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Da Brat
Background information
Birth name	Shawntae Harris
Born	April 14, 1974
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Years active	1994–Present
Label(s)	So So Def Records

Da Brat (born Shawntae Harris on April 14, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is a rapper who emerged in the early 1990s and was the first solo female rap artist to go platinum. Throughout the 90s, she could typically be seen wearing baggy cargo pants, a backwards baseball cap, a nose stud, and having explicit lyrics. She is the half-sister of actress Lisa Raye.

Contents 1 Early success 2 Return to solo work and new image 3 Filmography 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 4.3 Guest appearances

The Jermaine Dupri protégé had chart success in 1994 with her single and video entitled "Funkdafied," taken from her debut album of the same name (Funkdafied).

During the rest of the decade, she remained somewhat low-key and came to be known more for her "featured" appearances on other rappers' and R&B singers' albums than for her own solo work.

In the summer of 1996 she contributed a rhyme to the hip hop remix of Mariah Carey's hit, "Always Be My Baby". During the summer of 1997, Da Brat appeared along with Dupri on a remix of Carey's "Honey (So So Def mix)" and with Lil Kim on her single "Not Tonight". That year, she also was featured on "Sock It 2 Me", a track on Missy Elliott's debut album, which became a popular single in early 1998. She also did a track called "Ghetto Love" featuring T-boz of TLC, this song & video was well received and was in heavy rotation for a short period of time.

In 1999, Da Brat 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 Missy Elliott on Carey's remix of "Heartbreaker", and on the remix of Brandy's "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" with Shaunta.

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" and "What Chu Like", 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 sex her image up; the video for "What Chu Like" featured Da Brat and Tyrese rolling around half naked on a beach. In keeping with her new image, Da Brat "accidentally" exposed her nipples live on MTV's Total Request Live while she was hosting the show. That year, she also appeared in a remix of Destiny's Child's "Jumpin' Jumpin'" along with Dupri and Bow Wow.

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 made her feature film debut 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 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, Wantagh, Washington DC, Chicago,and Los Angeles performing her rap verses on the "Heartbreaker" and "Honey" remixes.

In 2007, she will be appearing on the fifth season of Celebrity Fit Club.

• 2006: 30 Days (post-production)
• 2002: Civil Brand
• 2001: Glitter
• 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Album cover	Album information
	Funkdafied Released: June 28, 1994 Chart positions: #11 US, #1 US Hip-Hop & R&B Last RIAA description: Platinum Sales: 1.5 Million US, 3.2 Million Worldwide Singles: "1994 "Funkdafied" US #6 (1x Platinum), 1994 "Fa All Y'all" US #37, 1995 "Give It To Ya" US #26 (Gold)"
	Anuthatantrum Released: October 29, 1996 Chart positions: #20 US, #5 US Hip-Hop & R&B Last RIAA description: Gold Singles: 1996 "Sittin On Top Of The World" US #30 (Gold), 1997 "Ghetto Love" US #16 (Gold)
	Unrestricted Released: April 11, 2000 Chart positions: #5 US, #1 US Hip-Hop & R&B Last RIAA description: Platinum Singles: 2000 "That's What Im Looking For" US #56, 2000 "Whatchu' Like" US #26
	Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz Released: July 15, 2003 Chart positions: #17 US, #6 US Hip-Hop & R&B Last RIAA description: - Singles: 2003 "In Love Wit Chu"
	TBC Released: TBA Chart positions: TBC Last RIAA description: - Singles: TBC

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop
1994	"Funkdafied"	#6	#6	Funkdafied
1994	"Fa All Y'all"	-	#37	Funkdafied
1995	"Give It To Ya"	#87	#26	Funkdafied
1996	"Sittin' On Top of the World"	#54	#30	Anuthatantrum
1997	"Ghetto Love" (with T-Boz)	#18	#16	Anuthatantrum
2000	"That's What I'm Looking For"	-	#46	Unrestricted
2000	"Whatchu Like"	-	#26	Unrestricted
2003	"In Love Wit Chu" (featuring Cherish)	-	-	Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz

• 1994 "Da Bomb" (Kris Kross ft Da Brat)
• 1995 "Da B Side" Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri & The Notorious B.I.G. [Went out as a single, went big but never hit the charts. Was availble on the edited version of "Funkdafied" and the Bad Boys soundtrack.]
• 1995 "No One Else" US #22 (Gold) (Total feat. Da Brat)
• 1996 "Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix)" US #1 (2.2x Platinum) (Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat, Xscape)
• 1997 "Not Tonight (Remix)" US #6 (Platinum) ]]Lil Kim, Angie Martinez, Da Brat, Left Eye, and Missy Elliot)
• 1997 "In My Bed" US #4 (Gold) (Dru Hill ft Da Brat, J. Dupri)
• 1997 "The Way That You Talk" US #65 (Jagged Edge feat. Da Brat & JD)
• 1997 "Honey (So So Def Mix)" US #1 (2.2x Platinum) (Mariah Carey feat.Mase, The Lox, Da Brat & Jermaine Dupri)
• 1997 "Sock It To Me" US #12 (Gold) (Missy Elliot, Da Brat)
• 1998 "The Party Continues" US #29 (Gold) (Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Usher)
• 1999 "Secret Love" US #99 (Kelly Price ft Da Brat, J. Dupri)
• 1999 "Heartbreaker (Remix)" US #1 (1.8x Platinum) (Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat, Missy Elliot)
• 1999 "U Don't Know Me" US 79 (Brandy ft Shaunta, Da Brat, Eve)
• 1999 "I Still Believe" US #4 (1.5x Platinum) (Mariah Carey, Da Brat, Krayzie Bone)
• 2000 "Jumpin` Jumpin" US #3 (Gold) (Destiny's Child, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Lil` Bow Wow)
• 2001 "Survivor (Remix)" US #2 (Gold) (Destiny's Child feat. Da Brat)
• 2001 "Loverboy (Remix)" US #2 (Gold) (Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Shawnna, Twenty II, Da Brat, Cameo)
• 2001 "Where The Party At" US #3 (Gold) (Jagged Edge, Nelly, JD, Da Brat & Lil` Bow Wow)
• 2005 "I Think They Like Me"-Remix- US #15 (Dem Franchize Boyz, J.Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow)
• 2006 "Gotsa Go"(Upcoming) (Kelly Rowland ft. Da Brat, Eve)
• 2007 "Ice Box Remix" (Omarion ft. Da Brat)