Da Brat

Personal Info

Birthday

April 14, 1974

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Shawntae Harris

Da Brat

Biography

Shawntae Harris (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. Brat has received two Grammy Award nominations and has achieved two-top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, "Funkdafied" and "Not Tonight."

Known For

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The Chi

Star

Good Times

Kazaam

Glitter

Civil Brand

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Filmography

2024
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
2019
Canal Street
as herself
2013
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
as Self
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2010
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
2007
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
as Self
2006
30 Days
as Kamesha
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
as Self
2003
Civil Brand
as Sabrina
2001
Glitter
as Louise
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Narrator
On the Come Up at the Source Awards
as Herself
1999
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
as Self
1996
Kazaam
as Da Brat