Tank

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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 dim 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.

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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Tank's Song Credits:

2000 "Interlude (I'm Not Complete)" Dave Hollister Chicago '85... The Movie
2000 "Doin' Wrong" Dave Hollister Chicago '85... The Movie
2000 "On The Side" Dave Hollister Chicago '85... The Movie
2000 "I'm Not Complete" Dave Hollister Chicago '85... The Movie
2001 "Forever" Dave Hollister The Brothers Soundtrack
2001 "Race Against Time Part 2" Tank The Fast & The Furious Soundtrack
2001 "I'm Not Complete" Dave Hollister Chicago '85... The Movie
2001 "I Can Be" Aaliyah Aaliyah
2002 "Dun Put Up Too Long" Sharissa No Half Steppin'
2002 "Things in the Game Done Changed" Dave Hollister Things in the Game Done Changed
2002 "Love Hate Relationship" Dave Hollister Things in the Game Done Changed
2002 "I'm Wrong" Dave Hollister Things in the Game Done Changed
2002 "Come Over" Aaliyah I Care 4 U
2003 "Good Enough" Brian McKnight U-Turn
2003 "Tonight, I'm Yours" Lil' Zane The Big Zane Theory
2003 "The Big Payback" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "Reason With Your Body" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "Winning With You" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "Karma" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "Case Is Closed" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "I Lied" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2003 "Pleased Tonight" Dave Hollister Real Talk
2004 "Lately" Jon B Stronger Everyday
2004 "Stronger Everyday" Jon B Stronger Everyday
2004 "Ain't Gon' Beg You" Fantasia Barrino Free Yourself
2004 "This Is Me" Fantasia Barrino Free Yourself
2005 "O" Omarion O
2005 "I'm Tryna" Omarion O
2005 "Sex With You" Marques Houston Naked
2005 "Naked" Marques Houston Naked
2005 "What If I'm The One" Charlie Wilson Charlie Last Name, Wilson
2005 "You Can Do Better" Sharissa Every Beat of My Heart
2005 "With You" Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
2005 "VIP" Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
2005 "Do What It Do" Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
2005 "Wish You Were Here" Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
2005 "This Love" Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
2006 "Ooh Na Na" Donell Jones Journey Of A Gemini
2006 "Cuttin' Me Off" Donell Jones Journey Of A Gemini
2006 "Change Me" Ruben Studdard The Return
2006 "Goin' Downtown" Little Albert & the Tru-Tones Dreamgirls Soundtrack
2007 "Sideline Ho" Monica The Makings of Me
2007 "My Everything" Monica The Makings of Me
2007 "The Show" Kelly Rowland Ms. Kelly
2007 "Ghetto" Kelly Rowland Ms. Kelly
2007 "How You Just Gonna" Marques Houston Veteran
2007 "Ain't Nothin' Like Me" Joe Ain't Nothin' Like Me
2007 "That Girl" NLT Nothin' Like Them
2007 "I Wanna Be" Chris Brown Exclusive
2008 "Stay" Ray Lavender
2008 "I Thought" - KeAnthony Dillard A Hustlaz Story
2008 "Forever My Homie" - KeAnthony Dillard A Hustlaz Story
2008 "Everytime I'm High" - KeAnthony Dillard A Hustlaz Story
2008 "My Song" - KeAnthony Dillard A Hustlaz Story
2008 "TBA" - JoJo All I Want Is Everything
2008 " That's What I'll Be" - KeAnthony Dillard A Hustlaz Story
2008 "Thought You Should Know" - Keyshia Cole - A Different Me
2008 "Overdose" - Jamie Foxx - Intuition
2008 "We Gon' Fight" - Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
2008 "Fly" - J. Holiday - Round 2
2009 "Do It" - Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World
2009 "Girlfriend" - Day 26 - Forever In A Day
2009 "Regret" - LeToya Luckett - Lady Love
2009 "Good To Me" - LeToya Luckett - Lady Love
2009 "Over" - LeToya Luckett - Lady Love
2009 "Under" - Pleasure P - The Introduction ofMarcus Cooper
2009 "Gotta Have You" - Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
2009 "I Get It In" - Omarion - Ollusion
2009 "On My Grind" - Omarion - Ollusion
2009 "Take My Time" - Chris Brown - Graffiti
2010 "Who Knew" - KeKe Wyatt - Who Knew
2010 "Got Me One (Good Man)" - KeKe Wyatt - Who Knew

Sounds Like:

Tank

Tank's 1st Video "Freaky" - Force Of Nature - 2001


Tank's 2nd Video "Maybe I Deserve" - Force Of Nature - 2001


Tank's 5th Video - "Let Me Live" - One Man - 2002

Tank's 6th Video - "Please Don't Go" - Sex Love & Pain - 2007

Record Label:

Atlantic Records