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Da Brat - Funkdafied⁠ ⁠ @sosobrat #dabrat #sosodef #jermainedupri @jermaindupri⁠ ⁠ I often say that 1994 was one of my favorite years in music and I know many of you will be happy to show up and make some snide comment about my age (both old and young! imagine!) but so many great albums dropped that year in all genres, and Funkdafied was a LANDMARK of an album. Da Brat brought Midwestern rap to the forefront with this album and she became the first female solo rapper go platinum. Whether you love the album or not, that's a big deal. I had the title track in my head for the better part of my 6th grade year of school and this album could be heard at EVERY school dance for years. We were obsessed with rap in the Midwest and unlike her West Coast and East Coast peers, Da Brat was from Chicago and was CRUSHIN IT. That was big for us too, because it finally felt like we had a scene of our own to be proud of. When you were tired of the endless drama from Death Row and Puff Daddy's cornball dance routine in every video, Da Brat was a breath of fresh air. Jermaine Dupri had his hands on lots of really important albums (TLC, Kriss Kross, etc.) at this point, but Funkdafied helped solidify his spot the scene for the long haul too. Don't believe me? Go check out his production credits after this album.⁠ ⁠ I was stoked to see this get a proper reissue and it sounds incredible and it looks just as good. ⁠ (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I2kd_JvoV/?igshid=uw42etafcc45