Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Da Brat
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American rapper Da Brat.
Last updated on November 4, 2024.
I grew up in the streets, but that doesn't mean I'm a bum.
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.
Teddy Riley was telling everyone I was his female rapper, but he never came through. And Michael Bivens promised me all kinds of stuff but then he told me to wait.
I love performing, rapping; I love people recognizing my talent.
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.
It takes hard work to be legendary.
I always get what I want.
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'm versatile. You won't see none of the others put on a XXL T-shirt with a do-rag and baseball cap and then the next day wear some Manohlo Blahniks with a tight top. I can do all of that and carry it.
Prisons are big businesses, which I hadn't realized. A lot of these name brand labels that we wear - they're using prison labor and exploiting prisoners, who live in harsh conditions. People need to know about this kind of sweatshop labor, so they can decide what to spend their money on.
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 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.
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.
Some of my exes wouldn't be able to take how social media drags people - the hate and the trolls.
I'll never get stuck in the corner doing just one thing.
To me, Pride is loving myself and not making excuses for anything: Live in your truth.
When I went platinum, you know, I had no idea that it was going to go platinum and I would have been happy if it went double glass.
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.
The fact that 'Ladies Night' became such a huge success, it's nothing but amazing.
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.
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.
I'm forever in the 'limelight' being Da Brat, being an entertainer, being a star.
I'm spoiled and I gotta have my way - I'm Da Brat!
You never want to hurt the people that raised you; you don't want to disappoint them.
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.
It's OK to make mistakes. Just try not to make the same mistakes over.
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.
I love Jermaine Dupri. He's very smart at what he does. There's always a method to his madness.
Anything Jermaine Dupri does is done strategically. He knows what he's doing. He's a genius.
Don Cornelius was the reason that America and the world got to see what soul was.
My grandmother has passed away, but she was sanctified. I would not want anyone in the church to judge her because of what I do.
Without hip-hop, Da Brat wouldn't exist.
I just describe music as my point of view with a little edge to it.
I mean, being sweet is one thing, but having a little loot is another. I like the combination.
I know who I am. I just sit back and gather my paper.
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.
I love big clothes.
I used to be insecure and cover my mouth because I felt like my teeth were too big or I was embarrassed that I might say something stupid.
I didn't have any shrimp the whole time I was in prison.
I used to worry that I had a booger in my nose or that my skin was dry or any little thing, because I wanted people to like me. But now I don't give a damn.
I'm a very caring and loving person and I would defend anybody's honor who's been violated.
I put my all into whatever project I do.
T-Boz and I are super close, closer than Left Eye and I were, but I always looked up to her.
I had boyfriends in high school, and then I dated guys and girls, so I guess for a long time I was bisexual.
If I can inspire someone or help somebody to deal with their issues and their sexuality, then I'm here for it.
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.
Every day I try to get at least an hour or two on the treadmill. And seeing the end results is the best thing.
Well, I think if somebody says something that I don't agree with, I don't think that I should bite my tongue. I don't think anyone should bite their tongue. And if I have said over and over I don't like something and it's constantly being done or I'm being disrespected, then you've got hell to pay.
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 was never attracted to women until around maybe 18.
Some officers do so much to try and get at you.
Me and Mariah are both Aries and we're both eternally twelve, so we hit it off from the get go.
I always like to come with stuff people don't expect me to. I like the element of surprise.
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.'
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.
I can be a tomboy or an absolute lady - I gave myself the title 'The Best of Both Girls.'
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 grown as hell.
I'm in the studio every other night. I live there. I sleep there.
I can't really wonder what people think, as long as I do my thing.
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