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Da Brat

Born April 14, 1974 · Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 52)

Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification, and the second overall female rap act (solo or gr…

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Glitter

Glitter · 2001

MovieDramaMusic

A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.

Kazaam

MovieFantasyComedy

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.

Civil Brand · 2002

MovieCrimeDrama

Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution.

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love · 2025

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love

Charlie Jones, is a platinum-selling rapper whose provocative persona has fueled her career–and landed her in more than a little trouble. After a stint in prison, Charlie’s court-ordered community service places her in the path of Pastor Kyrus Owens.

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Carmen: A Hip Hopera · 2001

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

MovieDramaMusic

An engaged Philadelphia policeman falls in love with a beautiful woman while dealing with a corrupt superior.

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens · 2016

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

We knew the return of Hip-Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus would be huge, but with a surprise from Diddy and some major beef getting squashed, this year was bigger than ever.

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story · 2021

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

Gabrielle seems to have it all - a devoted husband, a beautiful daughter, and a successful career in public relations. However, she soon stands to lose everything when she meets Keisha, her devious half sister who wants everything Gabrielle has.

30 Days

30 Days · 2006

Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a white kid from the affluent suburbs, are sentenced to 30 days of labour in each other's communities after a brawl between their two teams. When they return to their home turf, both see their new attitudes put to the test.

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Glitter

Glitter · 2001

MovieDramaMusic

A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.

Louise

Kazaam

MovieFantasyComedy

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.

Da Brat

Civil Brand · 2002

MovieCrimeDrama

Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution.

Sabrina

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love · 2025

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love

Charlie Jones, is a platinum-selling rapper whose provocative persona has fueled her career–and landed her in more than a little trouble. After a stint in prison, Charlie’s court-ordered community service places her in the path of Pastor Kyrus Owens.

Money

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Carmen: A Hip Hopera · 2001

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

MovieDramaMusic

An engaged Philadelphia policeman falls in love with a beautiful woman while dealing with a corrupt superior.

Narrator

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens · 2016

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

We knew the return of Hip-Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus would be huge, but with a surprise from Diddy and some major beef getting squashed, this year was bigger than ever.

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story · 2021

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

Gabrielle seems to have it all - a devoted husband, a beautiful daughter, and a successful career in public relations. However, she soon stands to lose everything when she meets Keisha, her devious half sister who wants everything Gabrielle has.

30 Days

30 Days · 2006

Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a white kid from the affluent suburbs, are sentenced to 30 days of labour in each other's communities after a brawl between their two teams. When they return to their home turf, both see their new attitudes put to the test.

Kamesha

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch · 1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

SeriesComedyFamily

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.

Baby K2K

The Chi

The Chi · 2018

A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

LaPorsha

Empire

SeriesDramaSoap

A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

Jezzy

Pictionary

Pictionary · 2022

Based on the Mattel's party game, two teams of three players will compete against each other, trying to guess the correct word or phrase represented by the drawings of their fellow teammates.

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out · 2005

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.

Star

Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta with the hope of becoming music superstars.

Da Brat

The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood · 1995

The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.

Good Times

Good Times · 2024

SeriesComedyAnimation

In this edgy, irreverent reimagining of the TV classic, a new generation of the Evans family keeps their heads above water in a Chicago housing project.

Fran (voice)