![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just prior to the release of her third album in 2000, Da Brat was arrested on assault charges after allegedly pistol-whipping another woman during an altercation at an Atlanta nightclub. She also made her film debut in 1996 in the Shaquille O'Neal comedy Kazaam. In its wake, Da Brat made high-profile cameo appearances on records by the likes of Mariah Carey, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Total, Dru Hill, and Lil' Kim, among others. Funkdafied also hit number one on R&B Albums, a staggering achievement for a debut release by a female rapper.įor her 1996 follow-up, Anuthatantrum, Da Brat took greater control of her music and persona, scoring hits with "Sittin' on Top of the World" and "Ghetto Love." The album was another commercial success, returning her to the R&B Top Five and the pop Top 20. Its success - as well as that of the follow-up singles Fa All Y'All and Give It 2 You - helped Da Brat become the first female rapper ever to have a platinum-selling album. ![]() The title track was an enormous hit, going to number two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and spending nearly three months on top of Hot Rap Singles. With their endorsement, Dupri signed her to his So So Def label and produced her debut album, Funkdafied, which was released in 1994. In 1992, while still a teenager, she was discovered by producer Jermaine Dupri, when she won an amateur rap contest and got a chance to meet Dupri's protégés Kris Kross. Da Brat was born Shawntae Harris in Chicago in 1974, and started rapping at age 11. Although sexuality was certainly part of her image, it wasn't as important to her as it was to Lil' Kim or Foxy Brown instead, Da Brat made her name as a tough, profane rhymer whose hardcore attitude and lyrical skills were never in doubt. Da Brat was one of the first of a new breed of hard-edged female MCs to hit the hip-hop scene during the '90s. ![]()
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