de brat born chante harris in chicago illinois was raised primarily on the west side of the city
she went back and forth between two different households since her parents never married
she's also the paternal half-sister of actress lisa ray mccoy her main introduction to music
happened in the apostolic pentecostal church she attended several times a week while growing
up she sang in the choir and played the piano and drums she began rapping at the age of 11 and also
learned to play several different instruments at school fun fact brat has a michael jackson tattoo
on her right calf she explained the choice to curious fans on twitter saying that she loved him
and he'd been an inspiration to her since she was a kid brat's big break came in 1992
when she won the grand prize in an amateur rap contest held in chicago and sponsored by the tv
music video program yom tv raps so what did she win the chance to meet the teenage rap duo chris
cross but things didn't end there they told her they were going to tell their producer about her
that producer was none other than jermaine dupree eventually brat and jermaine would meet
at a taping of the oprah winfrey show no less and he would invite her to come to atlanta soon after
he signed her to his so-so deaf label brat's debut album functified released in june 1994
went platinum making her at the age of 20 the first female solo rapper to achieve the feed
the album's lead single of the same name reached number one on the rap singles chart
and became a top 10 hit on the billboard hot 100.
two more singles for all y'all and give it to you also made it into the top 40. two years later she
released her second full-length album titled another tantrum both of the singles sitting on
top of the world and ghetto love featuring t-baws of tlc also reached the top 40. throughout the
rest of the 90s brat made feature appearances on so many other rappers in r b singer's albums
that her own solo work naturally took a backseat she was featured on tracks by crisscross
drew hill brandy destiny's child missy elliott and mariah carey just to name a few over the
years she would actually build a very close relationship with mariah beginning when they
met during the recording of the remix to her 1996 hit always be my baby in early 2000 brat's third
album titled unrestricted was released it produced the moderately successful singles which you like
featuring tyrese and that's what i'm looking for the album wasn't as well received as her earlier
work but the new project and the new millennium did inspire an image makeover for her she upped
her sex appeal by switching up her hairstyles as well as wearing more form-fitting and sexier
clothing then in 2001 brat pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct after she battered a
woman with a gun during a dispute over vip seating in a buckhead georgia nightclub the year before
the victim in that incident received six stitches for a head wound
brat ended up serving a year's probation performed 80 hours of community service
and paid a 1 000 fine she got back to work and two years later released her fourth
album titled limelight love and nightclubs unfortunately brat's propensity for violence
was put on full display again in 2007 and this time the results would change her life forever
on october 31st she was involved in an altercation that ended in an assault at a halloween party held
at jermaine dupri's studio 72 nightclub in the atlanta area she initially argued with one of
the club's waitresses ex-nfl cheerleader shayla stevens when the waitress walked away to talk
to her manager brat attacked her from behind striking her in the face with a rum bottle
the victim was rushed to an area hospital and police arrested and jailed brad
apparently according to police this attack wasn't the first time brat and the waitress were involved
in a physical altercation the incident left the victim's face permanently scarred in court brat
pleaded guilty to aggravated assault charges she was sentenced to three years in prison seven years
probation and 200 hours of community service in may 2010 bratt got the opportunity to experience
some short-term freedom when she was temporarily released from prison as part of a work release
program however it wasn't until february 2011 that her release was made official a civil trial
stemming from the 2007 altercation began three years later ultimately a jury awarded the assault
victim 6.4 million dollars to cover her injuries as well as past and or future loss of earnings
following her release from prison brat launched a web series about life after the experience
titled brat chronicles in transition on her youtube channel she also got right back into the
studio and released a mixtape called life after death in addition to music bratz flexed her acting
skills over the years in many productions including 1996's fantasy comedy film kazam
starring shaquille o'neal 2001's glitter with bff mariah carey and fox's empire today brat can be
heard each morning on the radio co-hosting the ricky smiley morning show in atlanta
a gig she began in 2015. on top of that every weekday afternoon she's in front of the cameras
as a co-host of fox's tabloid tv news program dish nation in 2017 brett joined the cast of the
reality tv series growing up hip-hop atlanta and she also holds executive producer credits on the
music front the aptly titled the return dropped in 2018. it's her first full-length album in 15 years
on march 25th 2020 hair product mogul jessica judy dupart posted a photo on her instagram of herself
and brat with brat's arms wrapped tightly around her waist the caption simply read yep
the comment section was soon flooded with congratulations for the couple
yes couple the photo confirmed what many have long suspected about brat and her sexuality
their love story began in 2019 when brat stopped by judy's atlanta shop brat suggested that they
hang out at a later date and gave judy her phone number judy didn't waste any time bluntly telling
brat she was romantically interested in her and things just naturally evolved from there
judy also posted on the same day a video clip of brad's emotional reaction to the birthday
gift judy gave her a similar video was posted to brad's ig showing shots of a white bentley with a
big red bow on top and brat filming the interior of the vehicle from the driver's seat as tears
stream down her face in an interview with variety that month brat discussed coming out as a lesbian
and why it took her 25 years to do so i've always felt like being private is the better way to go
because then you don't have so many people in your business i was fine staying quiet but my partner
is a social media mogul that's how she became who she is and when you get with somebody you
have to meet in the middle so to me the middle was just letting everybody know hey she's the one she
insists that the announcement wasn't planned and that she didn't even think to give her
long-time manager a heads up brat does clarify that it was her choice to stay in the closet
and not the result of pressure from label execs or managers i was always told if you want to be
effable to men and women to sell records you don't want anybody to discriminate it was absolutely
my decision i mean you saw what happened to people like ellen remember when she lost her tv show and
all these horrible things were happening people were totally against it she also spoke about her
family and how she would never want anyone in their church to judge them based on anything she
does with her life as far as their reaction to her news she says that no one has said anything
bad or degrading but what about the fans brat says she was surprised that the overall response
was so positive and for the record she says she considered herself bisexual for a long time since
she had boyfriends in high school and then moved to dating both men and women she in fact never had
trouble attracting the attention of either sex as her experience with music manager and cast
member on love and hip-hop atlanta kirk frost proved right around the time she was working on
her debut album brat met kirk in a nightclub one night he wrote his name a number on 20 100 bills
gave them to her and begged her to give him a call and she did the very next day
later on brat also had a relationship with a very famous nba player by the name of alan
iverson she told close friend candy burris on her official youtube channel i used to wake up
and pick his clothes out and cook breakfast and his dick off when he woke up in the morning the
things he liked i just made sure he was happy and he spoiled me and made sure i was happy
brat also said that they both met each other's families and things were good between them for
a long while ultimately the relationship didn't work out due to alan just having too much going on
namely too many women and too many baby mama issues when it comes to the topic of whether
or not he knew about her sexuality brat says that she thinks he knew but they never talked about it
brat and judy decided to put their love on display when their reality tv show
brat loves judy premiered on wii tv in august 2020 then on february 22nd 2022 brat and judy
married in a romantic ceremony held at the horse mansion in fairburn georgia groomsman
jermaine dupree escorted brat down the aisle while judy had her brother do the honors as 100 guests
looked on lisa rae also served as a bridesmaid at the reception keith swett and leandria johnson
performed while guests dined on southern fried lobster tail with port wine braised short ribs
over truffle mac and cheese grilled asparagus and broccolini topping it all off with a butter almond
cake for dessert at the end of the evening brat and judy danced out of the reception
and into a blue bentley guests cheered as they drove off with judy behind the wheel
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