Grammy Award-winning superstar Tank has returned with his 10th and final studio album, R&B Money. The album is released on his record label of the same name in partnership with Atlantic Records.
Chris Brown, Rotimi, Vedo, Blaq Tuxedo, TVERSE, Alex Isley, and R&B Money singer Feather are all included on the album. “Can’t Let It Show,” “I Deserve,” and the seductive fan favorite “Slow” with J. Valentine are taking over the charts and also are included on R&B Money.
“R&B Money is a labor of love to my fans and to the genre of R&B. This is who I am! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for artists like Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, Keith Sweat, Al Green, and my fans who inspire me every day to make music,” says Tank. “I wanted this album to pay homage to my influences and my evolution as an artist, and I think that’s what this final album represents.”
In celebration of the new album, Tank hosted “The R&B Money Show,” a one-night-only event, Friday night at the renowned Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, California, to support the album’s release. On September 3rd in Las Vegas, he will also play at DJ D-“Club Nice’s Quarantine.”
In the last decade, with countless #1s and over 10 billion streams, chart-topping recording artist/producer/songwriter Hitmaka has evolved into one of the industry’s most decorated executives. The current Vice President of A&R at the indie giant EMPIRE after parting ways from a previous two-year-long VP of A&R position with Atlantic Records in 2021, Hitmaka revealed on the new episode of the Black Effect/iHeart Radio’s R&B Money Podcast with Tank and J. Valentine that his resignation from Atlantic Records wasn’t as easy as people would believe as it took EMPIRE CEO and Founder Ghazi Shami to buy him out of his position with the home of Meek Mill, Cardi B and Jack Harlow.
Hitmaka began breaking down the EMPIRE/Atlantic situation with the hosts at the 1:31:55 minute mark. He reveals his frustration with Atlantic for only wanting him for the music, rather than grooming him to become a boss and offering unproven artists more money to align with the label. Hitmaka requested is resignation but was roadblocked with a bill by the label before departure. After taking a meeting with EMPIRE, the CEO saw Hitmaka’s vision and offered him a position with the company, moved him to the Bay Area, and paid remainder balance of his current contract at Atlantic Records.
Hitmaka was appointed Vice President of A&Rs at EMPIRE in September 2021. “We’re lucky to have him on the home team at EMPIRE – inspiring and creating with our artists and delivering top-quality music of his own,” said Ghazi Shami in a 2021 press release. “We’re already off to the races with several of Hit’s records charting and have more on the way.”
Throughout the podcast, Hitmaka, who’s best known to fans as the mid-2000s controversial recording artist Yung Berg, spoke on his upbringing in Chicago, breaking into the music industry with DMX, reality television, transforming into Hitmaka, earning 227 song placements in 2021 and so much more. Hitmaka’s resume includes chart-topping collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Jeremih, Puff Daddy and, of course, Tank.
Hitmaka is currently promoting his new single “Down Bad” featuring Ivory Scott, Fabolous and Jeremih. A video for the new single was released last Friday (June 17), the song is available everywhere via MakaSound Records/EMPIRE. Watch it here.
The R&B Money Podcast is a new platform that praises the past, present and future of R&B. A podcast for the super dedicated R&B fans, covering everything in the genre from legends like Keith Sweat, Jodeci and Maxwell to today’s biggest names like Pink Sweat$, Chris Brown and Frank Ocean with compelling stories from artists and executives within the landscape.
Stream the R&B Money Podcast on iHeart and watch the complete episode featuring Hitmaka above. Check out Hitmaka’s new single, “Down Bad,” below.
Award-winning entertainer Jamie Foxx talks about music and acting history as the first guest on the premiere episode of the Tank and J. Valentine hosted podcast, R&B Money. Premiering at number-one upon release last Wednesday (June 1), the new R&B podcast is brought to you by iHeartRadio and Charlamagne Tha God’s Black Effect.
“FIRST EPISODE OF THE @rnbmoneypodcast is UP on the @blackeffect ! Of course, we kicked it off with THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIMES JAMIE “MUTHUFIKIN” FOXX!!! @iamjamiefoxx It’s LIT!!.. R&B MONEY!!,” captioned Tank on an Instagram post previewing the podcast starring Jamie Foxx.
A clip from the podcast of Foxx, 54, discussing a time he was with an unrevealed intoxicated high-profile actress mistaking him for NBA champion Rick Foxx went viral on social media last week. Along with telling the mistaken identity story, Foxx, Tank and Valentine discussed their longtime friendship, Foxx’s music and film career, legendary party stories, and adventures including legendary stars, ranging from R&B legend Brian McKnight to boxing icon Mike Tyson.
In music, Jamie Foxx and Tank collaborated on Foxx’s 2x platinum-selling debut album, Unpredictable (2005), and the platinum-selling follow-up album, Intuition (2008). Tank has released seven albums in his solo career.
Outside the new podcast, Tank is in album mode with the release of his “final” album coming soon. Currently promoting the upcoming album’s lead single “I Deserve,” Tank will be releasing the album’s second single in the J. Valentine-featured “Slow” this Friday (June 10). For daily updates on Tank, follow the hit-making singer/songwriter on social media.
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Watch the premiere episode of the R&B Money Podcast featuring Jamie Foxx below.
Tank’s “I Deserve” has hit No. 1 on R&B Radio. The 9x GRAMMY Award-nominee sang, wrote and produced the single, which will be found on his 10th studio album R&B Money.
“I deserve” samples and is a call back to his 2001 hit “Maybe I Deserve.”
“I feel like Jordan in ’98 winning his sixth title with the Chicago Bulls! I’m so grateful to all the R&B music lovers because this couldn’t happen without you,” states Tank. “This is a blessing, and I’m here to share more with the fans as I gear up for the release of R&B Money.”
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