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Urban vocalist
Truth Hurts began her career in grand fashion with the aid of
Dr. Dre. The enormously successful West Coast rap producer signed her to his Aftermath label in the wake of his chart-topping productions for
Mary J. Blige ("Family Affair") and
Eve ("Let Me Blow Your Mind"), around the same time
Dre presented his former songwriting partner
Knoc-Turn'al and the return of golden-age legend
Rakim. Just as he did for those two,
Dre crafted a sure-fire lead single for
Truth Hurts, "Addictive." Though
Dre doesn't actually produce the song himself --
DJ Quik does -- he applied his stamp of approval, arranging for
Rakim to duet with
Truth Hurts and getting the song incredible exposure on both radio and MTV. ~ Jason Birchmeier