Truth Hurts (singer)
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Truth Hurts | |
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Birth name | Shari Watson |
Born | October 10, 1971 |
Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Genres | R&B |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Website | https://www.truthhurtsofficial.com/ https://www.truthhurtsworld.com/ |
Shari Watson (born October 10, 1971, St. Louis, Missouri), known as Truth Hurts, is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress.[1][2]
Biography
In 2000, Watson signed to
In summer of 2002, Truth Hurts secured a spot on the Smokin' Grooves tour with
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.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
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US [14] |
US R&B [14] |
UK [15] | ||
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: "UK #3,[16]GER #9)
- 2002: "The Truth" (featuring R. Kelly) (R&B #47)
- 2002: "I'm Not Really Lookin' (featuring DJ Quik)
- 2004: "Ready Now"
- 2010: "Smoke"
- 2015: "Fight 4 Love"[17]
- 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
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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)"[18] | 2016 | Bobo, Lariss |
References
- ^ Johnson, Kevin C. (June 18, 2002). "Take it from Former St. Louisan Shari Watson ... Truth Hurts". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Shari Watson". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Truth Hurts | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Sterling, Scott (Aug 2002). "Truth Hurts: Straight, No Chaser". Vibe. Aug 2002: 87.
- ^ "Dr. Dre, Interscope Stung With $500 Million Lawsuit Over 'Addictive'". VH1. September 19, 2002. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (February 4, 2003). "Judge Rules Truth Hurts' Album Must Be Pulled Or Stickered". VH1. Archived from the original on August 28, 2003.
- ^ Masnick, Mike. "Court Smacks Down Copyright Lawyer For Bad Faith Pursuit Of Copyright Infringement". www.techdirt.com. TechDirt. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Kiser, Chad. "Truth Hurts' "Addictive" Available 19 Years After Infamous $500 Million Lawsuit". www.westcoaststyles.com. West Coast Styles. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Hyland, Alexa. "Entertainmen Litigator Leaves Mitchell For Loeb". www.watanabellc.com. Daily Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Distribution". www.leagle.com. Leagle. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (July 26, 2002). "Burning down the house". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (September 13, 2002). "Truth Hurts Not Letting R. Kelly's Troubles Change Her Game Plan". VH1. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002.
- ^ "John Frusciante recording new solo album with Truth Hurts Share Watson". Stadium-arcadium.com. 2011-12-24. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Billboard.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Truth Hurts: Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Truth Hurts - "Fight 4 Love" presented by VannDigital.com". Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Bobo, Lariss & Truth Hurts - "Izbiagai Ot Skukata" [Official Bg Video". YouTube. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-08.