[1] Campbell was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the second child of Rhonda Byrd, a former postal worker who eventually became his manager.

[2] At the age of 12, a family friend had him singing to jazz singer Bobbi Humphrey who arranged for him to perform at a videotaped showcase in Manhattan.

[2] When the tape found its way into the hands of manager Benny Medina, he flew to Texas and signed Campbell shortly thereafter.

[2] The family then relocated to Encino, Los Angeles where Campbell attended a private school in Sherman Oaks neighborhood.

Will threatened to destroy Ashley's Tevin Campbell posters after she used Will's autographed Willie Mays baseball, cleaning off Mays' signature, for batting practice and schemed to use Tevin as part of a publicity stunt to promote Ashley's music career.

"I wanted to make a more mature-sounding album to reflect my current state of mind," Campbell explained to J. R. Reynolds in Billboard magazine.

The album was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 2 million copies in the United States.

[10] In November 1994, Campbell was featured on the soundtrack to the film, A Low Down Dirty Shame singing "Gotta Get Yo' Groove On" produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

In September 1994, Campbell also scored an R&B hit with the single "U Will Know" as part of the R&B super-group Black Men United, a group that also included singer Usher.

[12] Campbell appeared alongside female recording artist Brandy on the September 28, 1995, episode of NY Undercover called "Digital Underground.Com" singing "The Closer I Get to You".

[10] The album has collaborations with Wyclef Jean, Faith Evans, David Foster, and SWV lead singer Coko.

In 1999, Campbell made another guest appearance on the hit show Moesha, starring Brandy, in the episode "The Rite Stuff".

In July 1999, Campbell was arrested after soliciting a lewd act from an undercover police officer during a sting operation in Van Nuys, California.

The sting operation was reportedly conducted in an area near an elementary school where there had been numerous complaints from the public about cruising and solicitation.

Also in 2009, Campbell made an appearance at the BET Awards 2009 as he paid tribute to The O'Jays with Trey Songz, Tyrese, and Johnny Gill.

The remake featured Usher, Robin Thicke, Tyrese Gibson, LL Cool J and Barry White.

King's Blues Club and Grill in New York called An Evening with Tevin Campbell and received positive reviews.

[18] It was officially announced that he was working on a new album with collaborations from producer Teddy Riley, singer Faith Evans and rapper T-Pain.

Campbell appeared on a track called "Let it Flow" with Naturi Naughton from the Full Force album With Love from Our Friends which was released on August 26, 2014.

[29][30] On March 19, 2019, Campbell revealed he would appear on the fourth season of the OWN scripted drama series Queen Sugar in a surprise video posted to the show's Facebook page from the set.

[31][non-primary source needed] The news came months after director Ava DuVernay tweeted that she was "rebuking any Tevin Campbell slander from millennials and plotting to write him into an episode of Queen Sugar somehow.

[citation needed] Early in his career, he was frequently compared to Michael Jackson for his "smooth ... vocals and impressive range", which Campbell later said put undue pressure on him, despite being a "big compliment".

[36][37] In March 2022, he quote-tweeted a Twitter user's list of singers her mother thought were gay, replying, "Tevin is" with pride flag and sunglasses emoji.

[38] In an interview with People that August, Campbell confirmed that he was gay and noted that although he had come out to his family at age 19, he had not understood his sexuality until after leaving the music business, which had left him without "time to process any of that".