Truthfully Speaking

Truthfully Speaking is the debut studio album by American singer Truth Hurts. It was released on June 25, 2002 through Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Dr. Dre served as the album's executive producer.[4]

Truthfully Speaking
Studio album by Truth Hurts
Released	June 25, 2002
Length	60:48
Label	Aftermath Interscope
Producer	Dr. Dre (exec.) DJ Quik Focus... Darren "Limitless" Henson Hi-Tek Errol "Poppi" McCalla Mel-Man Ray Murray Keith "Keshon" Pelzer R. Kelly Timbaland
Truth Hurts chronology
Truthfully Speaking (2002) Ready Now (2004)
Singles from Truthfully Speaking
"Addictive" Released: April 23, 2002 "The Truth" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
BBC	(favourable)link
HipHopDX	[1]
Slant Magazine	[2]
UKMIX	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Push Play" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Truth Hurts Andre Young KRS-One	Dr. Dre	2:42
2.	"Addictive" (featuring Rakim)	David Blake Stephen Garrett William Griffin Billy Nichols	DJ Quik	3:46
3.	"Next to Me"	Watson Bernard Edwards, Jr.	Focus...	3:35
4.	"Jimmy"	Watson Young Mike Elizondo	Dr. Dre	3:49
5.	"Grown"	Watson Darren "Limitless" Henson Keith "Keshon" Pelzer	Henson Pelzer	3:36
6.	"This Feeling"	Watson Errol "Poppi" McCalla	McCalla	5:55
7.	"Tired"	Watson Melvin Bradford Elizondo	Mel-Man	4:32
8.	"I'm Not Really Lookin'" (featuring DJ Quik)	Watson Blake	DJ Quik	3:57
9.	"B S (Bullshit)" (featuring Big Rube)	Watson Brandon Bennett Mike Hardnett Marvin Parkman Ray Murray Ruben Bailey Taura Jackson	Murray	4:47
10.	"Queen of the Ghetto" (featuring Kittie)	Watson Young	Dr. Dre	2:46
11.	"The Truth"	Robert Kelly	R. Kelly	3:53
12.	"Real"	Scott Storch Stephen Garrett Tim Mosley	Timbaland Storch^[A] Garrett^[A]	4:32
13.	"Hollywood" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Watson Tony Cotrell Varick Smith	Hi-Tek	3:21
14.	"Do Me"	Watson Edwards	Focus...	3:44

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Sample credits

• "Push Play" contains a portion of "I'm Still #1" as performed by KRS-One.
• "Addictive" contains a sample from "Do It (Til You're Satisfied)" as written by Billy Nichols.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	86

References

1. "Truth Hurts - Truthfully Speaking". HipHopDX. Retrieved 16 July 2002.
2. Cinquemani, Sal (June 16, 2002). "Thuth Hurts: Truthfully Speaking". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
3. Bethel, Craig (June 25, 2002). "Reviews - Truth Hurts - Truthfully Speaking". UKMIX. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
4. VH1.com : Truth Hurts : Dr. Dre, Interscope Stung With $500 Million Lawsuit Over 'Addictive' - Rhapsody Music Downloads
5. "Truth Hurts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
6. "Truth Hurts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.