Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American Grammy Award–nominated rapper and actress from Chicago, Illinois. Beginning her career in 1991, Harris debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to have a platinum–selling album, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt N Pepa.
Harris was born April 14, 1974 in Joliet, Illinois and raised on Chicago's West Side. Her parents never married, and Harris was subsequently raised in two different households. Harris is the younger half-sister of actress LisaRaye McCoy. Harris lived part of the time with her mother and grandmother and attended a strict Baptist church four times a week, where she sang in the choir. She also lived with her father and his mother, where she had fewer restrictions. Harris attended Kenwood Academy during her sophomore and junior year, where she ran track and played basketball. She graduated from Academy of Scholastic Achievement, a continuation charter school that caters to at-risk students, in 1992.
THROWBACKTHISDAY; makes it 42 years and TBT Blog celebrates her. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DA BRAT !!!!1
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