Durell Babbs was born on 1 January 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, and is a singer and rapper of African-American descent, who has been prominent in the music industry of America for more than a decade, widely known by his stage name, “Tank”. Tank climbed to fame with his first album named “Force of Nature” which contained the R&B Top Ten single of the name, “May I Deserve”.
An established name in the music field of the USA, how rich is Tank? Sources estimate that Tank’s net worth is $5 million, and most of his wealth has been amassed from his R$B albums, and widely selling singles such as “Maybe I Deserve”, “One Man”, “I Love Dem Girls” and many more.
Tank Net Worth $5 Million
The tank was raised in Washington D.C. He enjoyed music as well as athletics when he was young, and played football at Crossland High School, from where he graduated. Given his exceptional talent in football, Tank was offered a scholarship to college, basically to play football for the college team, but he decided to decline and rather chose to focus on his musical career.
This leap turned Tank’s life upside down, and within months he was chosen to become a background singer for the band, Dinuwine on their tours. Following his experience on the tour, and combined with his talent and passion for music, Tank debuted with the album “Force of Nature” which became an instant hit. The album was gold-certified by RIAA and provided him with the break to become a popular face in the music industry.
Since then, Tank has never looked back in his life and has managed to get more and more success with the string of albums he released afterwards. Tank has released five studio albums till date and has collaborated with many major singers like Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Kris Stephens and many more. This has given him stability and popularity in the American music industry as a singer, songwriter and producer.
Other than his singing career, what adds the most to Tank’s net worth is his involvement as a songwriter and producer. He has written songs and produced records for many celebrities including Beyonce, Aaliyah, Jamie Foxx and Pitbull among others. Apart from his prominence in the music field, he has also made appearances as an actor in movies like “Dreamgirls”, “Preacher’s Kid” and “It Ain’t Easy”.
In Tank’s personal life, he has been in a long-term on-and-off relationship with his girlfriend, Zena Foster. He is also the proud father of five children and a protective boyfriend to Zena. This trait was proven with recent scandalous news that he got into a fight with a fan when he disrespected Zena.
As of now, Tank has been enjoying his fabulous life as a father, a boyfriend and a celebrated singer who lives quite a lavish life. With many ventures and projects in his hands, his net worth has been sky-rocketing in recent times, largely as a consequence of his success as a talented singer.