Da Brat

Acting·Apr 14, 1974·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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."

Film	Credit
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love2025 · Money	Money
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're Watching Video Music Box2021 · Self (archive footage), Self	Self (archive footage), Self
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game2021 · Self	Self
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story2021 · Actor	Actor
Canal Street2019 · herself	herself
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens2016 · Actor	Actor
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert2013 · Self	Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · Self	Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives2010 · Self	Self
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi2007 · Self	Self
30 Days2006 · Kamesha	Kamesha
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 12006 · Self	Self
Civil Brand2002 · Sabrina	Sabrina
Glitter2001 · Louise	Louise
Carmen: A Hip Hopera2001 · Narrator	Narrator
On the Come Up at the Source Awards2001 · Herself	Herself
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special1999 · Self	Self
Rhyme & Reason1997 · Self	Self
Kazaam1996 · Da Brat	Da Brat
Brat Loves Judy: The Baby SpecialSelf	Self