INTERVIEW: Tank Talks 'Hells Kitchen' On Broadway With Alicia Keys, R&B Awards, Jamie Foxx, Babyface, +More

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club with Tank on “Hell's Kitchen” on Broadway, R&B Awards, and More

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Breakfast Club
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Description: The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
• Episode: INTERVIEW: Tank Talks 'Hell's Kitchen' On Broadway With Alicia Keys, R&B Awards, Jamie Foxx, Babyface, +More
• Release Date: March 14, 2025

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of The Breakfast Club, hosts DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious (filled in by Laura LaRosa for this episode), and Charlamagne Tha God sit down with R&B singer Tank. The conversation delves into Tank’s new project on Broadway, his initiative to establish dedicated R&B Awards, reflections on the music industry, and his transition into acting.

R&B Awards Initiative

Building a Comprehensive R&B Recognition Platform

Tank passionately discusses his vision for creating a dedicated R&B Awards show that encompasses the diverse spectrum of R&B music. He emphasizes the necessity of recognizing various facets of the genre beyond the limited categories typically offered.

• Quote:
  "R and B is so many things. It's so vast. You can't cover it in two to three categories at some award show and think that that's going to do it all justice."
  [03:04] Tank

Proposed Award Categories Named After Legends

Tank proposes several award categories named in honor of R&B legends, aiming to honor different aspects of the music industry. These categories include awards for songwriters, producers, and performers, each bearing the legacy of icons like Babyface and Michael Jackson.

• Quote:
  "We need a Babyface Award. Right? Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the songwriter and producer."
  [07:05] Tank

Collaboration with Charlamagne and iHeart Media

The discussion highlights potential collaborations with Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia to bring Tank’s R&B Awards to fruition. Charlamagne expresses enthusiasm and support for the initiative.

• Quote:
  "I wanna help with the R B Money Award show. That'd be fantastic."
  [06:11] Charlamagne Tha God

Challenges in the Music Industry

Lack of Investment in R&B Compared to Hip-Hop

Tank addresses the disparity in investment between R&B and hip-hop, noting that while hip-hop receives substantial funding and visibility, R&B often struggles for recognition and support.

• Quote:
  "We just need that level of belief and that level of investment in order to get it back to where it's supposed to be."
  [13:12] Tank

Media Training and Representation Issues

The conversation touches on the absence of proper media training for artists today, leading to mishandled public relations moments. Tank critiques the lack of guidance, which results in situations where artists, such as Babyface's interaction at the award show, appear disrespectful unintentionally.

• Quote:
  "Nobody's teaching people how to do things anymore. They're just throwing them out there."
  [27:50] Tank

Handling Controversial Figures and Residuals

Tank discusses the ethical dilemma surrounding enjoying the residuals from controversial artists like R. Kelly. He navigates the complexity of appreciating the musical talent while acknowledging the moral implications.

• Quote:
  "He's talented. I couldn't grab it and post it on my page and say, New York. I couldn't do that."
  [16:17] Tank

Transition to Acting and Broadway

Decision to Pivot into Acting

In 2025, Tank made a significant career pivot into acting, specifically joining Alicia Keys' production of Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. He shares the inspiration behind this move, driven by a desire to explore his passion beyond music.

• Quote:
  "I gotta get to the other thing that I love. And Charlie Macka had always been telling me, bro, you're gonna have to make a hard pivot in order to really do it the right way."
  [32:12] Tank

Experiences in Hell's Kitchen

Tank recounts his audition process for Hell's Kitchen, his admiration for Alicia Keys, and the positive reception he received during the production. He emphasizes the enriching experience and the impact the show has on young audiences.

• Quote:
  "And I watched a play and I fell in love with it. And the next day was actually my walk-in audition."
  [34:07] Tank

Balancing Broadway with Personal Life

Despite the demanding Broadway schedule of eight shows a week, Tank maintains a disciplined routine that balances his acting commitments with family life. He highlights the support from his wife and the structured approach that allows him to manage his responsibilities effectively.

• Quote:
  "I'm a machine. So I'm a routine guy, you know what I'm saying?"
  [36:11] Tank

Reflections on Industry Veterans vs. Younger Artists

Importance of Collaborating with Legends

Tank underscores the value of collaborating with industry veterans like Babyface and Quincy Jones. He believes that such partnerships can bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary R&B, fostering a richer musical landscape.

• Quote:
  "How do I not tap into that? How do I not ensure this level of greatness somehow pours over into what I'm doing?"
  [25:25] Tank

Mentorship and Legacy Building

The discussion highlights the role of mentorship in sustaining the R&B genre. Tank mentions his efforts to connect with and learn from legends, reinforcing the idea that passing down knowledge is crucial for the genre’s evolution.

• Quote:
  "We need that information that we need that needs to continue to pass down. And that's our job. We're the bridge."
  [25:57] Tank

Personal Stories and Anecdotes

Tank's First Single "Freaky"

Tank shares the story behind his first single, "Freaky," and how it nearly derailed his career due to a live performance mishap. This experience led him to pivot towards more sustainable music projects.

• Quote:
  "And I sweated the rest of the song. And I never sang that song again. Damn."
  [11:27] Tank

Balancing Career and Family

Throughout the episode, Tank emphasizes the importance of his family in supporting his career transitions. He highlights how his wife manages home responsibilities, allowing him to focus on his professional endeavors.

• Quote:
  "But that's why. That's what it's a team marriage is about. She holds that down. I'm gonna hold this down."
  [38:03] Tank

Upcoming Events and Final Remarks

Black Effect Podcast Festival Announcement

The hosts announce the upcoming third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival scheduled for Saturday, April 26. They encourage listeners to attend and highlight Tank’s ongoing Broadway performances.

• Quote:
  "Saturday, April 26, is the third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival."
  [43:23] Charlamagne Tha God

Invitation to Hell's Kitchen

Tank invites the hosts and listeners to his Broadway show, Hell's Kitchen, emphasizing its impact and the educational value it holds for young audiences.

• Quote:
  "Any high school in this New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, in this area, they should be having a field trip to see Hell's Kitchen."
  [42:10] Tank

Conclusion

This episode of The Breakfast Club offers a comprehensive look into Tank’s multifaceted career and his dedication to advancing the R&B genre. From initiating an inclusive R&B Awards show to transitioning into acting on Broadway, Tank’s insights provide valuable perspectives on the evolving music industry and the importance of legacy, mentorship, and adaptability.

Listeners gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges and triumphs faced by artists today, all while Tank shares his personal journey and future aspirations. This episode is a must-listen for fans of R&B, industry enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the intersection of music and performing arts.

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Notable Quotes:

• "R and B is so many things. It's so vast. You can't cover it in two to three categories at some award show and think that that's going to do it all justice."
  [03:04] Tank

• "We need a Babyface Award. Right? Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the songwriter and producer."
  [07:05] Tank

• "He's talented. I couldn't grab it and post it on my page and say, New York. I couldn't do that."
  [16:17] Tank

• "I'm a machine. So I'm a routine guy, you know what I'm saying?"
  [36:11] Tank

• "We need that information that we need that needs to continue to pass down. And that's our job. We're the bridge."
  [25:57] Tank

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For More Information:

• Listen to The Breakfast Club: Available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
• Follow Tank's Broadway Journey: Stay updated on Tank's performances in Hell's Kitchen and other projects on his official social media channels.
• Support the R&B Awards Initiative: Engage with Tank’s R&B Money podcast and contribute to the conversation on expanding recognition within the R&B genre.

Transcript

[Hunter]

I'm Hunter, host of Hunting for Answers on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Join me every weekday as I share bite sized stories of missing and murdered black women and girls in America. Stories like Erica Hunt, a young mother vanished without a trace after a family gathering on 4th of July weekend 2016. No goodbyes, no clues, just gone. Listen to Hunting for Answers every weekday on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Do you remember what you said the first night I came over here?

[Tank]

How?

[DJ Envy]

Go slower.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

From Blumhouse TV, iHeart podcasts and Ember 20 comes an all new fictional comedy podcast series. Join the flighty Damien Hirst as he unravels the mystery of his vanished boyfriend. I've been spending all my time looking for answers about what happened to Santi and what's the way to find a missing person. Sleep with everyone he knew, obviously. Listen to the hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in a hell bent effort to sabotage a war.

[Tank]

J. Edgar Hoover was furious. He was out of his mind and he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its KN.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Listen to Divine Intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Mark Seal]

I'm Mark Seale.

[Nathan King]

And I'm Nathan King.

[Mark Seal]

This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli.

[Tank]

The five families did not want us to shoot that picture.

[Nathan King]

This podcast is based on my co host Mark Seale's bestselling book of the same title. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others.

[Tank]

Yes, that was a real horse's head.

[Nathan King]

Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Tank]

Wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne Tha God. We are the breakfast club. Laura LaRosa filling in for Jess. We got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

Seem like he trying to take our job doing all these interviews and stuff. Ladies and gentlemen, we have R and B singer Tank.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tank.

[Tank]

I'm not trying to take your job.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're doing a phenomenal job. You are on the Money podcast.

[DJ Envy]

Yes you are.

[Tank]

I am just Catering to my people very well. I'm making sure that my community has a place to go, that the conversation is bridged from the old to the new.

[DJ Envy]

I love it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I love about the R and B Money podcast? There's always so many hip hop podcasts. And, you know, the rappers got a place to go. The OG rappers got a place to go. R and B Money has created that space for the R and B world.

[Tank]

And now, and now the, you know, not too much disclosure, but now the R and B Music Awards.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I didn't know about that.

[DJ Envy]

Tell us about it. What do you mean?

[Tank]

You guys have a dedicated hip hop. Not you. Hip hop has a dedicated award show.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Tank]

Whereas the R and B dedicated award show so that we can cover the entire gambit of R and B. R and B is so many things. It's so vast. You can't cover it in two to three categories at, at. At some award show and think that that's going to do it all justice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I want to hear about this now.

[Tank]

So, yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you creating this? I want to know the category. As an R B icon like you are. What are the categories of R B? Because all we think is R B.

[Tank]

Well, I mean, let's, let's. Let's do this. Right? Let's go. Let's go soul. Right? Let's go progressive.

[DJ Envy]

Do you do ballots?

[Tank]

Huh?

[DJ Envy]

Ballads.

[Tank]

What do you mean? Ballads?

[DJ Envy]

Slow.

[Tank]

I mean, what do you mean? It makes categories.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, categories. Do you do army ballads?

[Tank]

No, I don't think you do ballads, but I think you get into the songwriter aspect of it, the producer aspect of it, even the performance aspect of it, you know?

[Laura LaRosa]

Yes.

[Tank]

All. All of these things are so different. Like a Jill Scott is. Is way different from Summer Walker. From a Summer Walker, you know what I mean? It's way different. A Calvin Richardson is way different from Chris Brown. Right? You know what I mean? And so how do we, how do we create these tiers and levels to where all of. All of the nuances of R B can be recognized?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Give me an example of progressive.

[Tank]

Oh, CB is progressive.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, okay.

[Tank]

Completely. He's, he's. He's. The current state of R and B music, you know what I mean? Even if we want to say what Drake and Party just did, you know what I mean? That's very progressive. Very progressive. R and B. You know what I mean? If you want to say what is more traditional. I'm more in the middle of a traditional progressive R and B artist because I can do a record with Chris Brown, but I can also do a record with God Rest His Soul and Angie Stone.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See, I like the traditional. And I said that when the Party and Drake album dropped, I was like, that ain't for me. And they was like, well, you know, it's for the ladies. Cause it's R and B. I'm like, no, guys like R and B. I just don't like that type of R and B.

[Tank]

Exactly, exactly. There's a difference. And so we have not had the conversation about all of these things together. We just say best R and B album. And then you got Chris Brown in the same category with Robert Glasper. It's like, how do you do that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tank]

How do you do that? We're not all just one thing.

[DJ Envy]

So when are you doing this? Is it thought out to that where it's gonna happen?

[Tank]

It's been great conversations, you know what I mean? Me and my brother Jay Valentine, we've actually had this conversation with Jesse Collins. And so, you know, all of this, what I'm doing right now is just kind of creating the anticipation and the desire and hopefully enough comments will come and people will see the value. Because that's where it starts. People have to see the value in. In what we do in order to create this next level platform.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, don't leave Black Effect and Iheart out the conversation. You know, Iheart's knowing to put together a good award show.

[Tank]

Well, what do you wanna do?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I wanna help with the R B Money Award show. That'd be fantastic.

[Tank]

There you go. Done. See how that works?

[Laura LaRosa]

We can exclusively announce the categories and the nominations.

[Tank]

Like, we need a. We need a Babyface Award. Right? Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the songwriter and producer.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Tank]

Right?

[DJ Envy]

You need a Michael Jackson Award.

[Tank]

Right? There's one. You need a Michael Jackson Award. Ultimate Performance. Right? We need a Smokey Robinson Award, which is just the writer. Right? We need a. I can't. I can't. I can't take writer out of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis because they write it too. But. Right, you need a standalone producer Award. Right? All of these things are so different and we don't get an opportunity to highlight them. But all of these awards need names from our legends.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

You know what I'm saying? The R B Label Award, The Motown Award, where who's. Who's the dedicated R B label. That's R and B money. That's what we're doing. Right? So it's all of these things that we need to now highlight now that R And B is having this big, big conversation. Right.

[DJ Envy]

I want to know how is it for you, right. Knowing all these R and B stories.

[Tank]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

And I'm watching your podcast, and I know you know the answers, but some of these times, it hasn't been put out there and you just feeding the person. Right. Like, I look at Stephen Hill with the Chris Brown situation. Yeah, you're leading him because you knew what happened. But making him explain the story was amazing.

[Tank]

I didn't know what happened, really. I didn't even know he was part of it. I knew from Chris's side that they had. They had. They got him all the way to the point of where it was about to happen. It was about to happen, and then pulled the rug out from under him. I didn't know the intimate details and who all was involved. And hearing Steve, like, Stephen is like, you know, he loves. He loves that. He loves it. He felt like he was getting ready to create one of the most iconic moments of all time, and he was.

[DJ Envy]

Looking for that rehearsal. Jesus.

[Tank]

He was.

[DJ Envy]

He was.

[Tank]

And it hurt him that now he, you know, has to go back and tell CB that it's not happening. You know what I mean? Like, that. That crushed him more than anything. And he was like, man, if you could ever talk to him, just let him know I. I love him. I want. You know, I wanted that for him. I just. They pulled it from me. Nothing I could do.

[Laura LaRosa]

I was gonna ask, did you put them on the phone after that? Because he said in your interview that they hadn't. He hadn't gotten a chance. Well, he wanted to see him in person to apologize and stuff like that.

[Tank]

So, no, we didn't. We didn't get a chance to make that happen. Okay, But. But I'd love to make that happen for another.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

One of my favorite R and B money podcasts recently was the L A Reid episode. Like, he really sparked a real conversation, and it just had me thinking about, yes, you need Black Boutique. Everything you need that we need to.

[Tank]

Be able to operate the way we operate. Just let us do what we do. Like, even with what you guys do, you guys do what you do, which is why it is what it is. There's nobody micromanaging or policing you. You get your paycheck, whatever that is, but it's because of how you do your thing. Nobody's interrupting that, which is why it's, what, how many years in the making?

[DJ Envy]

15.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

15.

[Tank]

Jesus Christ. Imagine if you had no control of that. You know what I mean? Imagine. Imagine you being Subject to somebody else's ideas. Somebody else's. And then you lose with that. That hurts worse than anything. I lost listening to you. No, no. I'm gonna go down with me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Word.

[Tank]

I'm gonna go down with me. And that's what we've lost. We've lost the people that have done it from here. I just believe, like, think about Dangelo's Untitled. If somebody just doesn't say, ah. I just feel like this is different. They never get to the third single, which is a life changing record. We don't have that no more. Our analytics say we're losing here. We're done. We're gonna move on. Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, how does it Feel? Wasn't his third single, was it? How does it feel? Was the third single. The Butt Naked video was his third single.

[Tank]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did not know that.

[Tank]

How do we not get to that? One of the greatest songs of all time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did not know that. Wow.

[Tank]

You know what I mean? Genuine. So anxious. If Jomo doesn't say, we gotta get to this one, we gotta get to this one. This one right here is gonna change it. Trust me. Maybe I deserve was my second single. If we were just going off of first singles. I'm not even gonna name the first song I had out, but I was dancing and shit and flipping and blowing up. You flipping? Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We'll take for a single one. Cause I remember. Maybe I deserved.

[Tank]

I shouldn't have brought that up when you said it.

[Laura LaRosa]

I just heard the song. Song Freaky. No, maybe I didn't hear.

[Tank]

Yeah, maybe I didn't.

[Laura LaRosa]

You were. Wait, okay.

[Tank]

My first single was called Freaky.

[Laura LaRosa]

Oh, okay.

[Tank]

And it almost destroyed my career before it started. Huh?

[DJ Envy]

The label.

[Tank]

The label picked it, but I was very excited about it as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When I googled it, it said a song many have missed is his actual first single, Freaky, which came out first and has pretty much become obscure today. God damn.

[DJ Envy]

When's the last time you performed that? Never.

[Tank]

I was performing the song. I was on promo tour, Fort Valley State Homecoming. And I'm, you know, I'm coming out, I got my freaky interlude. You know, they want to get freaky. And then the song starts and like, right in the middle of the first hook, these two little cute girls in the first row was like, whack. I was like. And this was in the DAT tape era, so I couldn't stop it. Exactly. You had to let it go all the way through the whole song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Tank]

And I sweated the rest of the song. And I never Sang that song again. Damn. I said, don't put it on the album. Erase it. Get rid of this song. And we did a hard turn cut. The single went to. Maybe I deserve. Thank God.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rest is history.

[Tank]

Rest is history.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo. That's very interesting, because I don't know whether I think it's the labels not doing their jobs. Like, you know, I don't think they give a. They don't care about the music like they used to. I don't think labels care about music.

[Laura LaRosa]

Like, they used to go development, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, what was your first budget for your first album? Like, it was a thing to get signed to a record deal.

[Tank]

I'll tell you. Like this. There was a budget. There was a number in the contract. But again, I'm boutique. So they're like, well, let's just keep going till we get it, because we can't lose.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

Like, you know, at that time, in terms of earners, you know, it was Aaliyah, God rest her soul. She was making the bank for all of us, right. In order for us to have budgets, Aaliyah was. She was funding us. So, you know, we were in a. In a position where we couldn't lose. So Barry, you know, Barry wasn't gonna let me lose. Nah. Let's go to the next one. Let's spend. I spent 400,000 on my first four or 500,000 on my first video. Then I spent another 700 on the next one. Like, this is what was happening. We blew up an actual building. Like, we running out of the building, and slowly the building blew up behind us. We had to dive onto a mattress. Don't turn your phones on because you might kill the artist. That. That's what's missing. But you see the difference in between the people that are still doing that. You still see Chris Brown spending real money to make real videos. Still see Beyonce spending real money to make real videos. You still see Drake spending real money to make real videos. That's the difference. That's why they're in arenas. That's why they're in stadiums, all of these things. So we just need that level of belief and that level of investment in order to get it back to where it's supposed to be. Like, look at movies. How much money they spent on promo. Yeah, they put it on tv. They put it. They're doing it before other movies are coming on. They're out on the streets on the buses. Like, we've lost all of that, but they still want the same result. It's not how that Works.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Man, you're so right. I mean, I'm learning that through just dibbling and dabbling in the movie world. But you're right. It's like, yo, if they'll spend money to promote a film, these labels would just be like, put it online. Literally, just throw it online.

[Tank]

It's the truth. You can't tell a movie. You can't tell the people that are putting out the Wolverine. You know what I'm saying? Just throw in theaters. Yeah, we're going to just use our socials. Yeah, we're going to use our socials and hopefully go viral and see what happens now with all this money we spent.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, you're right.

[Tank]

We trying to guarantee ourselves a return. Right? Low visibility. Low visibility is going to get you low results. Just is what it is.

[DJ Envy]

Does that ever change, though?

[Tank]

Again, we got to get back to this boutique space where, you know, we're allotted the budgets and the freedom to do it the way we know how to do it. We come from the street team era. We come from passing out 10,000 flyers. You know what I'm saying? Bus stops, buses. You know what I mean? Commercials. We used to run commercials on bet. Actual commercials. Where's all that? It's gone. But you still want the same results. There are outliers with those. Things can happen. But R and B is not A. It's not A. It's not completely a viral genre. Now, the residuals challenge, I mean, you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Know, that's a thing, but that's just fun.

[Tank]

It starts out fun, but then you tap into what's really out there, right? And so now what we're able to see is, oh, look at how many R B singers, songwriters, and producers are just waiting in the wings for an opportunity that are really, really dope.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did you feel any guilt enjoying R. Kelly's residual?

[Tank]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

What was your thought of it?

[Tank]

Did I feel guilt in enjoying it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

I mean, everybody knows. Knows me. Knows that I've always been an R. Kelly fan. They. They know I've always, You know, I was as I was raised in trying to be R and B coming out of my gospel space. Babyface, r. Kelly, Brian McKnight. Like, those were my study guys. So, no, I didn't feel away enjoying it. I couldn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's talented.

[Tank]

He's talented. I couldn't grab it and post it on my page and say, New York. I couldn't do that. You know what I mean? I got Hell's Kitchen to promote. You know what I mean? And. And I think it's tough because, you know, a lot of people have been in my comments saying, why you ain't post the R. Kelly thing? And I'm like, guys, why do I have to insert myself into that? Back and forth, right?

[DJ Envy]

You know what I thought, listening to R. Kelly, he still sounds good as shit, right? He can still write. I wonder why, and I don't even know if he could, why people wouldn't tap into his writing behind the bars. Cause he could still write amazingly, and I'm sure he could still put numbers on the board. You don't have to say it's R. Kelly. I wonder why that wasn't a thing and why people don't go to him for that.

[Tank]

Same reason why, you know, the younger cats don't go to Babyface. Same reason why the younger cats don't go to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Same reason why I can go on and on. Why we have a thing with us where if it just seems or sounds old, we don't tap into it.

[Laura LaRosa]

You think that with R. Kelly, though.

[DJ Envy]

He didn't sound old on that.

[Tank]

I didn't sound old, really. He's an older artist. He's done it. He's had his time. And to us, the fad chasers, our culture, the what's next or what's now culture is what we are. We don't maintain a tradition. Like, there's no way that New Edition or any of our elder statesmen shouldn't have sold out arena tours easily. Rolling Stones can come back anytime they feel like it, do a sold out tour. Queen anytime they feel like it, sold out to Paul McCartney, can say, I'm going out. Sold out, sold out. We are the only people that separate ourselves from our foundational and our traditional moments and cast it away like it's old. It's nah. And that's us. That's what we. So when you say, why not like me? I'm like, I gotta get a. Babyface came to the opening, my opening on Hell's Kitchen. And as I'm looking and I'm like, Babyface really pulled up to my opening. Like, I got one of the greatest singer, songwriter, producers of all, all times. Sitting right here is a friend of mine. And I don't have a record from him. That can't happen again. I can't know him and that not happen.

[DJ Envy]

And I don't understand why you look at Quincy Jones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I wanna say something. That's why you gotta give people credit like Sza. Babyface produce, Snooze.

[Tank]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And you See how big snooze is?

[Tank]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So when you get an OG like that who gets with a super talented youngin, you see what can come about.

[Tank]

Those are the results.

[Laura LaRosa]

I think that the artist cause SZA is like, like I'm not surprised. It says she understands in her, like, you know what I mean? Like there's.

[Tank]

But it wasn't on purpose either. So there's that.

[Laura LaRosa]

What do you mean?

[Tank]

They were in a room making something and she hurt and you know, there was a. It was a thing where it would just people in the right place. Right.

[Laura LaRosa]

I think sometimes too it's about like who the artist is. Because there are some artists who like understand, you know what I mean? Like baby facing and like the moment you had that are younger. But then other artists are chasing the producers that are making things that go viral on the Tiktoks or the Reels are created too because their labels back to you saying that they're not doing their jobs, their jobs have shifted where that's all you're looking at. So if you don't have those metrics, you're not doing your job. But you might be the artist that's like, yo, Babyface needs to be in this studio.

[Tank]

There's no reason why I don't have songs with Babyface.

[DJ Envy]

It's the truth. And I was saying like, even you look at Quincy Jones. What age was Quincy Jones when he was doing all that stuff for Michael?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He was 50.

[Tank]

He was older.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, but that's my point.

[Tank]

Made the greatest album of all time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He was 50 when he produced Thriller. He was 50.

[Tank]

Imagine the information he was able to impart to Michael Jackson because of everything that he had done and everything that he had seen. You know what I'm saying? Like, Michael, this is great, but if we just take this two moments and just move these things right over here, you'll trust me.

[Hunter]

I'm Hunter, host of Hunting for Answers on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Join me every weekday as I share bite sized stories of missing and murdered black women and girls in America. There are several ways we can all do better at protecting black women. My contribution is shining a light on our missing sisters and amplifying their disregarded stories. Stories like Tameka Anderson. As she drove toward Galvez. She was in contact with several people talking on the phone as she made her way to what should have been a routine transaction. But Tameka never bought the car and she never returned home that day. One podcast, one mission. Save our girls. Join the search as we explore the chilling cases of Missing and murdered black women and girls. Listen to Hunting for Answers every weekday on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Do you remember what you said the first night I came over here?

[Tank]

Ow.

[DJ Envy]

Go slower.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

From Blumhouse TV, iHeart podcasts and Ember comes an all new fictional comedy podcast series. Join the flighty Damien Hirst as he unravels the mystery of his vanished boyfriend. And Santi was gone. I've been spending all my time looking for answers about what happened to Santi and what's the way to find a missing person? Sleep with everyone he knew, obviously.

[Tank]

Mmm.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Pillow talk, the most unwelcome window into the human psyche. Follow our out of his element hero as he engages in a series of ill conceived investigative hookups. Mama always used to say God gave me gumption in place of a gag reflex. And as I was about to learn, no amount of showering can wash your hands of a bad hookup.

[Tank]

Now take a big whiff, my bruh.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Listen to the hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Cheekies]

Hey, y'all, it's your girl, Cheekies. And I'm back with a brand new season of your favorite podcast, Cheekies and Chill. I'll be sharing even more personal stories with you guys, and I know a lot of people are gonna attack me. Why are you gonna go visit your dad? Your mom wouldn't be okay with it. I'm gonna tell you guys right now. I know my mother and I know my mom had a very forgiving heart. That is my story on plastic surgery. This is my truth. I think the last time I cried like that was when I lost my mom like that, like, yelling. I was like, no. I was like, oh. And I thought, what did I do wrong? And as always, you'll get my exclusive take on topics like love, personal growth, health, family ties, and more. And don't forget, I'll also be dishing out my best advice to you on episodes of Dear Cheekies.

[Laura LaRosa]

So my fiance and I have been together for 10 years. In the first two years of being together, I find out he is cheating on me, not only with women, but also with men. What should I do?

[Cheekies]

Okay, where do I start? That's not love. He doesn't love you enough. Because if he loved you, he'd be faithful. It's going to be an exciting year and I hope that you can join me. Listen to Cheekies and Chill season four as part of the My Cultura Podcast Network available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Mark Seal]

I'm Mark Seale.

[Nathan King]

And I'm Nathan King.

[Mark Seal]

This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli.

[Tank]

The five families did not want us to shoot that picture.

[Nathan King]

Leave the Gun Take the Cannoli is based on my co host Mark's best selling book of the same title. And on this show we call upon his years of research to help unpack the story behind the Godfather's birth. From start to finish, this is really.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The first interview I've done in bed.

[Nathan King]

We sift through innumerable accounts.

[Tank]

35 pages isn't very much.

[Nathan King]

Many of them conflicting.

[Tank]

That's nonsense.

[Nathan King]

There were 60 pages and try to get to the truth of what really happened.

[Tank]

And they said, we're finished. This is over. Not only is not going to work, you got to get rid of those guys.

[Laura LaRosa]

It's a disaster.

[Nathan King]

Leave the Gun Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others.

[Tank]

Yes, that was a real horse's head.

[Nathan King]

Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Tank]

You're gonna love it. Like when he talked about the intro. We can't kill that Michael. That's just a call out. Michael wanted to kill it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wanted to kill it.

[Tank]

What do we do as a. As soon as it come on. Oh, shit, that's Quincy Jones. And so in my mind, I'm looking at Babyface like my Quincy Jones. How do I not tap into that? How do I not ensure this level of greatness somehow pours over into what I'm doing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I would've loved to hear Quincy have heard Quincy on the R and B Money podcast, man. Hey, man. Clarence Avon, by the way, man.

[Tank]

It's that information that we need that needs to continue to pass down. And that's our job. We're the bridge. We wanna be the bridge. Like we tell all the young cats all the time, hey, we rocking with you. Whatever you need from us. And then we tell the older cats like we. When we had Smokey Robinson, we was like, you know, we're coming to your house, we're coming over. We want to talk to you like you did it. Like you talk about building something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

Built an entire franchise on his back, writing and produce.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

So we got the R and B awards with Charlamagne and Iheart Black Effect.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I heart we doing it.

[Tank]

And iheart have committed to. Now we're going somewhere.

[DJ Envy]

So what were your thoughts when you seen how. I will say he was disrespected at the award show when he was doing an interview and they was like, okay, this next.

[Laura LaRosa]

The AP News moment.

[Tank]

Oh, with Babyface.

[DJ Envy]

With Babyface. Yeah, I'm talking Babyface. When he was on the carpet, you.

[Tank]

Know, I definitely thought it was dis. I thought it was disrespectful, but I don't think it was consciously disrespectful. I think that no one's teaching people how to do things anymore. They're just throwing them out there. Right? Because if you're on that red carpet there, you have to know who. Right. Did. Who's. Well, who. You have to know who people are. Right? In this music. In this music business. Right. But then, two, you also know how to know how to conduct yourself. Right? This is. These are the things you do. These are the things you don't do. And that was just a thing that was just kind of like host 101. You don't do that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tank]

You don't. You're not ever talking to somebody. Yeah. And so how do you feel? One second, can you. Nobody's teaching her. Nobody taught her. It's not her fault. I'm sure she didn't get fired. She didn't know. Well, somebody production told me to, like, so it was a. It's a disconnect.

[DJ Envy]

Right?

[Tank]

You know what I mean? We aren't having those hard lessons in those classes. Like, I went to you. I went to media training.

[DJ Envy]

We from the school of hard knocks. So we get it.

[Tank]

Not in media training. So I know both sides of it. I know being on this side. I know being on your side. And these. These people aren't being trained, man. And they're getting thrown out there and put in these positions to where they. They look bad. I don't think she meant to do anything on purpose.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Once again, you talking about a budget. You said media training.

[Tank]

Artists.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They done giving artists, man. Spending no money on media training nowadays.

[Tank]

Anybody, like, if you. If you're bringing somebody in to represent your brand. Black effect. Like, you want to know two things. First, okay, what. What do you do? How do you do it? Okay. And then are you trained to do it? Because there are things that are going to arise that you have to be prepared for. There are moments they're gonna have. What would you do in this situation? Let's have some scenario training. Let's have somebody get really boisterous in the room and feel. See how you handle it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So Tank, remember when you was on the Breakfast Club and you talked about getting your ass eaten about 10 years ago?

[Tank]

I don't mind putting my legs up. You know what I'm saying? Like that's okay.

[Laura LaRosa]

So you don't mind tongue action? It's gonna be.

[Tank]

I don't mind.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't mind getting your eaten.

[Tank]

Not at all. Are you kidding me? Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man on man. Brothers in keeping it 100.

[DJ Envy]

We ain't got a seat.

[Tank]

We ain't got a seat down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I try to tell them all the time, if a girl eats your can.

[Tank]

Never talk bad about you. You gotta have your hands free just in case she get tricky.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get your fingers out the way. There you go.

[Tank]

Get out of here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If somebody brings that up now in 20, 25 and they say, tank, do you enjoy getting your ass eating? How do you respond?

[Tank]

I would say that was the old me, you know, when I was younger, you know, I enjoy things and said how I enjoy things a little bit too out loud.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Tank]

You know what I mean? Some of those things should have been a lot more quiet. But, you know, I think I was baited. I think Charlemagne baited me. He was very. He baited me.

[DJ Envy]

I think he baited you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You should give a little fake chuckle. After the question is ask. After the question is ask. Let's do a little fake chuckle, then give the answer.

[Tank]

Oh, they owed me. I was so wild back then.

[Laura LaRosa]

See, that's media training because people still bring that up. But I think you, you handle it.

[Tank]

They do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So there will be a follow up question. They're not gonna just let it go.

[Tank]

Here's the other thing too, is that, you know, anything that has been put out there, anything that I've put out there, I'm able to stand on it, period, you know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And you found your tribe.

[Tank]

You found a tribe. I have lived and I have lived in front of the world in front of the world for all of them to see. So I don't really have any secrets, you know what I mean? So the things, those things don't scare me. I'm not rattled by those things, you know what I mean? So there's that part of it. But I just want, I do know how to divert if need be.

[Laura LaRosa]

I was, I was bringing, I said that because I was going to big you up for when it was brought up not too long ago, you used it as a moment to talk about like homophobia and the black, Black Community. And, like, that created a powerful conversation. And I was like, I don't know if he did that on purpose.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It really did come back.

[Laura LaRosa]

It did come back up. Who were you talking to? It was. We talked about it in here. We did it in just with the mess. Oh, you were talking to the holding court.

[Tank]

Yeah, big court.

[Laura LaRosa]

But I. But the conversation that it created, I don't know if you saw the conversation. I know you'd be online, though. Like, you'd be seeing some things. It had people really having a conversation about men being able to be, like, vulnerable and just have conversations anywhere they want to, and black men specifically. And I was like, okay, was that the media training? Was that like.

[Tank]

No, that was just real. I mean, that's just what I believe. But I also believe that you can't really have intelligent conversations online 100%. You know what I mean? So as he and I were having that conversation, like, we were having a real conversation. But in terms of going back and forth online trying to get something very thought provoking across, it never works.

[Laura LaRosa]

It don't.

[Tank]

You'll never win that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Also, I think people forget the comedian Tank era.

[Tank]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When Tank was on stage doing actual comedy. So a lot of that was jokes. When you was cocking your legs up in the chair, you was just joking.

[DJ Envy]

What, you going back to a gag?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, he's going back to.

[Tank]

Everybody's so serious. It's not that serious, man. Have some fun, man. Relax. Every you see me, every time you see me, I got a smile on my face and I'm having a good time because I don't take this stuff too seriously, man. What I take seriously is when I get in that studio, when I get on that stage, that's when I'm serious. Outside of that, and I'm having the time of my life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why Broadway right now? Cause you are featured in Alicia Keys, Hell's Kitchen.

[Tank]

And it's timing, bro. Because for me, 2025 was the hard pivot into acting. You know, the music thing has been so much of my bread and butter and so much of my focus for so long. I was like, I gotta get to the other thing that I love. And Charlie Macka had always been telling me, bro, you're gonna have to make a hard pivot in order to really do it the right way. And I was like, okay, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. And with 2025 coming in the way that it did and having a free moment and opportunity, I'd always heard horror stories about Broadway. You know what I mean? Just in terms of the workload. Yeah.

[Laura LaRosa]

And the pay.

[Tank]

The pay. The facility, all of that. And I was like, yeah, I probably never do Broadway. And then I get, you know, we get this call from Alicia, like, hey, Alicia is looking for you to do Hell's Kitchen. Like, what? And I'm like, you know, the name Alicia Keys is already. Like, that's interesting. Got to at least see what that's about, right? And so he sent some papers over for me to look at. And I'm like, okay, I'm looking at it. I'm like, all right, I'll go see. You know what I mean? Just out of respect for that name itself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you went to go watch the play before you?

[Tank]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. So you saw when Brandon V. Dixon was playing.

[Tank]

Well, he wasn't there. All right, all right. His sub was in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Got you, got you.

[Tank]

Gotcha Who's Dope as well. And I watched a play and I fell in love with it. And the next day was actually my walk in audition. And so I kind of knew where I needed to be. And at that point, it was just like, I think it's time. I think it has answered the question for me. You know what I mean? Me and Lulu were. To my manager, Lulu was talking to me. He's like, it just does something different for you, brother. It just does something really different. And in deliberating, I was just deliberating, like, is this the time to just take a hard left? And out of nowhere, Charlie Mac calls me. Hadn't talked to in a minute. And he's like, what's going on, bro? I'm like, nothing. Just. Just chilling. He wanted to come to my Atlantic City show. I'm like, oh, I got you. Look. He said. I said, imagine a question. I got this on the table right now. And he said, what the fuck are we talking about? I said, well, I'm asking you. You don't need my opinion. You know what you're supposed to do. There was that, and here I am. And so, you know, when I said. I sat with Alicia the other day, her and Adam Blackstone, and she was like, tank, I just felt like it was you. She's like, I didn't know why. She's like, it was. It just. To me, it just felt like it was you. And she's like, I didn't even know if you could act. And I was like, wow, you ain't seen me on Lifetime or Bet, you know what I'm saying? Or TV1. I'm the Denzel of that space. You know what I'm saying? I'm the Denzel of that space. I'm the Denzel of that space. You ain't seen none of that. But she had never seen me act. And she was like. And then when I saw you in the audition, she was like. I was just blown away. And I was like, no, that's. That's what I do. Singing is. That's whatever. And so she and I went back and forth, singing back and forth, her, you know, singing her amazing catalog. And I debuted on Tuesday. And so now it's like, how tough is real?

[DJ Envy]

How tough is it the rehearsals and do you have to shut everything else off and do you get time for yourself now? Cause it just seems like a doesn't stop.

[Tank]

I'm a machine. So I'm a routine guy, you know what I mean? So I'm a get up, help get the kids to school, do cardio, eat, go to the gym, do the second lift, go to the studio, either work on music or do pod. Get back, eat dinner with the family, get some wife time in, and the next day do the same thing. I'm a machine. I'm built like that. So Broadway schedule works perfect for who I am now. Eight shows a week.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Crazy.

[Tank]

That's where it get different because, you know, they call it, you know, you have A, A show, a B show, and a C show in terms of how you perform. I've never been able to do a B show and feel good about it. Like, because all of those people, whether it's a Wednesday or Saturday, they spent their money to see something great. They spent their money to see somebody go all out. So I'm doing A shows from Tuesday to Sunday, and we got one day off. That's Monday, and right back to it. Jesus.

[Laura LaRosa]

What's your rest day like on a Monday? Like, are you vocal resting or. Oh, you don't.

[Tank]

You haven't done it yet. I just debuted, so I'm gonna have my first Monday, next Monday.

[Laura LaRosa]

What's your plan?

[Tank]

Nothing. Go to the gym. You know what I'm saying? Eat some cool food somewhere, you know, maybe keep with charlamagne and I heart and talk about this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's do it. RB Awards.

[DJ Envy]

There you go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What about the family, like?

[Tank]

Cause family was just here. They came for the debut. My mom, them came up, wife Zoe and Zion came up, and it was really, really cool, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

13 weeks is a long time to be away from. Especially if you got a routine like.

[Tank]

You say, it's tougher for them. Than it is for me, because for me, I'm hyper focused. I'm in it, and I have something to do every day, something to look forward to. And so the wife is at home doing the kid thing and all that. But that's why. That's what it's a team marriage is about. She holds that down. I'm gonna hold this down. But this, to me is, like, was the opportunity for people in that space to understand that I'm serious about going here. You know, Kevin was in town the other day, so I went and, you know, saw him and chopped it up with him. And he was like, I'm really, really proud of you for making this move. This says a lot about the next level of where you can go and who you can be. And so that's what I'm looking forward to. I'm loving, like, all the horror stories that they told me about Broadway. They lied to me. They were trying to keep me out of here. They didn't want me in here. What are the horrors we were talking? Just, you know, the pay, the facility, the workload and all these things. Oh, yeah, take. You know, that's not, you know, she's loving it. Oh, man.

[Laura LaRosa]

I think it's a different day and age as far as, like, work rules and stuff, but also, too, you're, like, you're. I don't know if this is true, but I would feel like because you're a Tank, you're coming into it a little bit differently. Where, like, they can't really play around with certain people too much. No.

[Tank]

Well, I don't know. Of course, this is my first time doing it, and I think, you know, yeah, as Tank, I'm always going to be received differently, but I haven't desired, I haven't asked to be treated differently. You know, the. Where they would maybe try to make concessions for me. And it's in certain things, like, no, I don't want that. I don't want to feel like that. I don't want to do that. Like, as soon as I walked in, I'm like, hey, guys, coach me hard. Like, don't, Don't. Don't handle me with kid gloves. Like, I'm an athlete first, you know what I'm saying? Like, like, like, like, let's cuss. Let's really get into the. Of how this works. You know what I'm saying? And let's really grind it out. Like, don't. Don't treat me like an. Don't do that. And so once we establish that we got to work. I don't, I don't want none of that preferential treatment. I'm new to Broadway so I'm here to learn your ways, not vice versa. And so that's how I kind of introduce myself into the situation. And once you do that, everybody, they can, they can be and do what they're supposed to do to get me where I need to be to be part of something great.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now this is interesting because I remember on R and B Money podcast one time you said Jamie Foxx had to keep you from quitting music.

[Tank]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And the way you in here talking about acting right now, you sound like you got a new boo.

[Tank]

Got it in love cuddling, cuddling, cuddling. Feet to feet.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So music gotta go to the side or like you don't love music no more, do you think?

[Tank]

I absolutely love music.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't love the music business?

[Tank]

For me the music business is amazing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, okay.

[Tank]

But it's not all that I do. You know what I mean? And so, you know, the thing about me like you know, even, even retiring at one point was just I couldn't find, you know, in losing my hearing and getting vertigo, I felt like I was running out of time and, and there was so many other things I wanted to do. So are the many of the things that I love that I wanted to get to. And then I was just blessed with the, you know, the age old concept of time management. Simple. It sounds simple, but it's not. You know what I mean? And so it's like, okay, cool, for these three months, this is all I'll be doing. Will I be leaving a lot of money on the table? Absolutely. But will I be growing? Absolutely. Fucking.

[Laura LaRosa]

And positioning yourself very well, I think. I haven't seen it, but I can imagine you on Broadway but just because of how your voice is.

[Tank]

When are you guys coming?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love Broadway. I'm coming. I'm definitely in the next week or so.

[Tank]

Well, I have eight shows a week. I'm only off on Monday.

[DJ Envy]

So me and the wife will be.

[Tank]

There whenever you guys come. We'll, we'll set it up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I saw was Stephanie Mills was on Broadway. She was on. Damn, I forgot what the show was called. I remember but I saw Stephanie Mills on Broadway. Yeah, she was amazing.

[Tank]

You got, you're gonna love it. Bring, bring, you bring your kids.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I take my kids all through Lions King, the Michael Jackson, whatever, the kid friendly Broadway plays. I bring that whole family.

[Tank]

My 17 year old daughter and my 10 year old son had the time really of their Lives in this Play. Alicia is 17, so it's really like. It really meets these kids where they are.

[DJ Envy]

I love it.

[Tank]

It's incredible. My daughter was crying, and I was like. It was a thing. And, you know, coming out afterwards and seeing so many kids and signing autographs for kids. You know what I mean? One of our stars in the play, Keisha, she had a. She had an acting school. These kids, these students that she works with that came up from New Mexico, and there's a kids, and they loved every minute of it. Like, you know, for me, I'm like, any high school in this. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, in this area, they should be having a field trip to see Hell's Kitchen. To me, it is. It is that impactful of a moment for. For young kids to see that are inspired, aspiring to do anything.

[DJ Envy]

That's what it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you got your only night.

[Tank]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, shit. We gotta get Tank out of here.

[Tank]

No, no, I'm.

[DJ Envy]

Check out Tank at Hell's Kitchen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We appreciate it. Hold on. One more thing, too. Saturday, April 26, is the third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival.

[Tank]

Can you make it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Huh?

[DJ Envy]

Can you make it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, it's a Saturday. Tank and J. Valentine are going to be there. He's got.

[Tank]

I'll be there. I got one day off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, that's okay. Just making sure.

[Tank]

One day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have y'all thought about what that's going to look like? Live R and B money podcast on stage.

[Tank]

Nope. Nope. We're thinking about it, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Tank]

Because it's got to be sexy. You know what I'm saying? You know y'all gonna be singing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cause I've been hearing rumors of who the guests are y'all gonna be singing.

[Laura LaRosa]

I've seen you in person.

[Tank]

How come we can't do the pod? How come I gotta sing?

[Laura LaRosa]

You said it's how come we gotta sing. So I just was wondering. Cause I've seen you, and when you came back after you said you were retiring, you did something to the Peppermint Club, and Jamie Foxx was there, and y'all.

[Tank]

That's my album release.

[Laura LaRosa]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was there with the label, and it was my first time seeing you. I was like.

[Tank]

Oh, oh, you were there?

[Laura LaRosa]

Yeah, I was there with Fairleigh.

[Tank]

Okay, okay.

[Laura LaRosa]

But so y'all gonna be singing.

[Tank]

Why he gotta sing?

[Laura LaRosa]

You don't have to.

[DJ Envy]

I just wanna sing a podcast, ma'am.

[Laura LaRosa]

Y'all, he sings on the podcast. He sings on the podcast.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If the spirit moves him.

[Tank]

If the. If the. If The. If, you know, if it moves me, then I promise you.

[Laura LaRosa]

I feel like Atlanta got me a lot of things.

[Tank]

Yeah. You know, we gotta figure out what that's gonna. Cause this will be, you know, this'll be our first time doing it like we do our.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your first time doing it live?

[Tank]

Well, we've done R and B live, R and B Money live. The event where it's been strictly catered, where it's band, dj, you know, karaoke, vibes, like, really, really dope. We've done that up in Phoenix at Stadium at one of my guys. Two spot. So we've done that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But this is for people who like the podcast and enjoy the conversation.

[Tank]

Exactly. So this is pod and conversation. So in terms of trying to figure out what makes ours a little different, you know what I mean? We're still formulating that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well. Saturday, April 26th, 3rd annual Black Effect Podcast Festival. Go get your tickets. Blackffect.com podcast festival. Festival. Make sure you check out Tank in Hell's Kitchen with Alicia Keys on Broadway right now.

[DJ Envy]

And we appreciate you, brother.

[Tank]

I'm reporting on y'all, man. If y'all don't. If y'all don't show up all the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Time, that's one of my. I enjoy Broadway.

[Tank]

Absolutely. Okay. And when I'm not here, you know what I'm saying, I still want to hear somebody say, have you seen Hell's Kitchen? Did you go? Did you? You know, don't make me tell Alicia in Swizz.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We'll meet there. And make sure you subscribe to the R and B Money podcast on the Black Effect iHeartradio podcast network.

[DJ Envy]

That's right, it's Tank. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake that ass up early in the morning.

[Tank]

The Breakfast Club.

[Hunter]

I'm Hunter, host of Hunting for Answers on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Join me every weekday as I share bite sized stories of missing and murdered black women and girls in America. Stories like Erica Hunt, a young mother vanished without a trace after a family gathering on 4th of July weekend 2016. No goodbyes, no clues, just gone. Listen to Hunting for Answers every weekday on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

Do you remember what you said the first night I came over here?

[Tank]

Ow. Go slower.

[Brendan Patrick Hughes]

From Blumhouse TV, iheart podcast and ember20 comes an all new fictional comedy podcast series. Join the flighty Damien Hirst as he unravels the mystery of his vanished boyfriend. I've been spending all my time looking for answers about what happened to Santi and what's the way to find a missing person? Sleep with everyone he knew, obviously. Listen to the hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Mark Seal]

I'm Mark Seal.

[Nathan King]

And I'm Nathan King.

[Mark Seal]

This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli.

[Tank]

The five families did not want us to shoot that picture.

[Nathan King]

This podcast is based on my co host Mark Seals best selling book of the same title. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others.

[Tank]

Yes, that was a real horse's head.

[Nathan King]

Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your your podcasts.

[Mark Seal]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to share my podcast with you. Math and Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing this week I'm talking to the CEO of Moderna, Stefan Bonsell about how he led his team through unprecedented times to create, test and distribute a COVID vaccine all in less than a year.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It becomes a human decision and to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world.

[Mark Seal]

Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math and the ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to Math and Magic stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.