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Truth Hurts
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| Birth name | Shari Watson |
| Born | October 10, 1971 |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Shari Watson (born October 10, 1971), known professionally as Truth Hurts, is an American R&B singer.
Career
In 2000, Watson signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment label. She first appeared on Busta Rhymes' 2001 hit single, "Break Ya Neck", as a backing vocalist. In 2001, she played a small role in The Wash starring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, as well as a cameo in the film Ali starring Will Smith. She also appeared as a background vocalist on the D12 song "Nasty Mind". For her first solo LP, Truthfully Speaking, issued on Aftermath in 2002, Truth Hurts enlisted the production talents of Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Hi-Tek, and DJ Quik.
In summer of 2002, Truth Hurts secured a spot on the Smokin' Grooves tour with Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Cee-Lo Green, The Roots, Jurassic 5, and Erykah Badu. Truth Hurts became relatively obscure, only contributing guest vocals to "The Watcher 2" on Jay-Z's Blueprint 2 album and "What" on Eve's Eve-Olution.
Truth Hurts returned in 2004 with her second album, Ready Now, on Raphael Saadiq's Pookie Entertainment label. Its first single, "Ready Now", was released in the summer of 2004. In 2005, Truth Hurts collaborated with J Dilla on Jay Love Japan on the track "Ghetto Love", shortly before his death in February 2006. Truth Hurts is now recording material for her upcoming album and has released a few promo singles via her website. Truth is promoting this material in Europe while touring at various musical venues.
Watson contributed to John Frusciante's 2011 solo album, but her contribution was eventually left off the album.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
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US R&B |
UK |
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| Truthfully Speaking |
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5 | 4 | 61 |
| Ready Now |
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173 | 46 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
- 2002: "The Truth" (featuring R. Kelly) (US R&B #47)
- 2002: "I'm Not Really Lookin' (featuring DJ Quik)
- 2004: "Ready Now"
- 2010: "Smoke"
- 2015: "Fight 4 Love"
- 2015 : Helping is Trendy (feat. Gorzki and friends)
- 2022: "Cheated"
- 2023: "R&B Love"
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| Appearance as singer in the 2001 film Ali | 2001 | – | – |
| "Nasty Mind" | D12 | Devil's Night | |
| "Come 2Nyte" | 2002 | DJ Quik | Under tha Influence |
| "What!" | Eve | Eve-Olution | |
| "The Watcher 2" | Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Rakim | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse | |
| "Fever" | 2010 | Big Bossolo | Notorious Boss The Birth |
| "Truth Hurts" | 2010 | 40 Glocc | New World Agenda |
| "Izbiagai Ot Skukata (LadiDadi)" | 2016 | Bobo, Lariss | |
| "This Wave" | 2020 | James Worthy | Kaleidoscopes |
See also
In Spanish: Truth Hurts para niños
