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It steps to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß your conscience and your soul with a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ realness that defies fakery, frivolity ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² and euphemism. Truth is bold, daring ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and unabashedly unapologetic. Truth ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² stands tall against anything put in its ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß path. It’s also been said that "Truth ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Hurts." However, when it comes to ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² singer/songwriter TRUTH HURTS, she’s ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý dropping "Hurts" from her name because, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß as Teddy Pendergrass once sang, "It ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Don’t Hurt Now." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "I prefer to call myself just Truth ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ now," she explains, "because in all of ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² my music, I’m about bringing some truth ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to the table." As the title of her ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ sophomore album suggests, TRUTH has ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² exhaled and is READY NOW. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß READY NOW is TRUTH’s sophomore album, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß which will be released May 11 on Pookie ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Entertainment (distributed nationally by ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the Navarre Corporation). It’s her ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ first for the label founded last year ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² by Grammy® Award ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß winner/singer/songwriter/producer/musici ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ an Raphael Saadiq. The album’s title ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² track will be released to radio March 30 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý with a video following shortly Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß thereafter. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ "‘Ready Now’ is a love song, but as the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² title of my album, it means I’m ready ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ to do me. I think it's a well rounded ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² record. More magic happened because ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß people came together for something more ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ than just the money. Raphael promotes a ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² very natural and creative environment, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý so I'm going to continue to grow in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that direction." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The album is indeed a more intimate ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² glimpse into both the personality and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ musicality of TRUTH--born Shari Watson ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² in St. Louis, Missouri--than her more ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß hip hop debut, TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING. That ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ album debuted at #5 on Billboard’s "Top ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 200 Albums" chart and #4 on Billboard’s ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý "Top R&B Albums" chart, and spawned the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß #1 hit single "Addictive." In a review ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß titled "Truth Will Set You Free," USA ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Today described the songstress as "...a ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² sultry, soulful singer who - as her ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ stage name indicates - uses veracity ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² like a blunt object." While the Los ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Angeles Times declared: "...this ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ strong-voiced singer captures the ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² pleasure and pain of love and life with ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý piercing emotion." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Regarding how she landed at Pookie ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Entertainment with Raphael Saadiq, TRUTH ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² states, "I just got bold and asked him! ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ It was the next logical step for me as ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² an artist. I came to the studio to meet ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß with him about doing some tracks and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ quickly knew that wasn't going to be ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² enough for me. I wanted to be under a ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý roof where I could really work with Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß someone. So I turned it into a meeting ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß about signing with him. He thought about ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ it and when we met a second time, he ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² told me, ‘I’m doing an independent ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ thing. If you're open to the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² sacrifices that requires, then we can ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß work together.’" And the rest is ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ history. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý READY NOW features many special guests, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß including the Pookie President, who ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß sings backing vocals on "Knock Knock" and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ wrote "Lifetime," a ballad so deep, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² TRUTH swears it’s going to "change the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ game." "The track is beautiful," she ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² shares. "He plays banjo on the hook and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß this other weird guitar that sits up ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ like a keyboard. It's mid-tempo with some ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² bottom, but lovely." ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Other writing and producing contributors ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß include controversial rapper Loon, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ up-and-coming innovator Alonzo Jackson, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² West Coast production king Battlecat on ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "Love You Better," Brian Wilson and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Cassey Wilson (the second generation of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß The GAP Band) on "Whatchu Sayin" and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "U," and Kelvin Wooten (who plays tuba on ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "Still Ray" from Raphael Saadiq’s ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Grammy® nominated and critically Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß acclaimed INSTANT VINTAGE album) on ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "Knock Knock" and "Ready Now." Asked if ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Dr. Dre, the hip hop production ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² powerhouse whose Aftermath label ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ introduced her, was contributing, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² TRUTH states, "We did this so fast that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Dre didn't have time to offer anything. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ But he's behind me and my move over to ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Pookie 100%. We're friends...and we're ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý cool." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Further expanding on the sensuality of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING, TRUTH once again ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² shows that she’s quite the outspoken ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ provocateur with "Phone Sex," on which ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² TRUTH breaks down a concept she calls ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß "The Mobile Kama Sutra," reprising a bit ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ of the mesmerizing Middle Eastern vibe ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² (with a touch of Africa) that made ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý "Addictive" so...addictive. "It's not Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß as blatant as it sounds," she insists. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "It takes you into a dream world. I’m just ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ being a woman." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "Like I said at the top," she ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² concludes, "it doesn't hurt now. 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