Genres: Urban, West Coast Rap Active: 90's, 2000's Born: April 14, 1974 in Chicago, IL
Big Punisher, Sporty Thievz, Cam'ron, Canibus, McGruff, The LOX, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Kris Kross, Lil' Kim, Domino, Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott, Eve, Rasheeda
Trina, Shawnna, Kween Kash, Unladylike, Lady Te, Lil Mama, Lil' Mama, Bow Wow, Lil' Kim, Eve, Foxy Brown
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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. 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 born Shawntae Harris in Chicago in 1974, and started rapping at age 11. Still a teenager, she was discovered by producer Jermaine Dupri in 1992, when she won an amateur rap contest and got a chance to meet Dupri's protégés Kris Kross. With their endorsement, Dupri signed her to his So So Def label and produced her debut album, Funkdafied, which was released in 1994. The title track was an enormous hit, going to number two on the R&B charts and spending nearly three months on top of the rap singles chart.
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Release: June 23, 2003
Label: Arista, Zomba
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Release: April 11, 2000
Label: Columbia, So So Def Recordings
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