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Bow Wow
Background information
Birth name Shad Gregory Moss
Also known as Bow Wizzle, Bow Weezy, Mr. 106 & Park, Kid Gangsta,The Prince
of ATL
Born March 9, 1987 (1987-03-09) (age 20)
Origin Columbus, Ohio
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Hip hop,
Occupation(s) Rapper
Actor
Record producer
Years active 1993-present
Label(s) Columbia Records
Sony
So So Def
LBW Entertainment
Death Row Records
Associated
acts Chris Brown, Omarion, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Jagged Edge,
Miss Nana
Website www.bowwow87.com
Shad Gregory Moss, better known as Bow Wow or formerly Lil' Bow Wow (born
March 9, 1987, Columbus, Ohio) is an American rapper, actor, and music
producer.
Biography
Lil' Bow Wow was born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio to Teresa and Junie Moss. Junie
left the family and his mother worked three jobs to care of him. Teresa
later married Rodney Caldwell, and Bow Wow has two step-siblings, Erica and
Jasarah.
At age five, he started his career in rap using the moniker "Kid Gangsta".
One year later, in 1993, he performed at a Chronic tour in Columbus, and was
noted by rapper Snoop Dogg and rapper Dr. Dre, who subsequently gave him a
stage name, "Lil' Bow Wow"[1]. Dr. Dre later hired him as an opening act. "Lil'
Bow Wow" then appeared on a skit on Snoop's debut Doggystyle.
In 1998 at the age of eleven, Bow Wow was introduced to record producer
Jermaine Dupri,[1] who helped shape his career.
Now in 2007 Bow Wow is now dating Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls.
Film career
Bow Wow has had guest appearances on Brandy's TV sitcom, Moesha as well as
The Steve Harvey Show. He made his major acting debut in the film Like Mike
which was released on July 3, 2002, where he starred as a young orphan who
gets a shot at the NBA. Before Like Mike he made a cameo in All About The
Benjamins as Kelly and in "Carmen: A Hip Hopera". He co-starred with Cedric
the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, and Solange Knowles in Johnson Family
Vacation. Since the success of Like Mike, Bow Wow has starred in several
Hollywood films, including Roll Bounce and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo
Drift, released on June 16, 2006. Bow Wow was a guest star on the television
show Smallville in November 2006 in the episode entitled "Fallout," with
long time friend Lil Nj.
Philanthropy
Bow Wow along with other recording artists such as P!nk , Avril Lavigne,
Eve, Kelly Rowland, ex-Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro join
actresses Brittany Murphy, Charlize Theron, Rosario Dawson and Eva Mendes in
ads for "empowerment tag" for the ALDO Fights AIDS campaign. The tags, worn
as necklaces or bracelets, go on sale at ALDO stores March 1st and benefit
the YouthAIDS initiative.
Endorsements and projects
* Bow Wow has appeared in commercials for (BET) Wrap it up, Twix, Chewits
Campbells, and Verbs.
* He currently owns his own record label called LBW Entertainment, which is
said in records produced after his Wanted album as, "LB DUB GANG". Such
records include "Price of Fame", and "Get It In" on his recent 2006 album.
Rappers Miss Nana from Newark, NJ and Khleo Thomas are currently signed to
this label.
Discography
Main article: Bow Wow discography
* 2000: Beware of Dog
* 2001: Doggy Bag
* 2003: Unleashed
* 2005: Wanted
* 2006: The Price of Fame
* 2007: Face Off With Omarion
Solo Singles
* 2000: "Bounce With Me" (featuring Xscape)
* 2000: "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
* 2001: "Puppy Love" (featuring Jagged Edge)
* 2001: "Ghetto Girls"
* 2001: "Thank You" (featuring Jagged Edge & Fundisha)
* 2002: "Take Ya Home"
* 2002: "Basketball" (featuring Fabolous, Fundisha & Jermaine Dupri)
* 2003: "Let's Get Down" (featuring Birdman)
* 2003: "My Baby" (featuring Jagged Edge)
* 2005: "Let Me Hold You" (featuring Omarion)
* 2005: "Like You" (featuring Ciara)
* 2005: "Fresh Azimiz" (featuring J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri)
* 2006: "Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown)
* 2007: "Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain)
* 2007: "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly)
Featured Singles
* 2001: "Where the Party At (Remix)" (Jagged Edge featuring Nelly, Jermaine
Dupri, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow, R.O.C & Tigah)
* 2004: "Baby It's You (Remix)" (Jojo featuring Bow Wow)
* 2005: "Oh, I Think They Like Me (So So Def Remix)" (Dem Franchize Boyz
featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow Wow)
* 2006: "Side 2 Side (Remix)" (Three 6 Mafia featuring Project Pat & Bow
Wow)
* 2007: "Lil L.O.V.E." (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Mariah Carey & Bow
Wow)
Filmography
* 2002: Like Mike (as Calvin Cambridge)
* 2004: Johnson Family Vacation (as D.J. Johnson)
* 2005: Roll Bounce (as Xavier "X")
* 2006: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (as Twinkie)
Guest appearances
* 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera
* 2002: All about the Benjamins
References
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