Da Brat: “I Was A Boss Bitch [in Prison]“
Freed from jail earlier this week, Da Brat gives her first interview to XXLMag.com about her time locked-up, her thoughts on Nicki Minaj and how she would’ve killed Ludacris’ “My Chick Bad”…
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Da Brat was one of the first of a new breed of hard-edged female MCs to hit the hip-hop scene during the ’90s era. After being discovered by super producer Jermaine Dupri, the Chicago-bred rapper signed to his So So Def label. Sexuality wasn’t as important to rapid-fire spitta as it was to fellow female artists Lil’ Kim or Foxy Brown. Instead, Da Brat made her name as a tough rhymer whose hardcore attitude and lyrical skills were never in doubt. With her in-your-face style and flow, the thuggish ruggish rapper took the hip-hop world by storm with her 1994 debut album, Funkdafied. In the testosterone filled world of rap, Da Brat became a true record-setter as the first female solo rapper to strike platinum album sales. Funkdafied entered the rap albums chart at Number #1, with the title track “Funkdafied” reaching #1 on the rap singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On October 31, 2007, the MC was involved in an altercation that ended in assault at a nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia. Da Brat entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault charges. Now, having been released from prison after completing a three-year sentence for aggravated assault, she speaks to XXLMag.com for her first interview since being freed. The rap vet addresses her time served and what it’s like being back home. —Nicole LoPresti
Welcome home.
Thank you. Yeah, it’s just been hectic.
What’s today been like?
Everyone has been hitting me up. My phone. My email. Everything. My global 14. JD’s been hitting me.
So, what are the terms are of your release? You’ve been on work release for a year or so?
Yeah, for a year I’ve been on work release program. Now, I’m under house arrest. I actually had more freedom in the work release program because I got to go on pass during the weekend. I have this nice leg monitor jewelry. I’ma put some Swarovski Crystals on this. I got the leg monitor on. I got the leg ankle bracelet on.
What do you mean you had more freedom with work release?
Well, you know in the transitional center you work. You get a little job or whatever and you go back and forth to your job. Then when you’ve been working for 30 days you can go home on pass. You can go home once a week so every weekend I would go home to the crib on pass but now on house arrest you gotta stay in the house. You can’t go nowhere but to work. So I’m already at home and that’s cool because I ain’t gotta sleep in the beds no more. But I would like to move around a little bit more than this but it’s all good. I ain’t trippin. It will all be over soon.
How long are you under house arrest?
Probably like three to six months. But maybe less if I do everything I’m supposed to do and do it right.
You’re in Atlanta, right?
Yeah I’m in the A.
What did you do during that time?
Aw man. When I first got locked up I was in Dekalb County. I was bored as hell because you had to be in this pod—which is like a big classroom and when it’s time to go in, you go in your little room around 9pm. So that was like sucky cause you couldn’t really go outside and get any air but I was only in there for like a month or two months before they shipped me out and sent me to prison which I was happy. I could get some outside air.
These the questions you ask her? Elementary you muthufuckas are…..hit a muthufucka up to help you run this shit please…
Right, I could have asked better questions sleeping. ” You in Atlanta right?” C’mon son! Step yo interview game up!!! XXL MAG got family member teenagers asking these juvenile questions. Ask some real stuff, like “Did you feel your career was on the decline before you went to prison and why do you think you will be relavent now”? “Do you think there is a market niche for your brand of “Gangsta female rap” now”? I mean, come on bruh! STEP YO GAME UP! Just as ignorant as the subject you are interviewing.
Agreed!!! Coulda asked way better questions, Brat aint afraid to say shit!! This was an old Sister 2 Sister ass interview. . .this is XXL ask some good shit!! I ‘m glad to see her getting some shine though, Brat doesn’t get her props like she should. . .She’s been sik on the mic since day 1, plus makes hits
I see she’s still ignorant.
you sounf like you got a tremendous amount of bitchassness in yoi
XXLmag….what i tell u ….influence man influence….keep blocking me on fb …poo butt ass employees over there
lol @ boss bitch. I agree with the comments above, these questions are VERY elementary and provide no “nothing” for me. LoL I served time while Shauntae was incarcerated, we dont wanna know what she did in prison and how she was a “boss”. Let’s see how she plans to come back into the REAL WORLD and be a “boss”. What projects are you starting? Is making music still your prime goal or are there other avenues you’d like to travel? How have you changed mentally and prepared yourself for the REAL WORLD? C’mon XXL, that interview was just rushed and sorry.. Very “Source-ish”
Lol ;)
I don’t know if anybody trying to hear dat dike rap anymore.I’m not defending Minaj but she can at least front like she’s into dudes when rapping.
I’m sure those broads in prison were doing more than braiding her hair & cooking to service her butch ass.
“The levels of security are like maximum, minimum, and I forgot the middle one. But, mine was medium the one. It was medium”
glad to see she is still dumb. good thing she became a rapper. maybe she’ll get a cool face tattoo!
Welcome home but boss bitch in prison? How can you be a boss while in prison? shit I’d worry more about my freedom than being a boss on lock down. Damn girl get off the ignorance.
I Never liked this Fake ass wanna be “kurupt” she and J.d were the biggest bitters of the dogg pound sound and Dre sound Ever! I dont like tough Dikes that act like they got a real pair of Male Balls!! her time is over!! boss bitch My ass!
wow there are some really cruel commenters on this site, n e way its good to see Da brat back home and I wish her much success!
i agree wow! i agree the questions sucked but damn people, why so mean?