Da Brat
Birthday
1974/04/14 (50 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Shawntae Harris
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."
Acting
(2001) Glitter
as Louise
(2003) Civil Brand
as Sabrina
(2021) Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
as ---
(2001) Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Narrator
(2021) The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
(2021) You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
(2006) 30 Days
as Kamesha
(2021) You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self
(1999) Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
as Self
(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
(2007) Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
as Self
(2013) So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
as Self
(2019) Canal Street
as herself
(1997) Rhyme & Reason
as ---
(2001) On the Come Up at the Source Awards
as Herself
(1996) Kazaam
as Da Brat
(2024) Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2006) Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
as Self
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(2005) Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
as ---
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(1995) The Parent 'Hood
as ---
(2005) Celebrity Fit Club
as Self - Contestant
(2008) The Wendy Williams Show
as Self
(2018) The Chi
as LaPorsha
(1996) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Baby K2K
(1994) All That
as Self
(2021) Brat Loves Judy
as Self
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(1988) Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(2003) The Surreal Life
as Self
(2024) Good Times
as Fran (voice)
(2024) Good Times
as Francine / Crowd (voice)
(2016) Star
as Da Brat
(2022) Pictionary
as ---