In what year was the rapper who wrote "Sock It 2 Me" born?
Da Brat Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress from Joliet, Illinois. Beginning her career in 1992, Harris debut album "Funkdafied" (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt-N-Pepa. She has received two Grammy Award nominations.
Blu (rapper) John Barnes III was born on April 15, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. He was introduced to Hip Hop through his father, who gave him LL Cool J, Fat Boys, Kool Moe Dee, Ice-T, Too Short, 2 Pac, and Geto Boys tapes as a young kid. His parents split when he was 6, and his stepfather was a pastor who restricted him from listening to hip hop and secular music. He sang in the church choir and the choir in school. His cousin wrote his first rap when he was 13, which they incorporated in their dance routines that they did all over the neighborhoods. In High School, Blu moved to San Pedro where he began freestyle rapping in ciphers, making karaoke mixtapes, and battling rival crews. He broke his ankle in 12th grade and dropped out shortly after he realized he would not be able to play basketball the rest of the season and many of his friends were killed in gang wars. Blu kept rapping while maintaining odd jobs like selling shoes, warehouse work, and doing lights for movie sets.