Da Brat and her wife, Jesseca ‘Judy’ Harris-Dupart, welcome ‘perfect’ first child

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The “Funkdafied� rapper and her wife, Jesseca “Judy� Harris-Dupart, welcomed their son Thursday night.

Harris-Dupart posted about the child’s birth Friday afternoon on Instagram.

“True Legend Harris-Dupart was born 7/6/23 at 8:30pm ... and as PERFECT as ever,� she captioned a video that documented Da Brat’s delivery process. “We are overwhelmed with love, very appreciative for such a blessing of our bundle of joy. This journey has been more amazing than we could’ve ever imagined.�

In an interview with People, the “In Love Wit Chu� artist expressed her excitement about giving birth.

“I can’t believe he came out of me!� said Da Brat, whose real name is Shawntae Harris-Dupart. “Feels like a dream. He’s perfect in every way.�

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Da Brat is pregnant at 48, expecting her first baby with wife Jesseca ‘Judy’ Harris-Dupart

At 48, rapper and reality star Da Brat is pregnant, expecting her first child with wife Judy Harris-Dupart, who donated her eggs for their IVF.

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The couple also discussed the anxiety that came with preparing for childbirth with a mother in her late 40s.

“I was like, ‘Nothing’s gonna come out of me!’� the 49-year-old rapper said.�[My wife was] so nurturing.�

The women, who got married in February 2022, documented the early days of their path to fertility in Season 2 of WeTV’s “Brat Loves Judy� after posting on Instagram that they were “EXTENDING the family.�

Jesseca Harris-Dupart, already a mother of three, talked about the decision the couple made to have Da Brat carry the child to term, saying, “We had a little tug-o-war in the beginning … but I felt like she should have the experience.�

The “What’chu Like� artist’s delivery comes after experiencing a previous miscarriage, she shared in the recent interview.

“I had never been so excited about something that I didn’t even know I wanted,� Da Brat said. “I fell in love with the idea and then it was all snatched away from me. Luckily, we still had quite a few of her eggs left.�

In February, the couple announced Da Brat’s pregnancy.

“It’s been quite a journey,� the rapper told People that month. “It started as a joke [on Instagram]. ... But then we got a huge response. It was like, ‘Oh my God, do we want to actually have kids, and if we do, girl, we better hurry up!’�

Da Brat came out publicly as a lesbian in a March 2020 Instagram post about the overwhelming early birthday gift she received from Harris-Dupart: a white Bentley with red interior and custom-ordered red bow.

“I’ve always been a kind of private person until I met my heart’s match who handles some things differently than I do,� she wrote. “Thank you baby [Harris-Dupart] for far more than this incredible birthday gift. I have never experienced this feeling. It’s so overwhelming that often I find myself in a daze hoping to never get pinched to see if it’s real so I can live in this dream forever.�