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Durrell Artaze Babbs (born January 1, 1976), [2] better known by his stage name Tank, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a backing vocalist for R&B singers Aaliyah and Ginuwine, and signed a recording contract with the former's record label, Blackground Records as a performing act in 1998.
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Tank is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his single hits, such as ‘Maybe I Deserve,’ ‘Please Don’t Go,’ and ‘When We.’ Tank developed interest in music from his early childhood days, while singing for the church choir. He subsequently decided to build a career in music.
American singer Tank has released ten studio albums, three extended play (EP), two mixtape and 28 singles. According to Billboard, Tank has sold 1.76 million albums in the U.S. as of 2013. [1]
- Early Life: Family and Education
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Tank was born on 1 January 1976, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. But he ended up moving to Maryland with the family where he attended Crossland High School in Temple Hills. He played football throughout high school and was offered a full college scholarship but he turned down the offer to pursue a music career. He hasn’t yet divulged too ma...
Tank got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Zena Foster on January 16th, 2017. They’ve been together since 2005 and share two children, Zion and Zoey. They married on July 22, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. He is also the father of three more children from previous relationships: Jordan, Ryen, and Durrell Jr.
Album Debut
Tank released his debut album, Force of Nature on March 13, 2001. The album charted at #1 on the US R&B charts and at #7 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified as “Gold” in America. As of 2024, Tank has released ten studio albums. 1. Force of Nature (2001) 2. One Man (2002) 3. Sex, Love & Pain (2007) 4. Now or Never (2010) 5. This Is How I Feel (2012) 6. Stronger (2014) 7. Sex Love & Pain II (2016) 8. Savage (2017) 9. Elevation (2019) 10. R&B Money (2022)
Film Debut
In 2010, he played a minor role as Devlin Mitchell (as Durrell ‘Tank’ Babbs) in the Christian drama film Preacher’s Kid.
Television Debut
His television debut happened in 2011 with the drama television series The Protector in 2 episodes titled “Affairs” and “Spoon”.
Tank credits Alphonso Jiles and his cousin as his musical influences. He was brought up in Washington, D.C. Durrell Babbs was a multisport athlete during his high school years and turned down a college football scholarship to pursue a music career. Tank’s songwriting and production credits include working with Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Dave Hollister, Fant...
Aug 19, 2022 · Tank, set to perform at DJ D-Nice’s Club Quarantine in Las Vegas on Sept. 3, describes the last album of his 25-year career as being “very much me; it channels the sex, love and pain that I’m...
R&B Money is the tenth and final studio album by American R&B singer Tank. It was released on August 19, 2022, by Atlantic Records and his synergetic label R&B Money after which the album was titled. [1]
Durrell Artaze Babbs, better known by his stage name Tank, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a backing vocalist for R&B singer Aaliyah, and signed a recording contract with her label, Blackground Records as a performing act in 1998.
