Truthfully Speaking
Truth Hurt's vocals have a frosty chill. The singer, a protégé of hitmakerDr. Dre, lustily moans and wails about a lover who turns her pages on the sinewy Dre andDJ Quikcollaboration "Addictive," but her edgy resolve and steely seductiveness undercut any notion of romance. This makes her inviting moment of passion more like a warning shot. That push and pull between distance and desire is present throughout most of this rugged effort. From the mournful lament "Bullshit" (produced by Organized Noize) to a seething, if somewhat pedantic, duet withR. Kelly("The Truth") or the loose and limber tale of a lover in prison ("Jimmy"), Truth Hurts creates her R&B; in a space where men and life never fail to disappoint. Luckily, that dejected and bitter outlook makes for an often-fierce CD.--Amy Linden