Chris
Tucker returned to The Pearl Sunday night, but this time instead of performing,
he enjoyed the view from one of The Pearl’s skyboxes as he took in an amazing
performance by R&B crooner Maxwell. Floyd Mayweather Jr. took in the show
from another skybox.
The
sexy ambassador of soul, Maxwell, started the night with a string of hits from
2009’s chart-topping Billboard 200 album BLACKsummers’night including the
Billboard Hot 100 topping single “Bad Habits,” the GRAMMY Award-winning (Best
Male R&B Vocal Performance) single “Pretty Wings” and fan favorite “Fistful
of Tears.” The female audience members swooned as he ran through hits of his
illustrious career taking it all the way back to 1996 with “Ascension (Don’t
Ever Wonder)”
In
1996, a then 23-year old Brooklyn born phenomenon took the music world by storm
with his debut, Urban Hang Suite. The critically acclaimed CD received a GRAMMY
nomination for Best R&B Album and went on to achieve double platinum
status. Maxwell’s MTV: Unplugged (1997) achieved gold status with his live rendition
of “This Woman’s Work.” He was heralded as the future of soul music and proved
his staying power when he followed up with 1998’s platinum seller Embrya. In
1999 Maxwell’s single, “Fortunate” became Billboard magazine’s No. 1 hit of the
year. Maxwell’s third album, Now (2001) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top
200 Album Chart; selling 300,000 copies its maiden week and eventually also
reaching double platinum status. BLACKsummers’night is Maxwell’s fourth studio
album and his latest release.
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