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.
Get Somebody
Da Brat Lyrics
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its all gravy it happens to alla us; when you hurt you hurt back, you reap what you sow.
In tha beginning when I met you I didn't mean to be rude but i had to sweat you
'cause you had me wet boo.
I couldn't let you get away 'cause then when would i see you again, another day?
Your face was all I needed to see on a daily basis my heart in you're hands would make it all gravy
keepin me smilin ivitin hoes to you're party Lord knows I don want to get started I might hurt somebody
Regardless ima love you for what we been through but keepin you is somethin I can't do
Chorus: x2
If you get somebody not jus anybody get somebody thaz gonna be like nobody
Get somebody don tell everybody 'cause somebody gon' try to crash you're party
As much as I miss you I can't get wit you
We painted a perfect picture
But I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
But tha pain still come on strong
Every so often I get discombobulated
Callin' Miss Cleo to see wat the Tarot Cards are sayin
Hopin' that she kno how to help a bitch out or somethin
Give me you're lucky number then come up those
Mothafuckas I'm not frontin you only get one strike here, you blew it
so i won't be right here
The best friend that you claim you eva had is gone and it happened because you played me wrong
Sing tha song for me:
(repeat chorus)
An' now that its over that predicament taught me to be a soldier n stay at attention
Fold my colla up an' pop it
An' keep hollarin at tha rich niggaz wit tha deep pockets that keep me goin shoppin
I'm better now than ever now, you've never found somebody quite like me to stay down
Whateva is meant to be, Ill be that n whoeva is sent to me will be crashed
(chorus)
check it out, no matter wat you do, you can't let em crash you're party,
get you somebody thaz gonna lad-dee-da-dee that came to party
The song “Get Somebody” by Da Brat is about a failed relationship. In the first verse, the artist talks about letting her guard down and allowing someone into her life who hurt her. However, she acknowledges that this is part of life and that when people hurt you, you must hurt them back. She also believes in the idea of “you reap what you sow,” meaning that if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you.
In the second verse, Da Brat talks about how she was initially attracted to her former partner and how she couldn’t let him get away. However, she later found out that he was deceitful and kept secrets from her while also inviting other women to his party. Although she still loves him for what they went through, she knows that she can’t keep him around.
The chorus repeats the message of the song for emphasis. Da Brat advises that if you want to avoid having someone crash your party, you should get somebody that is unique and unlike anyone else. This is to ensure that you are not settling for just anyone and that the person you are with is special.
Line by Line Meaning
Shit ,i let my guard down, Damn, I let yo azz in when i shoulda kept you out,
I made a mistake by allowing you into my life when I should have never let my guard down.
its all gravy it happens to alla us; when you hurt you hurt back, you reap what you sow.
It's okay because we all make mistakes, and when someone causes us pain, they will receive the same.
In tha beginning when I met you I didn't mean to be rude but i had to sweat you 'cause you had me wet boo.
When I first met you, I didn't intend to be rude, but I had to pursue you because you had caught my attention.
Your face was all I needed to see on a daily basis my heart in you're hands would make it all gravy But i was mistaken highly, you slid shit right by me being deceitful n hidin keeping secrets but still keepin me smilin ivitin hoes to you're party Lord knows I don want to get started I might hurt somebody Regardless ima love you for what we been through but keepin you is somethin I can't do.
I was happy just seeing your face every day, and I trusted you with my heart. However, you were deceitful and kept secrets from me while inviting other women to your party. Despite everything we have been through, I cannot keep you in my life.
If you get somebody not jus anybody get somebody thaz gonna be like nobody Get somebody don tell everybody 'cause somebody gon' try to crash you're party
Find someone special, not just anyone, someone who is unique and unlike anyone else. Keep this person a secret because someone may try to ruin your happiness.
As much as I miss you I can't get wit you We painted a perfect picture But I can see clearly now, the rain is gone But tha pain still come on strong.
Despite missing you, I cannot be with you anymore. We may have painted a perfect picture, but now I see the truth, although it still hurts.
Every so often I get discombobulated Callin' Miss Cleo to see wat the Tarot Cards are sayin Hopin' that she kno how to help a bitch out or somethin Give me you're lucky number then come up those
Sometimes I feel lost, so I call Miss Cleo and ask her to read my fortune. I hope that she can help me, and I even ask for your lucky number in hopes of improving my situation.
An' now that its over that predicament taught me to be a soldier n stay at attention Fold my colla up an' pop it An' keep hollarin at tha rich n****z wit tha deep pockets that keep me goin shoppin.
Now that our relationship is over, it taught me to be strong and keep my attention towards improving myself. I'll keep flaunting my style to rich people who can afford to keep me shopping.
I'm better now than ever now, you've never found somebody quite like me to stay down Whateva is meant to be, Ill be that and whoeva is sent to me will be crashed.
I am better now than ever before, and you won't find anyone else like me who will stay loyal. Whatever fate has in store for me, I'll embrace it, and anyone who tries to bring negativity into my life will fail.
check it out, no matter wat you do, you can't let em crash you're party, get you somebody thaz gonna lad-dee-da-dee that came to party
No matter what you do, don't let anyone ruin your happiness. Find someone who is fun and lively and is there to enjoy the party with you.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LENTON TEREILL HUTTON, SHAWNTAE HARRIS
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