Da Brat
Acting
April 14, 1974
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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."
Movies
On the Come Up at the Source Awards
2001
Kazaam
1996
Glitter
2001
30 Days
2006
Civil Brand
2003
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
2025
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
2007
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Rhyme & Reason
1997
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
2006
Canal Street
2019
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
1999
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021
TV Shows
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Sherri
2022
The Chi
2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Tamron Hall
2019
Star
2016
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
All That
1994
Pictionary
2022
Good Times
2024
Good Times
2024
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
The Surreal Life
2003
Brat Loves Judy
2021