Tank Calls Joe Budden to Recap VERZUZ Against Tyrese

TL;DR

Tank calls Joe Budden post-VERZUZ to explain why he held back catalog hits and how Tyrese's comfort demands shaped the night.

Key Points

• 1.Tank says the VERZUZ wasn't a fair matchup. He has 11 number-one records and consciously held back hits like 'You're A Star,' 'Celebrate,' and 'Emergency' to showcase his full range of talents beyond just his catalog.
• 2.A last-minute personnel collapse forced Tank to change his setlist. Performers he had rehearsed with dropped out one-by-one two to three days before the show, leaving him unable to revamp the band and arrangements in time.
• 3.Tyrese's comfort requests took over the background singer situation. Tank originally planned to hire a dope crew, but Tyrese kept requesting his own people — Kenyan Dixon and singer Isa — until all background singers on the night were chosen for Tyrese's comfort, not Tank's.
• 4.Trey Songz's appearance was entirely unplanned. Tank mentioned the playlist casually hours before the show; Trey asked to be sent it, Tank refused, then jokingly said he'd put him on stage — and Trey showed up backstage the same day.
• 5.Tank teases a finished studio version of 'Turtleneck.' The live VERZUZ performance of the song impressed the Joe Budden crew, who demanded a CDQ release; Tank agreed to spice it up while keeping the church/R&B hybrid elements from the live version.