Tank
Biography
Durrell Artaze Babbs, known professionally as Tank, is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Born in Milwaukee, he moved to Clinton, Maryland, as a child. He started out singing backup for Ginuwine and Aaliyah, then signed with Blackground Records in 1998. His debut album Force of Nature (2001) yielded the top-40 single Maybe I Deserve and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. Sex, Love & Pain (2007) was his biggest commercial hit, peaking at number two on that chart. With Ginuwine and Tyrese he formed TGT, whose album Three Kings arrived in 2013, and he has written or produced for Kelly Rowland, Chris Brown, Monica and Jamie Foxx. On screen he appeared in Preacher's Kid (2010), played Donovan on Born Again Virgin from 2015 to 2016, and made his Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen in 2025. He hosts the R&B Money podcast with J. Valentine and has earned four Grammy nominations.
50years old
Turns 51 on January 1in 51 days
- Born Milwaukee
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Durrell Babbs and Durell Babbs
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years2010 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021American Gangster Presents: Big Fifty - The Delronda Hood StoryIMDb rating 4.7
- 2020IllicitIMDb rating 4.5
- 2010Preacher's KidIMDb rating 5.1
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First role
Tank made his Broadway debut in March 2025 in Hell's Kitchen as Davis, a role previously played by Brandon Victor Dixon, for an 11-week limited engagement.
A change of course
Tank played several sports in high school and got the chance to play college football, but he decided to focus on music.
Behind the camera
Tank started the record label R&B Money, which signed frequent collaborator J. Valentine. In 2022, the two launched a podcast of the same name.
Behind the camera
Tank helped write the score for the film version of the musical Dreamgirls, and he also made a cameo appearance in that movie.
Behind the camera
Tank wrote and produced for artists such as Aaliyah, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, Jamie Foxx and Monica, both as part of the Underdogs and with his own group, Song Dynasty.
Tank movies on Netflix
Worked with
Tank shares three films with Durrell 'Tank' Babbs, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Durrell 'Tank' Babbs's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
Dean Cain's page
Clifton Powell's page
Gregory Alan Williams's page
Michael Monks's page
Stan FosterDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Stan Foster
Corey GrantDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Corey Grant
Russ ParrDirector, 1 film, 2021
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.