Da Brat
Acting
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
2025Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
Money
2024Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Self
2021You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2019Canal Street
herself
2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2013So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
Self
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2010Katt Williams: 9 Lives
Self
2007Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
Self
200630 Days
Kamesha
2006Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
Self
2003Civil Brand
Sabrina
2001Glitter
Louise
2001Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Narrator
2001On the Come Up at the Source Awards
Herself
1999Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
Self
1997Rhyme & Reason
Self
1996Kazaam
Da Brat