Da Brat

About Da Brat

Shawntae Harris-Dupart (née Harris), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, she began her career in 1992 prior to signing with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings that same year. Her debut studio album, Funkdafied (1994) sold one million units, making her the first female hip hop solo act to receive platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the second female hip hop act (solo or group) to do so after Salt-N-Pepa.

The album spawned the 1994 lead single of the same name, which peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 along with her guest appearance alongside Lisa Lopes, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez on Lil' Kim's 1997 single "Not Tonight." Furthermore, "Funkdafied" reached number two on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, while "Not Tonight" reached number three. Her second album, Anuthatantrum (1996) spawned the single "Ghetto Love" (featuring T-Boz). Her third album, Unrestricted (2000) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. During the late 1990s–2000s, she guest performed on Dem Franchize Boyz's single "I Think They Like Me," the remixes of Mariah Carey's "Loverboy," "Always Be My Baby," and "Honey," and on the 1999 mashup "I Still Believe/Pure Imagination." With Carey, she released the 2003 duet "Gotta Thing For You," a hip hop-inspired version of the Bobby Caldwell song "What You Won't Do For Love." Brat has received two Grammy Award nominations.