Da Brat Quotes

Me and Mariah are both Aries and we’re both eternally twelve, so we hit it off from the get go.

Working out is like a stress reliever.

East Coast, West Coast, all that needs to cease. Everyone wants hip-hop to be this big empire, but we’re not going to get to the level we want to get to because of the stupidity.

I’m proud of my happiness no matter what gender they are.

Rapping gave me confidence. I got asked to do talent shows and I came up out of my shyness that way. My name was Xperteez back then.

I ain’t never had $8 million.

Oh, yeah. I think it’s very serious that if you don’t take care of yourself, and you know, try to live and eat healthy, it will catch you down the line and sit you down or put you in a hospital. So I think it’s good to learn good habits, and you know, learn the good things to eat to make you actually feel better.

There’s always an after-party after a concert. You have to go.

I’m grown as hell.

I had boyfriends in high school, and then I dated guys and girls, so I guess for a long time I was bisexual.

I had my pants backward, cut a hole in my baseball cap, stuck my ponytail through it . I wanted to be the third member of Kris Kross.

Usually I try not to pay attention to the charts, because I don’t want to be like, ‘Damn, I came in at Number 237.’

Love don’t always hurt.

I’m spoiled and I gotta have my way – I’m Da Brat!

Anything Jermaine Dupri does is done strategically. He knows what he’s doing. He’s a genius.

My sister can get critical sometimes and she don’t care what she say or how she makes you feel sometimes. That’s just who she is and that’s her being a protective big sister.

The letters, the food – I had no idea I wouldn’t see a shrimp for three years. You don’t look at those little things you take for granted so easy, until you get sat down, get locked up, or get into a position were you see other people who are less fortunate than you – that don’t have anybody.

Dave Meyers is like a great producer, director.

I would not let anybody change me or put me in anything tight or anything ’til I felt it was safe or I felt like it.

I mean, being sweet is one thing, but having a little loot is another. I like the combination.

It’s great bein’ on tour with Mariah, just because it’s like, sold-out audiences, and it’s packed from the ceiling to the floor. And when the crowd screams my name, it’s just like, exuberating, or something. It’s like, my whole body fills up and my adrenaline pumps very, very hard.

Everyone has been supportive, loving, happy that I’m living in my truth, and just having a lot of positive things to say, which is different than what I expected.

I’ve been talked about for way over 20 years or more so my coat of armor is pretty thick, so I learn what to say and what not to say.

She’s part of my era. I respect Remy. We friends.

When I did ‘Funkdafied’ with JD, he was like, ‘Okay, look Brat. I’ma tell you now – female rappers pretty much only go gold. So if it doesn’t do whatever, don’t be disappointed.’ And I was like, ‘Okay… I just want to do music.’

Since the first day I filled in on ‘Dish Nation,’ it felt comfortable and there was a natural chemistry. The amazingly talented personalities that I’m surrounded by every day make me thrive to be better.

I like Dej Loaf for her melodies, and I love her style.She reminds me of myself.

I grew up in a sanctified church. I had to wear skirts below the knee. I couldn’t wear pants, open-toe or heeled shoes. We couldn’t cut our hair.

People called me all kinds of names. I had to put on a coat of armor and not care. You also learn in this industry that not everyone is going to love you. They will hate on you.

Set it Off’ is my favorite movie of all time.

We love to give back, inspire people, help people, bless people in any way possible.

I need somebody real, real sweet. Of course, the paper gotta be there. I can’t be with nobody broke.

As long as you’re happy with yourself, you won‘t worry about what others have to say. You should matter first.

I’m every woman. I cook, I clean, wash the clothes, fold them up. Do the massages. I got the part a woman does.

It’s OK to make mistakes. Just try not to make the same mistakes over.

To me, Pride is loving myself and not making excuses for anything: Live in your truth.

I grew up in the streets, but that doesn’t mean I’m a bum.

I was never attracted to women until around maybe 18.

I’ve been a brat all of my life, and I’ve always wanted to do things my way, because that’s what works best with me. I’m true to myself.

I can be a tomboy or an absolute lady – I gave myself the title ‘The Best of Both Girls.’

I love Jermaine Dupri. He’s very smart at what he does. There’s always a method to his madness.

When TLC came out with ‘Ain’t 2 Proud To Beg,’ I wasn’t signed yet and I wanted to be like TLC so bad.

If I’m talking about getting in a deep relationship, I need to be spoiled.

If you’re mimicking my style – or sound like me in any way – you’re just letting people know you love Brat.

If I can inspire someone or help somebody to deal with their issues and their sexuality, then I’m here for it.

You never want to hurt the people that raised you; you don’t want to disappoint them.

I do the ‘Rickey Smiley Morning Show’ every morning now, which is also another blessing, because then I also do the ‘Rickey Smiley for Real’ show on TV One, so I’m having all little types of platforms to showcase my music, and I’m very happy about that because music is my passion.

I stayed with my pants to the back and my big clothes for as long as I wanted to, and when I felt like, ‘Oh all these girls giving body, let me show I got something to work with too.’ So that’s what that was all about. It had nothing to do with letting people know I was straight or gay.

I love big clothes.

It’s so different when you get a second chance to come back out and do your thing – you’re more humble, you appreciate it more, you know what not to do this second time around.

I didn’t give a damn if I went double copper, I just wanted to be a part of So So Def.

I always get what I want.

I definitely don’t want to be one of the bad guys. And I don’t want to be one of the people who bring rap a bad name. That’s not me.

There was a young Black officer that I heard rumors that he had said stuff like, ‘Oh I’ll lock her down, I don’t give a damn who she is.’ I was so mad when he finally locked me down because it was for no reason.

I want to show people who I am, introduce them to my family, where I’ve come from, how I’m helping people with my charity work. I know it sounds boring, but with that comes with a lot and a lot of bumps in the road.

Some of my exes wouldn’t be able to take how social media drags people – the hate and the trolls.

Without hip-hop, Da Brat wouldn’t exist.

Every day I try to get at least an hour or two on the treadmill. And seeing the end results is the best thing.

I am so grateful that Rickey Smiley gave me the opportunity to do his morning show and ecstatic to be a part of the ‘Dish Nation’ family.

I love performing, rapping; I love people recognizing my talent.

The fact that ‘Ladies Night’ became such a huge success, it’s nothing but amazing.

Don Cornelius was the reason that America and the world got to see what soul was.

I’ll never get stuck in the corner doing just one thing.

I put my all into whatever project I do.

I’m in the studio every other night. I live there. I sleep there.

Be who you are.