Originally a background singer for Ginuwine and Aaliyah, Tank launched his solo
career in 2001, going on to earn five Number 1 hits on the Adult R&B Songs chart
during the next two decades. He was born as "Durrell Artaze Babbs" in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, on January 1, 1976. Signed by Aaliyah to the artist's own Blackground
Records, he released Force of Nature in 2001, debuting at Number 1 on
Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Number 7 on the Billboard 200. The
album went gold, propelled by singles like "Maybe I Deserve" and "Slowly." One
Man followed in 2002, with the Gra...