(Or –  as some folk might call it – just another random Maxwell post.)

Sorry, but I stans for Maxwell seriously, with no shame at all. Maxwell makes grown folk music that you can listen to without worrying about embarassing your people, ya know?

I still stan hard (harder, maybe?) for Tip – but, man, I ALWAYS have to explain to my sisters and nephews why Dope Boyz, Do It, What’s Yo’ Name, or anything from Trap Muzik is on high rotation in my car.

Maxwell’s music requires no such explanation. It speaks about life, love, relationships – and sex – without painting the whole d@mn picture. Here’s an example as Maxwell sings about being alone with his girl in “Stop The World”:

“Let the world rage outside
‘cuz when I’m here with you the world stops for me.
The world stops for me.
And then extraordinary, ordinary things – things I can’t explain in subtext.
The world stops for me.
And girl, you know just what I mean – I need you, girl.
Sing me a song, sing it soft, sing it long, – girl, stop my world.”

That’s what I’m talking about. With one simple phrase we KNOW what’s happening. No pokin’ her face, pullin’ on her weave, or talking about which end he wants to hit it from – just “I can’t explain it in subtext, but girl, you know what I mean”. Real simple.

Just the way grown folk like it.