Da Brat
Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known as Da Brat, is an Ameri… Read Full Bio ↴Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.Regarding her soon-to-be rap name, Harris told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she got the name because she is "a spoiled only child." Harris is the half-sister of actress LisaRaye McCoy
In 1992, Harris got a big break when she won the grand prize in a local rap contest sponsored by Yo! MTV Raps. For the prize, she got to meet Kris Kross, and they in turn introduced her to their producer, Jermaine Dupri, who signed her to his So So Def label. Dupri cultivated Da Brat's image as a "female Snoop Doggy Dogg", and she became one of the first female "reality-based" rappers.
Da Brat's debut album Funkdafied was released in 1994 and entered the rap albums chart at Number #1. The album went platinum, which made her the first female solo rapper to sell one million units. The single also entitled "Funkdafied" reached #1 on the rap singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. She had a follow-up hit from the same album, "Give It 2 You", which reached #26 on the Hot 100.
In 1996, Da Brat released her second full-length album, Anuthatantrum, which included the single "Ghetto Love" featuring T-Boz of TLC.
During the rest of the '90s, Da Brat came to be known more for her "featured" appearances on other rappers' and R&B singers' albums rather than for her own solo work. She contributed a rhyme to the hip hop remix of Mariah Carey's hit, "Always Be My Baby". She also made her feature film debut that year in Kazaam with Shaquille O'Neal. During the summer of 1997, Da Brat appeared along with Dupri on a remix of Carey's "Honey (So So Def mix)" and recorded the hit remix of "Ladies' Night (Not Tonight)" with Lil' Kim, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Angie Martinez and Missy Elliott. Da Brat was also featured with Kris Kross on their track "Da Bomb" on the album Da Bomb, as well as on their third album Young, Rich and Dangerous.
In 1997, she was featured on "Sock It 2 Me", a track on Missy Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. In 1999, she appeared, alongside Krayzie Bone, on the remix to Mariah Carey's cover of Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe". She also appeared as a guest artist with Elliott on Carey's remix of "Heartbreaker", and on the remix of Brandy's "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)". That year, she was also featured on a remix of the Destiny's Child single "Jumpin', Jumpin'".
In early 2000, Da Brat released her third full-length album Unrestricted, which produced the moderately successful singles "That's What I'm Looking For" (U.S. #56) and "What Chu Like" (U.S. #26), featuring soul singer, Tyrese. The album was not well received compared to Brat's earlier work. However, the new album and new millennium did inspire an image makeover for Da Brat. Abandoning her "gangsta" persona, she decided to follow the trend in popular music and attempted to add to her sex appeal; the video for "What Chu Like" featured Da Brat and Tyrese rolling around naked on a beach.
In 2001, Brat continued her trend of being featured on other artist's remixes, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart along with rapper Ludacris on the main remix of Mariah Carey's "Loverboy" and being featured artist on Destiny's Child's "Survivor" remix. Da Brat also appeared as Louise in Carey's 2001 movie Glitter. In 2003, Brat released her fourth album, titled Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz, and appeared on the 4th season of VH1's The Surreal Life.
In 2001, Da Brat pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct after she had beaten a woman with a gun during a dispute over VIP seating in a Buckhead, Georgia, nightclub in 2000. The victim in that incident received six stitches for a head wound. Harris ended up serving a year's probation, performed 80 hours of community service and paid a $1,000 fine.
In 2005, she made a comeback of sorts when she was featured on the remix to the song "I Think They Like Me," by Dem Franchize Boyz, which also featured Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2006, she was an onstage guest on Mariah Carey's The Adventures of Mimi Tour in Atlanta, New York City, Long Island, Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles performing her rap verses on the "Heartbreaker" and "Honey" remixes. She was also featured on Kelly Rowland's "Gotsta Go", a bonus track from her 2007 album Ms. Kelly and is also featured on a bonus track from Carey's E=MC² on a track entitled "4real4real". She also co-wrote a song with Mariah Carey called "O.O.C." which appears on E=MC² and contributes backing vocals on the track.In 2007, she participated in the fifth season of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club.
On October 31, 2007, she was involved in the altercation that ended in assault at a Halloween party at Studio 72 nightclub in Tucker, Georgia. Harris sparred verbally with a hostess, and later, when the hostess proceeded to talk to her manager, Harris attacked her from behind, striking her in the face with a rum bottle. Harris entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault charges. She was sentenced to three years in prison, seven years of probation, and 200 hours of community service. In May 2010 she was released from prison after serving 21 months.
In 1992, Harris got a big break when she won the grand prize in a local rap contest sponsored by Yo! MTV Raps. For the prize, she got to meet Kris Kross, and they in turn introduced her to their producer, Jermaine Dupri, who signed her to his So So Def label. Dupri cultivated Da Brat's image as a "female Snoop Doggy Dogg", and she became one of the first female "reality-based" rappers.
Da Brat's debut album Funkdafied was released in 1994 and entered the rap albums chart at Number #1. The album went platinum, which made her the first female solo rapper to sell one million units. The single also entitled "Funkdafied" reached #1 on the rap singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. She had a follow-up hit from the same album, "Give It 2 You", which reached #26 on the Hot 100.
In 1996, Da Brat released her second full-length album, Anuthatantrum, which included the single "Ghetto Love" featuring T-Boz of TLC.
During the rest of the '90s, Da Brat came to be known more for her "featured" appearances on other rappers' and R&B singers' albums rather than for her own solo work. She contributed a rhyme to the hip hop remix of Mariah Carey's hit, "Always Be My Baby". She also made her feature film debut that year in Kazaam with Shaquille O'Neal. During the summer of 1997, Da Brat appeared along with Dupri on a remix of Carey's "Honey (So So Def mix)" and recorded the hit remix of "Ladies' Night (Not Tonight)" with Lil' Kim, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Angie Martinez and Missy Elliott. Da Brat was also featured with Kris Kross on their track "Da Bomb" on the album Da Bomb, as well as on their third album Young, Rich and Dangerous.
In 1997, she was featured on "Sock It 2 Me", a track on Missy Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. In 1999, she appeared, alongside Krayzie Bone, on the remix to Mariah Carey's cover of Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe". She also appeared as a guest artist with Elliott on Carey's remix of "Heartbreaker", and on the remix of Brandy's "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)". That year, she was also featured on a remix of the Destiny's Child single "Jumpin', Jumpin'".
In early 2000, Da Brat released her third full-length album Unrestricted, which produced the moderately successful singles "That's What I'm Looking For" (U.S. #56) and "What Chu Like" (U.S. #26), featuring soul singer, Tyrese. The album was not well received compared to Brat's earlier work. However, the new album and new millennium did inspire an image makeover for Da Brat. Abandoning her "gangsta" persona, she decided to follow the trend in popular music and attempted to add to her sex appeal; the video for "What Chu Like" featured Da Brat and Tyrese rolling around naked on a beach.
In 2001, Brat continued her trend of being featured on other artist's remixes, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart along with rapper Ludacris on the main remix of Mariah Carey's "Loverboy" and being featured artist on Destiny's Child's "Survivor" remix. Da Brat also appeared as Louise in Carey's 2001 movie Glitter. In 2003, Brat released her fourth album, titled Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz, and appeared on the 4th season of VH1's The Surreal Life.
In 2001, Da Brat pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct after she had beaten a woman with a gun during a dispute over VIP seating in a Buckhead, Georgia, nightclub in 2000. The victim in that incident received six stitches for a head wound. Harris ended up serving a year's probation, performed 80 hours of community service and paid a $1,000 fine.
In 2005, she made a comeback of sorts when she was featured on the remix to the song "I Think They Like Me," by Dem Franchize Boyz, which also featured Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2006, she was an onstage guest on Mariah Carey's The Adventures of Mimi Tour in Atlanta, New York City, Long Island, Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles performing her rap verses on the "Heartbreaker" and "Honey" remixes. She was also featured on Kelly Rowland's "Gotsta Go", a bonus track from her 2007 album Ms. Kelly and is also featured on a bonus track from Carey's E=MC² on a track entitled "4real4real". She also co-wrote a song with Mariah Carey called "O.O.C." which appears on E=MC² and contributes backing vocals on the track.In 2007, she participated in the fifth season of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club.
On October 31, 2007, she was involved in the altercation that ended in assault at a Halloween party at Studio 72 nightclub in Tucker, Georgia. Harris sparred verbally with a hostess, and later, when the hostess proceeded to talk to her manager, Harris attacked her from behind, striking her in the face with a rum bottle. Harris entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault charges. She was sentenced to three years in prison, seven years of probation, and 200 hours of community service. In May 2010 she was released from prison after serving 21 months.
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Da Brat Lyrics
Ain't Got Time To Waste So so def Hey shorty How we do Hey shorty I'm all about that…
Ain't No Thang Yo, puttin' down, definition Breakin' motherfuckers off prop…
aint got no time to waste So so def Hey shorty How we do Hey shorty I'm all about that…
Aint Got Time To Waste So so def Hey shorty How we do Hey shorty I'm all about …
All My Bitches Where my bitches at? Where is all my bitches at? This mother…
Anuthatantrum Anuthatantrum to the ruck it. Don't give a fuck. I'm denied …
At The Club [Girl] Yo I'm happy we got to go out tonight And shit…
Back Up [Da Brat] (JD) This a test (Bounce) uh uh…
Ball Game [Da Brat talking] Shut cho' ass up girl, ha ha Ya know,…
Big Momma's Theme [Jermaine] Yo New York in da house (Do, do, do, do...) Brook…
Boom [Intro] Boom! Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Boom! Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah …
Boom ) [Intro] Boom! Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Boom! Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yea…
Breeve on Em I Don't stop, I stay hot, y'all stay shocked, we…
Chi Town Uh, any chance I get I'm on a plane I book…
Chuch I come through stompin in my big black boots. I…
chuch feat cee lo I come through stompin in my big black boots. I…
Come And Get Some Get down... ain't no room to mess around When Da Brat-tat-t…
Da B Side B Side, B side, ha, check it So So Def ...…
Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit I promise the funk the whole funk and nothin' but…
Dirty B Side B Side, B side, ha, check it So, So Def …
Fa All Y'All I am..... quick to pull the trigger quick to pull…
Fa all y'all (remix) (Verse 1) I am... quick to pull the trigger quick to…
Fa All Y'All - Remix I am... quick to pull the trigger quick to pull…
Fa All YAll I am..... quick to pull the trigger quick to pull…
Fire It Up My day starts out light, but it is very heavy…
Fuck You Uh, uh, uh I know don't exactly what's wrong with your…
Funkdafied Baptized in the funk Yeah, so funkdafied So let's take a ri…
Funkdafield [Featuring jermaine dupri] Da brat: Hard times in the funk I…
Get Somebody Shit ,i let my guard down, Damn, I let yo…
Ghetto Love I had some problems That no one could seem to…
Give It 2 U One for the money Two for the bass Three to get you…
Give It 2 You (I'm gonna give it to you) One for the money Two for…
Gotta Thing For You My dear, my dear, my dear You do not know me…
Gushy Wushy You can find me in a cloud of smoke, Usually I'm…
Hands in the Air (Da Brat) Niggas always watchin me (funky!) But I want em to…
High Come Down [JD] Yeah yeah come on (Baby you make my)…
I Was The One CHORUS (Anthony Hamilton) you thought i was the one (Brat) b…
i was the one feat anthony ham CHORUS (Anthony Hamilton) you thought i was the one (Brat)…
Immortal Beloved Uh, And that's the story, no life no more, just loss…
In Love Wit Chu Yeah LT And it's the brat tat tat yall And its another…
In Love With Chu Yeah LT And it's the brat tat tat yall And its…
Intro Buckwild outrageous do what you feel like doin' 'Til a mothe…
Just A Little Bit More to the tic toc ya don't stop to the beat…
Keepin' It Live [Featuring Jermaine Dupri] Uh oh o uh uh o…
Leave Me Alone [Da Brat] Yo, Dont be talkin' to me about no…
Leave Me Alone (interlude) [interlude] [da brat] Yo, don't be talkin' to me about no …
Let's All Get High [Featuring Krayzie Bone] Somebody call the cops. Let 'em k…
Live It Up Nine-six, it's Da Brat, nigga. We jackin' these niggas for t…
Lyrical Molestation They can only leave to live the linguistic full metal…
Make It Happen This that shit, that So So Def shit, check it. One…
May Da Funk Be Wit 'Cha Now back from the 6-o-6-4-4 full of indo Untypical is that…
Mind Blowin Clap your hands everybody and everybody clap your hands To t…
My Beliefs Some motherfuckers believe That I shouldn't smoke weed and …
Pink Lemonade Cool, refreshing cool (Ooh, ooh) It taste best with you Add …
Runnin' Out Of Time Wonderin' where you been, baby, baby? I've been wonderin' w…
Sittin' on the Top of the World Sittin' on top of the world Huh, I done heard this…
Sittin' On Top Of The World You wanna know what the fuck I heard, bitch? I…
Slap! Slap! Slap! [Missy] Me and my clique Run through the gutter breaking dow…
Sock It 2 Me Ha, nigga Yeah, I'm nasty Do it, do it, do it, do…
Survivor Welcome to the wonderful world of Destiny's Child I'm Da Bra…
That Hey JD, why you be saying oh, oh Is that like…
That's What I'm Looking For Hey JD, why you be saying oh, oh Is that like…
The Introduction Yeah A classic story be told, Carmen a hip hopera watch the…
We Ready [Da Brat] (JD) Come on then shit (So give…
We Ready featuring JD & Lil Jo [Da Brat] (JD) Come on then shit (So give…
What Chu Like Oh, look out, oh uh, come on What'chu like, a whole…
What's On Ya Mind Ay homie Ay yo S*** wa**up with you What...I make ya horny h…
Whatchu Like Oh, look out, oh uh, come on What'chu like, a whole…
Who I Am [Intro] Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh give it to me give…
World Premier Yo, okay, kids I was sittin' on the block, the…
World Premiere Yo, (ok) kids I was sittin on the block the…
You Bring the Freak Out of Me [Chorus: Kandi] You make me TALK nasty nasty to ya…