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You know how you listen to a good love song and think, “why can’t all men be like him?” Well Tank is giving men a little heads up on that in an interview with Sister 2 Sister. He told brothers to at least “act like you mean every word that I say.”

While the singer was just joking about pretending, he did say men could learn a few things from slow jams.

“Guys have gotten out of being patient and taking their time and really setting the mood and creating the atmosphere conducive for a woman to be comfortable and be part of whatever you want her to be part of.”

Am I the only one who wanted to yell “preach!” after that line? Men just don’t get how easy it is to get us on board when they know how to cater to our senses. But I digress.

As you might have guessed from his songs, Tank definitely considers himself a romantic, and despite a failed marriage he’s very open to giving love another try.

“I love the idea of love,” he said. “The love that I found that is going to help me really make someone really happy is the love that I have for my daughters, and that’s real unconditional love.”

Swoon. Check out more of Tank’s interview—in a bathrobe no less—here. Thoughts ladies?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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As women it takes us a little bit of motivation, inspiration and determination to get our mind plotting, juices flowing and hips rocking. Don’t leave it up to your man alone. You can use all kind of stimuli to prep yourself. One of the best aphrodisiacs is music.  Whether it’s all about self love tonight or you’re sharing the sheets with someone else, let these rhythms move you…

Singer/producer/songwriter Teena Marie, born Mary Christine Brokert, died at the age of 54 in her Pasadena, California home the day after Christmas.  Cause of death is unknown at this time. Her 19-year-old daughter found her body.

Creator of 13 studio albums and best known for her powerful Rick James duet, “Fire and Desire,” Teena Marie had many other songs beloved by fans and critics alike. She even racked up a couple “firsts” for white people. She was the first white artist on Motown Records and she was the first and so far only white artist profiled on TVOne’s “Unsung” series. Homegirl was even signed to Cash Money Records for a while where she earned another gold album.  Her first gold album was 1981′s “It Must Be Magic.” Six of her albums went platinum.

Here are just a few of our favorite Lady T  tracks! What are your favs?