Tank and Durand Bernarr wasted almost no time clearing the air after fans caught wind of tension between the two R&B singers.
What started as a podcast conversation quickly turned into a public exchange on X, but before social media could fully run with the narrative, both artists appeared ready to dead the issue. Durand first revealed the situation during a recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, where he casually shared, “Tank don’t like me. Tank got me blocked.”
The comment instantly grabbed attention, especially once Durand explained what allegedly caused the fallout. According to the Grammy-nominated singer, the issue traces back to Tank posting that artists are not real R&B singers if they cannot perform Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” in the original key. Durand admitted he pushed back on the take, saying, “My brother in Christ — you cannot even sing the song in the original key.”
Still, Durand made it clear he was not attacking Tank’s talent. Instead, he argued that singers should perform in the key best suited for their voice.
“Why you gotta come at people’s ability to do something? They can do it their own way,” he explained during the interview.
Once clips from the podcast hit social media, fans immediately weighed in, with many accusing Tank of criticizing standards he allegedly does not follow himself. That is when Tank jumped directly into the conversation.
“I don’t know you to dislike you,” Tank wrote to Durand on X. “What I do know is that you’re incredibly talented. What you don’t know is that I support and defend you, but we’ll save that for later. If I did block you it was because you were talking s**t.. At least be honest.”
Durand responded almost immediately, making it clear he had no interest in dragging the situation out publicly. “Broseph I’m down to talk and squash it cause there’s genuinely NO beef on my side,” he wrote, before later adding, “Let the healing begin.”
Tank then seemingly confirmed the tension was over with a short response of his own: “Good to hear.. See you soon.”
The quick resolution caught fans off guard, especially in an era where online disagreements usually stretch into weeks of subs, interviews, and unfollows. Instead, both singers chose a phone call over a rollout.
For context, Durand Bernarr has built a strong reputation as one of R&B’s most respected vocalists and performers, earning a Grammy nomination for his album “Wanderlust” in 2024. Tank, meanwhile, remains one of the genre’s most recognizable voices, with decades of hits and songwriting credits attached to modern R&B.
At least for now, it looks like this one ended before it ever fully became a real beef.
I swear there’s more beef in R&B than Hip Hop cause Tank having a problem with Durand Bernarr WAS NOT on my bingo card!
Joe also had to clarify some of his jokes that got out of hand lol pic.twitter.com/mtd9O755S6
— JuicyJA♋️ (@JANAMiziK) May 18, 2026
