Da Brat
Biography
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
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
2025
as Money
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021
as Self
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
Canal Street
2019
as herself
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
2013
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010
as Self
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
2007
as Self
30 Days
2006
as Kamesha
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
2006
as Self
Civil Brand
2002
as Sabrina
Glitter
2001
as Louise
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001
as Narrator
On the Come Up at the Source Awards
2001
as Herself
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
1999
as Self
Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Self
Kazaam
1996
as Da Brat
Brat Loves Judy: The Baby Special
Unreleased
as Self