Born in Plano, Texas, Tarver studied at the Collin County Community College in his home town. After finishing the Quad C Theatre program, he started a gig with Chris Stokes, who's responsible for acts such as Immature, Gyrl, Monteco, and MQ3.

His Virgin Records debut album featured the songs "It's You That's On My Mind" and "Dream About You". He is most remembered for his 1997 cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry", for the film Romeo + Juliet as well as his performance on the chorus of Baz Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.