Da Brat
Known for ActingBorn 1974-04-14Chicago, Illinois, USA
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."
Known for
Glitter
2001 · as Louise
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
2025 · as Money
Civil Brand
2003 · as Sabrina
Kazaam
1996 · as Da Brat
30 Days
2006 · as Kamesha
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001 · as Narrator
Canal Street
2019 · as herself
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
2006 · as Self
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rhyme & Reason
1997 · as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · as Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010 · as Self
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
1999 · as Self
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
2007 · as Self
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 · as Self