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Shawntae Harris-Dupart (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt-N-Pepa.

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Da Brat
Da Brat in August 2018
Born	Shawntae Harris (1974-04-14) April 14, 1974 (age 48) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Kenwood Academy
Occupation	Rapper actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Jesseca Dupart ​ (m. 2022)​
Relatives	LisaRaye McCoy (half-sister)
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	So So Def
Musical artist

Throughout her career, she has earned two top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, "Funkdafied" and "Not Tonight", the latter with Lil' Kim, Lisa Lopes, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez.[1] Brat has also had commercial success with other songs including "I Think They Like Me", plus several remixes of Mariah Carey's songs, including "Loverboy", "Always Be My Baby", "I Still Believe/Pure Imagination", "Honey", and "Gotta Thing For You", a hip-hop-inspired version of the Bobby Caldwell song "What You Won’t Do For Love".[2] Brat has received two Grammy Award nominations.

Early life and education

Da Brat was born on April 14, 1974, in Chicago, Illinois,[3][4][5] and was raised primarily in the West Side district of the city. Her father is David Ray McCoy, a businessman, and mother, Beverly Calloway, a city bus driver.[6][7] Her parents never married. Brat was subsequently raised in two different households. Da Brat lived part of the time with her mother and grandmother and attended an Apostolic church four times a week, where she sang in the choir. She is the paternal half-sister of LisaRaye McCoy. Da Brat attended Kenwood Academy during her sophomore and junior year, where she ran track and played basketball. She graduated from the Academy of Scholastic Achievement, a continuation charter school that caters to at-risk students in 1992.[8]

Career

1992–1995: Early success

In 1992, Da Brat's big break occurred when she won the grand prize in a local rap contest sponsored by Yo! MTV Raps. For the prize, she met the young rap duo Kris Kross. They introduced her to their producer, Jermaine Dupri, who signed her to his So So Def label. Da Brat's debut album Funkdafied was released in 1994 and entered the rap albums chart at number 11. The album went platinum, making her the first female solo rapper to sell one million copies. The single "Funkdafied" reached number 1 on the rap singles chart and number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her follow-up single from the same album, "Give It 2 You," reached number 26 on the Hot 100.[9]

1996–1999: Collaborations and film projects

In 1996, Da Brat released her second full-length album, Anuthatantrum, which included the single "Ghetto Love" featuring T-Boz of TLC. During the rest of the 1990s, Da Brat came to be known more for her "featured" appearances on other rappers' and R&B singers' albums rather than for her own solo work. Da Brat was also featured with Kris Kross on the title track of their album Da Bomb (1993) as well as on their third album Young, Rich and Dangerous (1996). She contributed a rhyme to the hip hop remix of Mariah Carey's hit, "Always Be My Baby" (1996). She also made her feature film debut that year in Kazaam (1996) with Shaquille O'Neal. In 1997 she and Dupri appeared on the remix of the Dru Hill hit "In My Bed". That same year, Da Brat appeared along with Dupri on a remix of Carey's "Honey (So So Def mix)" (1997) and recorded the hit remix of "Ladies' Night (Not Tonight)" (1997) with Lil' Kim, Left-Eye of TLC, Angie Martinez, and Missy Elliott. Also in 1997, she was featured on "Sock It 2 Me," a track on Missy Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. In 1999, she appeared, alongside Krayzie Bone, on the remix to Mariah Carey's cover of Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe" (1998). She also appeared as a guest artist with Elliott on Carey's remix of "Heartbreaker" (1999), and on the remix of Brandy's "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)." That year, she was also featured on a remix of the Destiny's Child single "Jumpin', Jumpin'" (1999).

2000–2003: Return to solo work

In early 2000, Da Brat released her third full-length album Unrestricted, which produced the moderately successful singles "That's What I'm Looking For" (U.S. number 56) and "What'chu Like" (U.S. number 26), featuring soul singer, Tyrese. The album was not well-received compared to Brat's earlier work. However, the new album and new millennium did inspire an image makeover for Da Brat. Abandoning her "gangsta" persona, she decided to follow the trend in popular music and attempted to add to her sex appeal. In 2001, Brat continued her trend of being featured on other artist's remixes, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart along with rapper Ludacris on the main remix of Mariah Carey's "Loverboy" and being featured artist on Destiny's Child's "Survivor" remix. Da Brat also appeared as Louise in Carey's 2001 movie Glitter. In 2003, Brat released her fourth album, titled Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz, including the single In Love wit Chu which peaked at peaked at n°9 on the Billboard rhythmic. In the same time, she appeared on the fourth season of VH1's The Surreal Life.

2005–present: Current activities

In 2005, she made a comeback of sorts when she was featured on the remix of the song "I Think They Like Me," by Dem Franchize Boyz, which also featured Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2006, she was an onstage guest on Mariah Carey's The Adventures of Mimi Tour in Atlanta, New York City, Long Island, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles performing her rap verses on the "Heartbreaker" and "Honey" remixes. She was also featured on Kelly Rowland's "Gotsta Go," a bonus track from her 2007 album Ms. Kelly and is also featured on "4real4real", a bonus track from Carey's E=MC². She also co-wrote a song with Carey called "O.O.C." which appears on E=MC² and contributes backing vocals on the track. In 2007, she participated in the fifth season of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club. In 2011, she did a remix with Kelly Rowland called "Motivation" featuring Lil Wayne. Following her release from prison, she launched a web series about life after the experience titled "Brat Chronicles: In Transition" on YouTube.[10] She released her new single "Is It Chu?" on iTunes and other digital services on July 2, 2013.[11] She now works for the Rickey Smiley Morning show as a co-host (July 2015 – present) and is part of the Dish Nation cast out of Atlanta. Since 2016, Da Brat has appeared on the reality TV series The Rap Game, as a mentor to young talent. In 2017 Da Brat joined the reality TV series Growing up Hip Hop: Atlanta which follows around Atlanta legends and children of Atlanta legends.[12]

Personal life

Da Brat dated Allen Iverson in the late 1990s.[13] In an interview with Variety in March 2020, she discussed coming out as a lesbian and why it took her 25 years to do so.[14] On March 26, 2020, Da Brat confirmed that she is in a relationship with hair product mogul Jesseca Dupart.[15] On February 22, 2022, Da Brat and Dupart married in Georgia.[16]

Legal troubles and 2008 prison sentence

In 2001, Da Brat pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct after she had battered a woman with a gun during a dispute over VIP seating in an Atlanta nightclub in 2000. The victim in that incident received six stitches for a head wound. Da Brat ended up serving a year's probation, performed 80 hours of community service, and paid a $1,000 fine.[17] On October 31, 2007, Da Brat was involved in an altercation that ended in assault at a Halloween party held at Studio 72 nightclub near Atlanta. Da Brat initially argued with a hostess, and when the hostess walked away to talk to her manager, Da Brat attacked her from behind, striking her in the face with a rum bottle. The waitress was rushed to an area hospital, and police arrested and jailed Da Brat. In court, Da Brat pleaded guilty to aggravated assault charges. She was sentenced to three years in prison, seven years of probation, 200 hours of community service.[17] In May 2010, she was temporarily released from prison as part of a work-release program,[18] after serving 21 months. On February 28, 2011, Da Brat was released from prison, according to her boss Jermaine Dupri.[19] Her civil trial stemming from the 2007 altercation commenced on February 24, 2014.[20] On February 28, 2014, a civil trial jury awarded ex-NFL cheerleader Shayla Stevens, the assault victim, $6.4 million to cover her injuries and past/future loss of earnings.

Discography

Studio albums

• Funkdafied (1994)
• Anuthatantrum (1996)
• Unrestricted (2000)
• Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz (2003)

Tours

Joint tour

• Rainbow World Tour (with Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott) (2000)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Kazaam	Herself
1997	Rhyme & Reason	Herself	Cameo
2001	Glitter	Louise
	Carmen: A Hip Hopera	Narrator
2002	Civil Brand	Sabrina
2006	30 Days	Camisha

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994–95	All That	Herself	2 Episodes
1995–97	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Herself	4 Episodes
1996-03	Soul Train	Herself	3 Episodes
1997–98	The Parent 'Hood	Bernice "Boo" Walker	2 Episodes
2000	Making the Video	Herself	Episode: "Da Brat: What'Chu Like"
	The Andy Dick Show	Herself	Episode: "Come Back Quentin"
2002	Weakest Link	Herself	Episode: "Rap Stars"
	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Baby K2K	Episode: "Shift Happens"
2003	Intimate Portrait	Herself	Episode: "Mariah Carey"
2005	The Surreal Life	Herself	Main Cast: Season 4
2007	Celebrity Fit Club	Herself	Main Cast: Season 5
2014–17	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Herself	4 Episodes
2015	Empire	Jezzy	Episode: "Et Tu, Brute?"
2015–	Dish Nation	Host	Main Cast
2016–	The Rap Game	Herself
2017	Hip Hop Squares	Herself	3 Episodes
2017	Star	Herself	Episode: "A House Divided"
2017–	Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta	Herself	Supporting Cast: Season 1-2a, Main Cast: Season 2b-4
2021	The Chi	LaPorsha	Episode: "Candyman"
2021–	Brat Loves Judy	Herself	Main Cast

Awards and nominations

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Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1998	"Not Tonight" Remix	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
2004	"Got It Poppin'"	Best Female Rap Solo Performance	Nominated

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1995	Funkdafied	Best Rap Album	Won

BET Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2001	Herself	Best Female Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated
2004			Nominated

Billboard Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1994	Herself	Top Hot Rap Artist	Won
		Top R&B Artist Female	Nominated
	Funkdafied	Top Hot Rap Single	Won
		Top Hot R&B Single Sales	Nominated
1995	Da Brat	Top Hot Female Rap Artist	Won

References

Further reading

• Hope, Clover (2021). The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-4296-5.

External links

• Da Brat at AllMusic
• Da Brat at IMDb

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[es] Da Brat

Shawntae Harris (Chicago, 14 de abril de 1974), más conocida por su nombre artístico Da Brat, es una rapera y actriz estadounidense de Chicago. Comenzó su carrera en 1992; su álbum debut, Funkdafied (1994) vendió un millón de copias, lo que la convirtió en la primera rapera en recibir una certificación de platino. Harris ha recibido dos nominaciones a los premios Grammy. Algunas de sus canciones más exitosos incluyen "I Think They Like Me", "Funkdafied" y "Loverboy".[1][2]

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Шанти Харрис (англ. Shawntae Harris; род. 14 апреля 1974, Чикаго[1]), более известная как Da Brat (рус. Избалованная) — американская рэперша и актриса. Её дебютный альбом, Funkdafied, разошёлся миллионным тиражом, сделав её первой рэпершей-обладательницей платинового альбома[2].

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