Rapper Da Brat released her first new LP in four years, Unrestricted, earlier this week. The album includes the tracks "F**k You," "High Come Down," "All My Bitches" and "Runnin' Out of Time" (RealAudio excerpt), which features Kelly Price.

Born Shawntae Harris on April 14, 1974, Da Brat was discovered by producer Jermaine Dupri, after winning an amateur rap contest at a Kris Kross concert in Chicago. Funkdafied (1994), Da Brat's foul-language-filled, gold-selling debut LP, featured such tracks as "Mind Blowin'" and "Ain't No Thang."

Anuthatantrum (1996) included "My Beliefs," "Let's All Get High" and "Ghetto Love."

Other birthdays Friday: Larry Ferguson (Hot Chocolate), 52; Kenny Aaronson (Stories), 48; Jerry Knight (Raydio), 48; and Bill Harris (Clovers), 1925–1988.