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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image_size = 250px|name = Tank|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Durrell Babbs|alias =|birth_date = birth date and age|1976|01|01||birth_place = Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States|US |origin = Washington, DC , United States|US |genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , Pop music|pop , hip hop music|hip hop , dance music|dance , crunk& B , reggae |Occupation(s) = singing|Singer , dance r, actor , model , musician |Instruments = Vocals , keyboard , piano , drums |years_active = 1996present|label = Blackground Records|Blackground (2000-2009), Atlantic Records|Atlantic (2010-Present)|associated_acts = TGT (group)|TGT , Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese , Ginuwine , The Underdogs (duo)|The Underdogs , Aaliyah , Omarion |website = http://www.therealtank.com/ www.TheRealTank.com Tank (born Durrell Babbs on January 1, 1976 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American Rhythm and blues|R& B singer, songwriter and producer.
Career
Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved with his family as a child to the Washington, D.C. suburb of Clinton, Maryland . He was a multi-sport athlete at Crossland High School and was offered the opportunity to play college footballcitation needed|date=March 2009. However Tank decided to focus on music and his talent eventually led him to an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. In 2001, following Ginuwine's successful tour Tank released his debut album Force of Nature (Tank album)|Force of Nature which spawned the R& B Top Ten -single "Maybe I Deserve". citation needed|date=March 2009 In 2002, Tank released his second album One Man and a single of the same name.
Tank released his third solo album entitled " Sex, Love & Pain " on May 15, 2007. The lead single was intended to be "I Luv Dem Girls", but for unknown reasons the song was given to Marques Houston who renamed it "Strip Club" (intending to place it on his third solo album Veteran (album)|"Veteran" ). However, "Strip Club" did not make "Veteran," and "Sex, Love & Pain"'s last track is the Timbaland remix to "I Luv Dem Girls". The first single from Tank's third album was "Please Don't Go". Later in the year Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese Gibson formed a group called TGT (group)|TGT . Their first single was a remix of "Please Don't Go" with an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" and search for a fourth member to follow. http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/11692 Tank released his fourth studio album, Now or Never (Tank album)|Now or Never , on December 14, 2010. Tank collaborated with other artists on this project like Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown , Drake (entertainer)|Drake , Letoya Luckett and many other artists.
Tank's song writing and production credits include working with Dave Hollister , Marques Houston , Omarion , Jamie Foxx , Donell Jones and Monica (singer)|Monica amongst others. As an associate of production team The Underdogs (duo)|The Underdogs , also Harvey Mason and with his team, Song Dynasty . He has worked with many different artists over the years and was also a contributor to the score of the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls , in which he also had a cameo. He was also featured in the movie '' Preacher's Kid (film)|Preacher's Kid .
Tank will released his fifth studio album entitled This Is How I Feel on May 8, 2012. Tank collaborated with the artists Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown , Busta Rhymes , T.I. and Kris Stephens on the album. The song Complements featuring Kris Stephens was released as the albums lead single on October 17, 2011; the album version of the song features rapper T.I. . The song Next Breath was released as the second single of the album on January 3, 2012.
Personal life
Tank is the father to four children listed here in birth order: Jordan & Ryen Babbs, Zoey Babbs and Durrell Babbs Jr..
Discography
Main|Tank discography
Albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
RIAA certifications
U.S.
U.S. R& B
2001
Force of Nature
7
1
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2002
One Man
20
4
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2007
Sex, Love & Pain
2
1
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2010
Now or Never (Tank album)
35
10
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2012
This Is How I Feel
9
1
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Singles
Year
Title
Chart positions
Album
U.S.
U.S. R& B
Hot Adult R& B
2000
"Freaky"
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2001
"Maybe I Deserve"
38
7
Force of Nature
"Slowly"
43
2002
"One Man"
107
25
One Man
"Let Me Live" (featuring Mannie Fresh & Jazze Pha )
*2008, Best R& B Male Vocal Performance: "Please Don't Go"
*2008, Best R& B Album: Sex, Love & Pain
*2010, Best R& B Song: "Under"
*2011, Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Take My Time" with Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown
References
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External links
http://www.therealtank.com/ Official website
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Persondata | NAME = Tank | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 1, 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States|US | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Tank Category:African American singers Category:American rhythm and blues singers Category:American male singers Category:Living people Category:People from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Category:People from Washington, D.C. Category:1976 births
