Dozens of artists claim to be the Messiah of R&B – the chosen one called to restore the genre to its original glory, manifested
through greats like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Al Green and Donny Hathaway. At the end of the day, that restoration speaks for
itself and it’s clearly present when one listens to the music of Tank.
Nicknamed for his size, the Milwaukee-born, Maryland-raised musician considered a career in professional sports before following his
heart into music. He paid his industry dues as a backing vocalist for Ginuwine and the late Aaliyah. Having a foot in the door of the
Blackground house, his multifaceted talents as a singer, songwriter and producer won over Blackground Records founder, Barry
Hankerson, and his son and company President, Jomo Hankerson. Soon Tank began writing and producing professionally and went on to
create songs for music’ s new platinum stars, Tyrese, Omarion, Chris Brown and Jamie Foxx among them. Having scored success as an
esteemed writer and producer, Tank earned listeners’ respect as an artist with his 2001 debut, Force of Nature. He kept them with his
sophomore effort, 2002’s One Man. His third disc, Sex, Love and Pain is a welcome offering that takes us back to the days where the
singer you got busy to wasn’t jailbait. It’s grown folks time.
Not only does Sex, Love and Pain’s title fit its impassioned composition, it speaks to Tank’s emotional state over the three years he
spent recording it. His lyrics speak to the ageless subjects of love and loss over sonically sophisticated tracks that dims lights all
on their own. “It’s the basis of my music for this album,” he says. “It’s all dealing with the aspects of relationships, mostly from a
man to a woman, but whether it be your homies or whatever. I want to bring R&B back to what it used to be, where if a guy couldn’t
fully express himself, he would play one of the songs that was out at the time -- if he wanted to apologize, if he wanted to say I
wanna make love tonight or let’s get back together, or even I don’t wanna be with you anymore. Nobody’s saying that now. No one is
celebrating the women like they’re supposed to. I got it covered.” Like much of the album, Tank wrote the lead single “Please Don’t
Go.” On it, he pleads for forgiveness in spite of his transgressions (“Here it is, please don’t go, I’m laying it all on the line.”).
One of the album’s summer anthem contenders is “I Hate You,” on which Tank chastises an unappreciative lover. “It has such a groove to
it but the message is going to catch everybody off-guard – the ride that it takes to get to that phrase, it’s misleading.”
Making appearances on Sex, Love and Pain are St. Nick, the LA-based duo
Anonymous, The Underdogs and Timbaland. Arguably the busiest producer in the game right now, Timbaland appears on a remix of “I Love
Them Girls.” Co-written with Sean Garret, Tank proclaims, “It’s a strip club record. It comes on and things start shaking, dollar
bills are tossed in the air – it’s real high energy.
Asked how his third disc compares with his earlier efforts, Tank cites cohesion. “The first album was definitely a collage of music.
Like you couldn’t really figure me out….there was only ‘Maybe I Deserve,’ sonically, on the album. So I think with this being my third
album we found a way to keep the continuity where it flows. Nothing sounds out of place. I think all these records belong on this
album.”
Like any artist, Tank has had his share of disappointments, but with over a decade in the game, he’s learned to navigate the nasty
waters of the music business. “With my first album I really didn’t know how to take advantage of marketing myself….[I had] to just
kind of maneuver in the business as a writer and a producer and an artist.”
And it’s hard enough just to be an artist. In a climate where a ringtone can earn you platinum status, how does a more refined talent
stay motivated? Affirmation never hurts – particularly when it comes from a certain
comedian-turned-Oscar-winner-turned-platinum-selling artist. A bit jaded, Tank said at one time he felt “the best people aren’t
singing. The best people aren’t writing and producing.” While working on Jamie Foxx’s 2005 number-one album, Unpredictable, it was
Foxx who convinced Tank he was what music so desperately needed. “He was like, ‘Look man, it’s hard. I’ve been hot and not hot before.
It’s just a matter of getting back on the horse and riding out again. You gotta do R&B. You’re the reason I’m coming back,’” Tank
reminisces.
Charismatic and disarmingly handsome, it’s only natural that the acting world would want a piece of Tank as well. He made his stage
debut in I’m Ready Productions’ Men Money and Gold Diggers – co-starring with Miguel Nunez, Terry J. Vaughn, Carl Payne and Robin
Givens -- and found he was a quick study. “I was the only non-actor [but] I learn from being in situations so I just kind of got in
there and jumped in the ring. You might win one or two rounds but by the third round I’m going to figure you out.” After coming “that
close” to nabbing the role of “Effie White’s” songwriting brother in Dreamgirls, the budding thespian says more auditions are in the
near future.
Tank’s momentum continues to pick up; while he missed out on the chance to work with Jennifer Hudson on screen, he’ll make up for it
in the studio by putting his stamp on her forthcoming debut. Additional projects he’s completing include albums from his own crop of
artists – CJ, Crunna and Southern Girl.
Unquestionably, Tank has returned to help bring R&B back to a place before iTunes, two-ways and cookie-cutter crooners –he’s right on
time.
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Here's a list of Companies with NUD policies:
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3. Comp USA
4. Weight Watchers
5. Keebler
6. Life Savers
7. Continental Airlines
8. Northwest Airlines
9. America West Airlines
10. HBO - Apollo Series
11. Paternal Importers
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14. Pepperidge Farms
15. Ethan Allen
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