This time it’s Atlanta-based Shawntae Harris aka Da Brat who appeared in an Atlanta court earlier today (February 27, 2014).
[FLASHBACK: DaBrat Faces Civil Lawsuit for 2007 Bottle Attack!]
Brat may be having the worse week ever after finding out that the jury ruled against her in a lawsuit stemming from a 2007 nightclub attack.
Now the rapper ‘has to give it to’ the victim of the bottle attack in the tune of MILLION of dollars!
Details below… Continue Reading…
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The funeral was held for Chris ‘Mac Daddy’ Kelly of Kris Kross fame in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday (May 9, 2013).
Kelly’s family, friends and fans all payed their respects to the fallen hip-hop legend and many of Atlanta’s music industry insiders attended the funeral services, which was held at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church.
Jermaine Dupri, Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, Michael Mauldin, Da Brat and more all paid homage to their friend and several wore their pants backwards in recognition of the trend Kris Kross made famous.
[READ: R.I.P. Chris Kelly... In Remembrance (PHOTOS + VIDEO]
As reported earlier, Kelly died on May 1 at the age of 34 after being found unresponsive by his mother in his Southwest Atlanta home.
[READ: Chris Kelly: The 911 Call... (AUDIO)]
More photos from Kelly’s funeral services below… Continue Reading…
Jermaine Dupri‘s SoSo Def label celebrated 20 years of musical influence last weekend which kicked off with a private dinner to honor many of his artists and continued with a Private “VIP Castle Party” held on Friday, February 22, 2013.
The event was well attended with many of Atlanta’s who’s who, who all came out on a rainy Friday night to celebrate alongside Jermaine and his crew in anticipation of the 20th Anniversary Concert, which was to be held the following day.
Along with Jermaine, Anthony Hamilton & Bryan-Michael Cox (pictured above), other SoSo Def artists, influencers and supporters were also in attendance.
T-Pain, Bow-Wow, DaBrat, Dondria, Michael Mauldin, Dem Franchize Boyz, DJ Nabs, Shanti Das, DJ Toomp, DJ Mars, Carl Thomas, Raheem DeVaughn, Jennifer Drake (ASCAP), Designer Mychael Knight, Sharlinda Parker (Big Rich Atlanta), Shawty Lo and many many more all came through to show SoSo Def support.
Photos from Friday’s VIP Castle Party + video of DaBrat’s impromptu performance below… Continue Reading…
Self-professed ‘mayor of Atlanta’ Jermaine Dupri gathered up all of his SoSo Def artists and headed to Atlanta’s city hall earlier today (January 15, 2013).
Dupri, the founder & CEO of SoSo Def, was joined by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed as he held a press conference to reveal what is being billed as a huge historic event in Atlanta’s musical history.
The So So Def label was once home to platinum-selling acts such as Jermaine Dupri, Xscape, Bow Wow, Jagged Edge and Da Brat, and Dupri announced during the conference that they will celebrate 20 years of hit-making music by hosting at an All-Star Anniversary Concert on February 23rd!
I wanna thank,Jagged Edge,Da brat,Kris Kross,xscape,Bone Crusher,Dondria,for coming to the press conference
— Jermaine Dupri (@Mr_Dupri) January 15, 2013
VIDEO: Jermaine Dupri Announces SoSo Def 20 Year Anniversary Concert…
More details + photos of a few of your favorite SoSo Def artists showing A-town love below… Continue Reading…
Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris is slowly but surely getting acclimated to life on the outside since her return from a 3 year “vacation stemming from that infamous bottle beatdown in an Atlanta club.
Da Brat is even back in the studio and riding high off of the success of her hot verse on the SoSo Def remix of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now”.
Michael Jackson must really mean a lot to Brat, who was incarcerated during the time of his death.
Recently, she felt the need to honor the pop icon in a very special way… by getting a tattoo of his famous image on her leg! *sigh*
Check out Brat’s new Tatt below: Continue Reading…
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