5 Key Facts About Tricky's Maxinquaye
- The album was released on February 20, 1995, by 4th & B’way Records.
- It is Tricky’s debut studio album and a landmark in trip-hop.
- The title is a tribute to his mother, Maxine Quaye, who died when he was a child.
- The album blends hip-hop, dub, and experimental electronic sounds with haunting vocals.
- It received critical acclaim and influenced the genre’s direction in the mid-1990s.