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."
Filmography
Kazaam
as Da Brat
Glitter
as Louise
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Narrator
Canal Street
as herself
Civil Brand
as Sabrina
Rhyme & Reason
as Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self
30 Days
as Kamesha
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
On the Come Up at the Source Awards
as Herself
