Da Brat has always been associated with tomboy thuggery and baggy sportswear in her tenured rap career, but diehard fans maintained she was a bit of a cutie underneath the exterior. Fresh out of jail, into the booth and now in front of the cameras, Vibe Magazine caught up with the rapstress and asked her to strike a pose (and the occasional smile). Read the rest of this entry »

It’s honorable that Da Brat, unlike Shyne and Mystikal, hopped right back into the studio after a lengthy bid in the slammer. But Life After Death, though? Yung Joc recently had bouts with Biggie slander, and now Shawntae is trying to steal a chunk of Christopher’s Google searches. But we’re here for the music as previously stated, Chicago’s own is still serious about calling her rap time a career.

Assisting with the Brat resurrection is Twista, Jadakiss, Brandon Hines and your host, DJ Greg Street. The name may be borrowed but make no mistake that Da B-R-A-T is the original platinum female MC.

Download – Da Brat – Life After Death Mixtape

01. “Intro – Life After Death”
02. “It’s Brat (Tupac Back Remix)”
03. “West Side”
04. “Get It Get It” (Feat. Jadakiss & Brandon Hines)
05. “Racks (Remix)”
06. “Sure Thing (Remix)”
07. “Second Chance”
08. “Fab 5 Freddy”
09. “Dumb Stupid Crazy” (Feat. Twista)
10. “Motivation (Remix)”
11. “Look at Me Now (Remix)”

Download – Da Brat – Life After Death Mixtape

Unlike several others in similar predicaments, Da Brat isn’t suffering from post-prison blues and immediately reunites with her “Funkdafied” stepbrother, Jermaine Dupri. Ms. Harris and Chris Breezy have a little more in common than being light-skinned linguists but we won’t even go there any further. Read the rest of this entry »

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Did anyone ever associate Da Brat with being a “female rapper?” Read the rest of this entry »

New video from J. Wells, featuring Kurupt, Da Brat & Mister. The track is the Read the rest of this entry »

Seems like more female rappers are doing jail time than their male counterparts, living the life that these dudes talk about. Freshly added to the list of rappers turned inmates is none other than Da Brat. Read the rest of this entry »