Truth Hurts
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Share Watson known as Truth Hurts, is an American
United States
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 Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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Albums

Album Information
Truthfully Speaking
Truthfully Speaking
The debut album of the St. Louis R&B singer; Shari Watson , which was executively produced by Dr. Dre. Although it included the lead single Addictive the album massively undersold, possibly partly due to the fact of a lawsuit against her and Aftermath Entertainment over the Hindi sample , which is...

  • Released: June 25, 2002
  • Chart Positions: #5 Billboard; #61 UK
    UK Albums Chart
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  • Singles: "Addictive
    Addictive (song)
    "Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth Hurts for Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. One of the label's few R&B hits, "Addictive" features a guest rap from Rakim, and is based around a Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath...

    ", "The Truth"
  • Sales: 338,000 copies
Ready Now
Ready Now
Ready Now is the second album by St. Louis R&B singer Truth Hurts, which was executively produced by soul artist Raphael Saadiq. The title track was released as the first single. The record was released by the independent label "Pookie Entertainment".-Track listing:...

  • Released: June 1, 2004
  • Chart Positions: #173 Billboard
  • Singles: "Ready Now"

  • Singles

    • 2002: "Addictive
      Addictive (song)
      "Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth Hurts for Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. One of the label's few R&B hits, "Addictive" features a guest rap from Rakim, and is based around a Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath...

      " (featuring Rakim
      Rakim
      William Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B...

      ) (US
      Billboard Hot 100
      The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

       #9, US R&B
      Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
      Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

       #2, UK
      UK Singles Chart
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       #3
    • 2002: "The Truth" (featuring R. Kelly
      R. Kelly
      Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

      ) (R&B #47)
    • 2002: "I'm Not Really Lookin' (featuring DJ Quik
      DJ Quik
      David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....

      )
    • 2004: "Ready Now"
    • 2010: "Smoke"

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