Da brat

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Da Brat (actually Shawntae Harris ; born April 14, 1974 in Joliet , Illinois ) is an American rapper , songwriter and actress .

biography

Harris was discovered by their producer Jermaine Dupri at a Kris Kross concert . She then got a record deal with his label So So Def Records, called herself Da Brat and released her debut album Funkdafied in 1994 , which, like all subsequent long players, was produced by Dupri. The record reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Billboard R&B charts, went platinum and is the first album by a female rapper to sell over 1 million records . The release of the same name also became a hit, climbing to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1994 and number 2 on the R&B charts. There was also platinum for this. It was followed by Fa All Y'all , which at least reached medium chart ranks, and Give It 2 ​​You , which climbed into the top 30 and received a gold record .

In the fall of 1996, the album Anuthatantrum hit stores and was ranked 20th in the US charts and 5th in the R&B charts. The record and the released singles Sittin 'on Top of the World and Ghetto Love each received a gold record. The song The Party Continues , a feature with JD aka Jermaine Dupri, became a Top 30 hit and also went gold.

With the third album Unrestricted in 2000, sales rose back to the level of the debut. No. 5 on the US album charts and top position in the R&B hit list brought Da Brat another platinum record. In 2001, Da Brat appeared alongside Mariah Carey in the music film Glitter - Shine of a Star and played the role of Louise. Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz is the title of the 2003 long player, which reached number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the R&B charts. In 2005, I Think They Like Me , a feature with The Franchize Boyz , Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow , hit # 1 on the R&B charts and is the last single with Da Brats to make it into the charts.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1994 Funkdafied US11
platinum
platinum

(46 weeks)US
R&B1 (56 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 17, 1994
Producers: Jermaine Dupri , Manuel Seal
1996 Anuthatantrum US20th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
R&B5 (26 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 29, 1996
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe
2000 Unrestricted US5
platinum
platinum

(24 weeks)US
R&B1 (28 weeks)
R&B
First released: April 11, 2000
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland ,
Deric Michael Angelettie, Aaron Pittman, Kanye West
2003 Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz US17 (6 weeks)
US
R&B6 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 15, 2003
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, MOP ,
Q Da Kid, Da Brat, LT Hutton

More albums

  • 1996: Anuthafunkdafiedtantrum (2 CDs; release: December 17th)
  • 2003: Give It 2 ​​You (compilation)
  • 2005: (The Best Of) Da Brat (Hosted by DJ Kool Kid)
  • 2005: Ghetto Love (compilation)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US R&B R&B
1994 Funkdafied
Funkdafied
- UK65 (2 weeks)
UK
US6th
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
R&B2 (21 weeks)
R&B
First publication: May 1994
including samples from The Isley Brothers ' Between the Sheets
Authors: Da Brat, Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers
Fa All Y'all
Funkdafied
- - US37 (18 weeks)
US
R&B18 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 1994
Author: Da Brat
1995 Da B Side
Bad Boys (Soundtrack)
- - - R&B66 (6 weeks)
R&B
First release: March 1995
feat. The Notorious BIG
from the soundtrack of the movie Bad Boys
Give It 2 ​​You
Funkdafied
- - US26th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)US
R&B11 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1995
Backing Vocals: Trey Lorenz
Writer: Chris Kelly ,
1996 Sittin 'on Top of the World
Anuthatantrum
- - US30th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
R&B18 (20 weeks)
R&B
First release: October 1996
Vocals: Manuel Seal
Authors: Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri
including samples from Rick James ' Mary Jane
1997 Ghetto Love
Anuthatantrum
- - US16
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US
R&B11 (19 weeks)
R&B
First release: February 1997
feat. T-Boz ; Author: Da Brat
including samples from DeBarges All This Love
and Public Enemys Public Enemy # 1
Not tonight
hard core
DE99 (1 week)
DE
UK11 (5 weeks)
UK
US6 (21 weeks)
US
R&B3 (30 weeks)
R&B
First release: June 1997
Lil 'Kim feat. Da Brat, Left Eye , Missy Elliott
and Angie Martínez
The Way That You Talk
A Jagged Era
- - US65 (9 weeks)
US
R&B34 (20 weeks)
R&B
First release: August 1997
Jagged Edge feat. Da Brat and JD
Authors: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey,
Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri
SockIt2Me
DE41 (11 weeks)
DE
UK33 (2 weeks)
UK
US12 (20 weeks)
US
R&B4 (22 weeks)
R&B
First release: October 1997
Missy Elliott feat. Da Brat
Authors: Shawntae Harris, Thom Bell ,
Timothy Mosley , William Hart
1998 Freak it
- - - R&B38 (19 weeks)
R&B
First release: January 1998
Lathun feat. Da Brat
Authors: Tony Butler, Jonathan Smith ,
Paul Lewis, Lathun
The Party Continues
Life in 1472
- - US29
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
R&B14 (20 weeks)
R&B
First release: February 1998
JD feat. Da Brat
Backing Vocals: Usher
incl. Samples from Cameos She’s Strange
Authors: Charlie Singleton, Jermaine Dupri,
Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Tomi Jenkins
1999 U Don't Know Me (Like You Used To)
Never Say Never
- - US79 (6 weeks)
US
R&B25 (20 weeks)
R&B
First release: September 1999
Brandy feat. Shaunta and Da Brat
Authors: Isaac Phillips, Paris Davis,
Rodney Jerkins , Sean Bryant
2000 That's What I'm Looking For
Unrestricted
- - US56 (18 weeks)
US
R&B18 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 2000
B-side of What'Chu Like
from the soundtrack of Big Mama's House
What'Chu Like
Unrestricted
- - US26 (20 weeks)
US
R&B9 (35 weeks)
R&B
First release: April 2000
feat. Tyrese
Authors: Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri,
Jörg Evers, Jürgen S. Korduletsch
2003 Miss P.
- - - R&B87 (7 weeks)
R&B
First release: January 2003
Cherish feat. Da Brat
Authors: James Phillips, Jermaine Dupri, Kandi Burruss
In Love wit Chu
Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz
- - US44 (16 weeks)
US
R&B32 (20 weeks)
R&B
First release: March 2003
feat. Cherish
authors: LT Hutton, Shawntae Harris
2005 I Think They Like Me
On Top of Our Gam
- UK66 (1 week)
UK
US15 (26 weeks)
US
R&B1 (38 weeks)
R&B
First release: July 2005
Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Jermaine Dupri ,
Da Brat and Bow Wow

More singles

  • 1994: Funkdafied (Da EP) - Rated PG
  • 1996: Always Be My Baby (The Jermaine Dupri Remixes) ( Mariah Carey feat.Xscape & Da Brat; release: April 29th)
  • 1996: Keepin 'It Live
  • 1999: It's Nothing (Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat feat.ROC)
  • 1999: I Put You On ( Keith Sweat feat. Da Brat)
  • 1999: Thorough Bitches / Everybody Wanna Know ( Charli Baltimore feat. Da Brat, Gangsta Boo, Rage , Queen Pen , Scarlet)
  • 2000: We Ready
  • 2000: Unrestricted
  • 2001: Survivor (Remix) ( Destiny's Child feat. Da Brat)
  • 2001: Where the Party At (Jagged Edge feat. Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Lil 'Bow Wow, Nelly , ROC and Tigah)
  • 2003: Boom Remixes
  • 2003: World Premiere (feat. Jermaine Dupri, MOP and Q Da Kid)
  • 2003: Got It Poppin ' (Remix) (feat.Jermaine Dupri)
  • 2004: Girlfight (Remixes) ( Brooke Valentine feat. Miss B, Brat and Remy Martin)
  • 2005: I Think They Like Me (Remix) (Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Da Brat and Bow Wow)
  • 2005: Don't Shake It (Pony Boi feat. Da Brat)

Filmography

  • 1995: MTV Spring Break: Lake Havasu (as herself)
  • 1996: Kazaam - The spirit from the bottle
  • 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera (as narrator)
  • 2001: Glitter (as Louise)
  • 2002: Civil Fire (as Sabrina)
  • 2002: Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! (as baby K2K)
  • 2003: Snoop to the Extreme (as herself)
  • 2003: Hip Hop Babylon 2 (as herself)
  • 2006: 30 Days (as Kamesha)
  • 2006: 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (as herself)
  • 2012: Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon (as herself)
  • 2013: So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert (as herself)
  • 2014: 2014 Soul Train Awards (as herself)

literature

swell

  1. a b Chart sources: Singles UK1 UK2 UK3 UK4 US1 US2
  2. a b gold / platinum database US
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4

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