognition of the 25th anniversary of “Embrya,” theGrio examines the album’s impact on Maxwell’s contemporaries and ...

Maxwell spoke to us about social media's effects on fame, politics in R&B, evolution after cutting his afro, and why his second album, Embrya, was so misunderstood. “It's almost like you're going back ...

The “Ghetto Supastar” rapper was sentenced for money laundering and illegal lobbying in November 2025. 21 hours ago In 1998, Maxwell released his sophomore album Embrya. The album got mixed reviews ...

Maxwell discusses the upcoming album with 'Billboard,' along with the "Shame" music video concept, and how his second studio album 'Embrya' was a slept-on classic that still echoes into the world, 20… ...

In September 1998, Maxwell took the stage at the Lady of Soul Awards — an offshoot of the Soul Train Awards that celebrated the achievements of female artists — to perform “Matrimony: Maybe You,” the ...

Embrya, which was originally released in 1998, reached #2 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 and went Certified platinum. It also garnered Maxwell a GRAMMY Award ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1996, Maxwell’s “Urban Hang Suite” was a vital record for the so-called ...

Opinion: In recognition of the 25th anniversary of “Embrya,” theGrio examines the album’s impact on Maxwell’s contemporaries and future artists, despite backlash it got when released. Editor’s note: ...