![]() However, the music Tank and his ilk creates is indeed the sound of young America in love, lust and-more often than not-in pain. Whether the more mature soul crowd can always appreciate the explicit lyricism, street corner slang and heavy hip-hop production that are the staples of this genre is open for discussion. ![]() Kelly and the Divine Mills crew responsible for ghetto superstar, Jaheim, has created an instantly recognizable urban sound that seamlessly blends street language, raw sexuality and rare yo' boy vulnerability. Following in the Teddy Riley (Guy, Blackstreet) and Devante Swing (Jodeci, Al B. For eight years, Tank under his Christian name, Durrell Babbs, has penned, arranged, produced and sung back-up for most of today's slickest urban R&B artist in the biz, including: Monica, Fantasia, Omarion, Dave Hollister, Jamie Foxx and Marques Houston among others. Tank isn't yesterday's one-hit wonder whose first single "Maybe I Deserve" became a Billboard Top Ten hit and drove his debut, Force of Nature, to gold status. A contributing pioneer of today's slicker version of ghetto soul, Tank has been quietly forging the sound some believe he's imitating. With his hit single "Please Don't Go" already dominating the Urban Adult Contemporary airwaves and his new CD Sex, Love and Pain receiving ample industry buzz, Tank is slated to continue his dominance of the modern ghetto love genre he helped create.
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