''Whos that making that funky noise? It's Da Brat-tat-tat-tat bustin out on that ass!'' Yeah! This was the beginning of a new era of Hip Hop femcees, the modern day style of flow that female rappers are still rocking, thanks to one of the greatest female rapper Hip Hop will ever know.Shawntae Harris, AKA DA BRAT, She is a rare breed and undeniably one of the baddest female lyricist ever, no one could do it better than Brat, she was a Hip Hop heavy weight in a time when great rappers like Tupac, Notorious BIG, Snoop Dogg were at the peak of their game, she was so outstanding that she held her ground firm in that era and got a lot of love and admiration from Hip Hop lovers, her style was new and nothing compared to anything Hip Hop had seen, as a female, she dint get comparison with her predecessors like Salt N Pepa, Mc Lyte, Monie Love and the rest, instead she was being compared to male rappers, she was generally accepted as the female version of Snoop Dogg back then.
Da Brat was the first Female solo rapper to go PLATINUM ( Sell A Million Copies), she took the world by storm when she released her debut album in 1994 ''Funkdafied'' the single with the same title was off the hook! It remains a classic till date and it earned her massive recognition as well as No1 spot on various music chats. before the end of the 90s' Brat had worked with almost all the big names making waves in the industry at that time. She was Biggie's favourite female rapper and that sparked their collabo on the track ''Tha B Side'' in 1995If you love Hip Hop and you don't know Da Brat, do your home work, look her up on Google and check her out on YouTube or you can follow her on Twitter @ONLY1BRAT, that's her verified account, get familiar with the legend because when we talk about femcees in Hip Hop history, we cannot go on without mentioning Da Brat, She set the ball rolling for the new generation of female rappers and changed the game from the traditional method females were known for rapping to a super sensational vocal delivery, her dynamic flow pattern remains unbeaten till date, it was easy for upcoming female rappers to copy their predecessors but none of them could effectively bite Brat's style, it was way too complex to be imitated, her style was SO SO DEF! This is why i confidently call her the Godmother of modern day Hip Hop, her place in Hip Hop remains undisputed and unrivaled, with all the beef female rappers threw at each other back then, no one wanted it with Brat, cos she was like a lyrical machine gun, and when she bust all you hear is Bratatatatataa!!
