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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"...You tried to break my heart? Oh, that breaks my heart. That you thought you ever had it. No, you ain't from the start..."</p><cite> — Lizzo in Truth Hurts</cite></blockquote>
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<p>American singer and rapper Lizzo secured her first number one placing on the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash hit single <strong>Truth Hurts</strong>, just shy two years after the song was initially released.</p>
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<p>The pop/trap single, released on September 17, 2017, catapulted into the mainstream after Lizzo burst onto the scene with the 2019 album <strong>Cuz I Love You</strong>.</p>
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<p>Though it did not chart at the time of its release, <strong>Truth Hurts </strong>became a viral sleeper hit this year becoming Lizzo's first and biggest mainstream song in the US.</p>
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<p>The song's popularity was also boosted by its appearance in the Netflix film <strong>Someone Great</strong>, which debuted on the streaming network in April.</p>
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<p>The accompanying music video, as of September 1, has amassed more than 93 million views on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI">YouTube</a>.</p>
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<p>Calling herself ‘America’s Next Bop Star’, Lizzo was very lost for words at the success of <strong>Truth Hurts</strong>, a two-minute sass anthem that revels in the love lost between the singer and a former flame.</p>
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<p>She expressed heartfelt appreciation on Twitter earlier today.</p>
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<p>“ WE’RE NUMBER 1. WE ARE. CHAMPIONS. I LOVE YALL 3 MUCH. LIZZBIANS UNITE,” Lizzo tweeted.</p>
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<p>Lizzo is the first black woman to top the Billboard Hot 100 so far this year, and the sixth rapper to ever top the charts in the United States. </p>
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<p>We, at <strong>BUZZ</strong> salute you Lizzo! The 'realest, baddest' one and Queen of body positivity…</p>
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