Lizzo

Lizzo's wider pop breakthrough in 2019 came after years of releases, including Lizzobangers, Big Grrrl Small World and Coconut Oil. Truth Hurts itself had first appeared in 2017 before finding a much larger audience. That delay makes her a particularly useful example of recognition arriving after the work already exists. Start with the earlier records and then the 2019 period: the combination of rapping, singing and performance confidence was being developed well before a hit made it familiar to millions.