Essence

With The Release Of His Final Album, Tank Aims To Breathe Life Into The New Generation Of R&B Artists

In recent years, the lines between the various genres of Black music have become blurred, specifically that of Hip-Hop and R&B. Tank, one of R&B foremost artists, believes that many of today’s top ...
Rolling Stone

Tank on Finally Streaming His Back Catalog: ‘Now People Will Know I Existed Before 2010’

Today an unknown artist can post a snippet of a song on TikTok on a Friday and be famous 48 hours later. But in the 1990s, building that type of name recognition often took years. After a 60-date ...
Variety

Self-Described ‘King of R&B’ Tank on the State of Music: ‘People Would Rather Hear Rappers Singing Bad Than Singers Singing Good’

Last week, Tank marked the release of his tenth studio album, “R&B Money,” at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles where he spoke as part of “The Drop” series of conversations. Held at the Clive ...
Men's Health

How R&B Star Tank Rebuilt His Body After a Health Scare

DURRELL BABBS RISES from the incline bench and releases the 50-pound dumbbells, letting them thud to the ground. The R&B and soul musician, better known as Tank, has just finished a set of ...