Tyrese Darnell Gibson is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded his self-titled debut album, which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and spawned his second top 40 single, "Sweet Lady".
His second and third albums, 2000 Watts and I Wanna Go There, both received gold certifications by the RIAA. The latter was led by the single "How You Gonna Act Like That", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His fourth album, Alter Ego, explored hip hop under the pseudonym Black Ty, while his fifth album, Open Invitation received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Gibson's sixth album, Black Rose, debuted atop the Billboard 200.
Gibson has sold over 4 million singles and albums in the United States. Gibson had his first starring role in John Singleton's coming-of-age hood film Baby Boy, and gained widespread recognition as Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious franchise.