Truthfully Speaking is the debut studio album of the St. * 2002: 'I'm Not Really Lookin' (featuring DJ Quik) * 2002: 'Addictive' (featuring Rakim) (U.S. No word yet on if and when this project will be available. Dream Leader Ent CEO Carlton Richard has stated that he has been a long time fan of hers and would like to know if she would be interested in being on the soundtrack. Some sources state that a Georgia based record company is looking for Truth Hurts for a possible spot on a movie soundtrack. Its first single, 'Ready Now', was released in the summer of 2004 without much fanfare, but being critically acclaimed due to its high quality, mainly because of the work of legendary Raphael Saadiq, who executively produced the album and produced most of the songs in it. Truth Hurts returned in 2004 with her second album, Ready Now, on Raphael Saadiq's independent Pookie Entertainment label. This was likely due in part to the firestorm of negative press Kelly received over sex crime allegations that hit media outlets shortly before the single's release.
The song underpeformed on American radio and video outlets.
'Addictive' was followed up by a song called 'The Truth' featuring R. To date, she remains as a one-hit wonder in both America and the UK. However, following the buzz on 'Addictive', 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. In summer of 2002, Truth Hurts secured a high profile spot on the Smokin' Grooves tour with Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Cee-Lo, The Roots, Jurassic 5, and Erykah Badu. A judge later ruled that the album was not to be sold with out being stickered with proper credits for Mangeshkar. The copyright holders sued Aftermath and parent company Interscope Records for $500 million dollars, and issued an injunction against further sales or performances of the record. The song, produced by DJ Quik, utilized an uncleared sample of 'Thoda Resham Lagta Hai' by Hindi artist Lata Mangeshkar.