1974-04-14 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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."
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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-03-12 |
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You're Watching Video Music Box | Self | 2021-12-03 |
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The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game | Self | 2021-10-18 |
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You're Watching Video Music Box | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-03 |
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Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story | 2021-04-17 | |
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Canal Street | herself | 2019-01-18 |
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So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert | Self | 2013-02-23 |
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | 2012-06-07 |
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Katt Williams: 9 Lives | Self | 2010-11-02 |
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Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi | Self | 2007-12-04 |
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Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 | Self | 2006-09-16 |
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30 Days | Kamesha | 2006-10-06 |
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Civil Brand | Sabrina | 2003-08-29 |
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On the Come Up at the Source Awards | Herself | 2001-04-10 |
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera | Narrator | 2001-05-08 |
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Glitter | Louise | 2001-09-21 |
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Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special | Self | 1999-12-14 |
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Rhyme & Reason | 1997-03-04 | |
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Kazaam | Da Brat | 1996-07-17 |