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Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper and actor. BowWow(rapper) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch AmericanrapperandactorfromOhio "BowWow(musician)"redirectshere.ItisnottobeconfusedwithBowWow(band). BowWowBowWowperformingin2009BackgroundinformationBirthnameShadGregoryMossAlsoknownasLil'BowWowKidGangstaBorn(1987-03-09)March9,1987(age 34)Columbus,Ohio,U.S.GenresHiphopOccupation(s) Rapper songwriter actor Yearsactive1993–presentLabels LBW BadBoy(current) CashMoney Republic SonyUrban Columbia SoSoDef DeathRow[1](former) Associatedacts DaBrat JermaineDupri Omarion LilWayne SouljaBoy SnoopDogg T-Pain Children1Websitewww.bwapparel.com ShadGregoryMoss(bornMarch9,1987),betterknownbyhisstagenameBowWow(formerlyLil'BowWow),isanAmericanrapperandactor.HiscareerbeganuponbeingdiscoveredbyrapperSnoopDogginthelate1990s,eventuallybeingbroughttorecordproducerJermaineDupriandsignedtoSoSoDefRecordings.AsLil'BowWow,hereleasedhisfirstalbumatage13,BewareofDog,in2000,whichwasfollowedbyDoggyBagayearlater. In2003,BowWowreleasedhisthirdalbumUnleashed,whichwasthefirstalbumreleasedafterdroppingthe"Lil'"fromhisstagename,andthefirstnottobereleasedbySoSoDef.Hisnextalbum,Wanted(2005)spawnedhistwohighestchartingsingles,"LetMeHoldYou"(featuringOmarion)and"LikeYou"(featuringCiara).InSeptember2015,BowWowsignedamanagementdealwithPuffDaddy'sBadBoyRecords.[2] BowWowmadehisfirstmovieappearanceinAllAbouttheBenjamins,in2002asacameo.Inthesameyear,BowWowmadehisdebutastheleadroleinLikeMike.Helaterbegantoundertakeleadrolesinmovies,suchasJohnsonFamilyVacationin2004andRollBouncein2005.HealsoplayedasupportingroleinthefilmTheFastandtheFurious:TokyoDriftin2006,acharacterhereprisedinF9(2021).BowWowalsoappearedinfiveepisodesofthetelevisionseriesEntourage,andstarredasBrodyNelsoninCSI:Cyberuntiltheshow'scancellationin2016. Contents 1Lifeandcareer 1.11987–2001:EarlylifeandBewareofDog 1.22002:DoggyBag,LikeMikeandnamechange 1.32003–06:Unleashed,WantedandThePriceofFame 1.42007–09:FaceOffandNewJackCityII 1.52010–present 2Otherventures 2.1Actingcareer 2.2BET's106&Park 2.3RnBFridayNights 3Legalissues 4Personallife 4.1Politics 4.2BowWowchallenge 5Controversy 6Discography 6.1Studioalbums 7Filmography 7.1Film 7.2Television 8Awardsandnominations 9Notes 10References 11Externallinks Lifeandcareer 1987–2001:EarlylifeandBewareofDog BowWowwasbornShadGregoryMossinColumbus,Ohio,thesonofTeresaRenaCaldwell(néeJones)andAlfonsoPrestonMoss.[3]Atagethree,hebecameinterestedinrap.Underthemoniker"KidGangsta",hebeganrappingrecreationallyatagesix;hewasalsoafanofN.W.Aatthatage.[4]In1993,heperformedataconcertinLosAngeles,andwasnoticedbyrapperSnoopDogg,whosubsequentlygavehimastagename,"Lil'BowWow".[5]HethenappearedontheDoggystylealbumonthetrack,"GzandHustlas",[6]andonTheArsenioHallShowinlate1993.HealsoappearedintheGinandJuicemusicvideo.Furthermore,hewassupposedtoappearontheMurderWastheCasesoundtrackwiththesong,"After3",featuringKurupt,Jewell,andCPOBossHoggbutitremainedinthevaultuntiltheearly2010s.[note1][6] In1998,attheageofeleven,BowWowmetrecordproducerJermaineDupri,whohelpedshapehiscareer.In1999,thesoundtracktothemovieWildWildWestfeaturedhissong"TheStickUp"withhismentorJermaineDupri.Attheageof13,in2000,hedebutedwithBewareofDogunderthestagenameLil'BowWow.Itsdebutsinglewas"BouncewithMe",whichfeaturedR&BgirlgroupXscape.Thealbumalsoincluded"BowWow(That'sMyName)"featuringSnoopDogg,whichtoppedtherapchart,[7]"PuppyLove",and"GhettoGirls".TheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericacertifiedBewareofDogdoubleplatinumonMarch5,2001,signifyingsalesoftwomillioncopies.[8]Ina2009interview,therapperclaimedthatthealbumhadsoldover3millioncopiessinceitsrelease.[9] 2002:DoggyBag,LikeMikeandnamechange BowWowin2002 In2002,hissecondalbumDoggyBagwasreleasedwithsingles"TakeYaHome"whichpeakedat#72ontheHot100and#21ontheHotR&B/Hip-HopSongschart,and"ThankYou"withJaggedEdge,#1ontheR&Bchart.[7]DoggyBagpeakedat#11ontheBillboard200and#2ontheTopR&B/HipHopAlbumschart[10]andwascertifiedplatinum.[8]Lil'BowWowperformedthetrack"Basketball"forthesoundtrackofhisfilmLikeMike;thatsongpeakedat#1ontheR&Band#25ontherapchart.[7] BowWowdroppedthe"Lil'"fromhisstagenameinApril2002;hetoldMTVNews:"IchangedmynamebecauseI'mgettingoldernowandit'stoomanyLil's.AlltheseLil'rappers,I'mjustkindofgettingrealirritatedbyit.Isaid,'Youknowwhat?DroptheLil'.Forgetit.I'mBowWow.Besides,I'mgrowingup,I'mnotlittleanymore.[Ijustdecidedthat]twoweeksago.Ireallygotirritable.It'salltheseLil'cats,forgetit.I'mBowWownow.Everythingisjust'BowWow,'no'Lil'BowWow.'"[11] 2003–06:Unleashed,WantedandThePriceofFame ThefirstalbumreleasedunderhisnewnamewasUnleashedin2003.Itsfirstsinglewas"Let'sGetDown"featuringBirdman,thefounderofCashMoneyRecords,whichreached#14ontheHot100and#6ontheHotRapTrackscharts.Thesecondsinglewasthenreleased,"MyBaby",featuringJaggedEdge.Unlikehispreviousalbums,thisonewasnotproducedunderthementorshipofJermaineDupri.[12]GuestappearancesincludeJaggedEdge,Birdman,Mario,andAmerie.[12]UnleashedwascertifiedgoldonSeptember25,2003.[8]BowWowappearedontheremixofJoJo'ssingle"BabyIt'sYou"in2004. Wantedwasreleasedin2005.Itsfirstsinglewas"LetMeHoldYou",featuringOmarion,andpeakedat#1ontherapchartand#4ontheHot100.Thenextsingle,"LikeYou",featuringCiara,coincidedwiththebeginningofBowWow'srelationshipwiththesinger.[13]"FreshAzimiz",featuredJ-KwonandJermaineDupri,followedandpeakedat#23ontheHot100and#6ontheHotRapTrackschart.[7]Thealbumwascertifiedplatinum.[8]HealsoappearedontheremixofDemFranchizeBoyz'"IThinkTheyLikeMe",whichpeakedat#15ontheHot100and#1ontheHotRapTracks.BowWowendedhisrelationshipwithCiarain2006.[14] In2006,ThePriceofFamewasreleasedwiththeleadsingle"ShortieLikeMine",featuringChrisBrown,peakingat#9ontheHot100and#1ontheHotRapTracks.[7]"OuttaMySystem",whichfeaturedT-Pain,reflectedonBowWow'sbreak-upwithCiara.[15]Itpeakedat#22ontheHot100and#2ontheRapchart.[7]ThePriceofFamewascertifiedgold.[8] 2007–09:FaceOffandNewJackCityII BowWowandOmarionreleasedacollaborativealbumonDecember11,2007,FaceOff.Thefirstsinglewas"Girlfriend",whichpeakedat#33ontheHot100.Thesecondsinglewas"HeyBaby(JumpOff)".[7]HereleasedamixtapetitleHalfMan,HalfDogVol.1thatyear.HalfMan,HalfDogVol.2wasreleasedasasequeltothemixtapeinFebruary2009.[16]NewJackCityII,hissixthalbum,wasreleasedinMarch2009washisfirstalbumtoincludeaParentalAdvisory:StevenRobertsofMTVNewsobservedthatthisalbumexplored"theinfluenceofcrackcocaineininner-citycommunities",andfeaturedsuchguestsasT.I.[17] Threepromosingleswerereleasedinlate2008:"MarcoPolo"featuringSouljaBoy,"BigGirls",and"RocTheMic".Thefirstofficialsingle,"YouCanGetItAll"featuringJohntáAustin,samplesTLC's"Baby-Baby-Baby"andpeakedat#55ontheHot100and#9ontheHotRapTracks.[7]OnJuly4,2009,hisnewsong"IKnowI'mTheShit"offhisDJDrama-hostedmixtape,makesareferencesworkingonhisnewalbumUnderratedandthatitisalreadyinproduction.OnAugust16,BowWowannouncedhissigningtoCashMoneyRecords,joininganall-starrosterthatalreadyincludesNickiMinaj,Drake,LilWayneandBirdman,amongothers.[18] 2010–present BowWowplannedtoreleasehisnewthen-titledalbumUnderratedonCashMoneyRecords,buttherecordunderwentanumberofdelaysand,inmid-November2011,BowWowannouncedonhisblogthattherecordwouldn'tbeoutbefore2012.[19]ThealbumwasintendedtofeatureBirdman,BoyzIIMen,ChrisBrown,DJKhaled,Fabolous,Game,LilWayne,LloydBanks,MeekMill,Nas,Nelly,SeanKingston,SnoopDogg,DMX,StylesPandTalibKweli.Thefirstpromosinglebeing"ForMyHood",featuringDJKhaled&SeanKingston.[20] OnNovember1,2010,BowWowreleasedhisfirstpromotionalsinglefromthealbumentitled"Ain'tThinkin''BoutYou"featuringChrisBrown.Themusicvideowasasuccesson106&Parkandmadethecountdowninjustoneday.Twoweekslater,itpeakedat#1ontheshow'schartsandremained#1forthreedays.OnJune2,2011,asongfromhisalbumcalled"I'mDaMan",whichfeaturesChrisBrown,wasleakedandwasn'tthefirstofficialsinglefromthealbum.OnOctober24,2011,BowWowreleasedthesingleentitled"Sweat"featuringLilWayne,andthoughitwasthoughttobethefirstofficialsinglefromthealbum,itwasalsodubbedbyBowWowasapromotionalsingle. OnMay18,2012,afterseveraldelays,BowWowreleasedthefirstsinglefromthealbumtitled"Better"featuringT-Pain.ThemusicvideoforthesongwasdirectedbyBowWow'spersonalcameramanRicoDaCrookandwasasuccesson106&Parkandmadeittothetopofthecountdown.[21][22][23]OnJune26,2012,BowWowreleasedthesecondsinglefromthealbumtitled"WeInDaClub"andwasproducedbyDJMustard.[24]Thesongwentnowhereonanybillboardcharts,butthevideowasalsoanothersuccesson106&Parkmakingittothetopofthecountdown.[25]ThethirdsinglescheduledfromthealbumwasintendedtofeatureMiguelthatwastitled"RightNow".Later,therewasanannouncementthatUniversalRepublicRecordswasgoingdefunct;alloftheartistsontherosterthatweremovedfromthelabel,includingBowWow,weremovedtoRepublicRecords,makingthelabelitselfrevived.[26] OnAugust10,2013,viahisofficialYouTubepage,BowWowstatedthereasonthatUnderratedhadbeendelayedwastheresultofraisinghisdaughterandwaitinguntilhewasmoremature;healsostatedheplannedonworkingonandreleasingthealbumafterheturned28.[27]OnJune24,2014,BowWowannouncedviaInstagramthatafterthe2014BETAwards,hewasgoingbyhisrealnameShadMoss,claimingthathemadealotofhistoryasBowWowandthatitwasnowtimefor"thenextchapterandchallenge".Hestatedthat"BowWow"nolongerfitwithhisnewpersonalityashewasnowafather,host,andactor,andhehadmaturedfromwhathehadbeenearlyoninhislife.[28] InMay2015,withhislong-delayedalbumwithCashMoneystillwithoutareleasedate,BowWowannouncedthathehadamicablypartedwayswithCashMoneyRecordssohecouldmoveonwithhismusiccareer.Hesaid,"Iwannadictatewhenmymusiccomeout.I'mtiredofgoingtothestudiotomakerecordsandthenIlistentothem.'Cuzthentheygetold.Thenwheny'allaskfornewmusicIdon'twannahearit'cuzI'vebeenlisteningtoitfortwoorthreemonths.Ijustcan'tbeheldupupbynobody.It'sassimpleasthat.Igotadaughter.IgotafamilyIgottaprovidefor."[29] OnSeptember27,2015,BowWowsignedtoPuffDaddy'srecordlabelBadBoyRecords.Hethennamedthemembersofhisnewmanagementteamandfinishedthepostbywriting,"Makingmoneywon'tbetheissue.Figuringoutwheretokeepitallisanotherstory!"[30] OnAugust7,2016,BowWowofficiallyannouncedthatheisretiringfromrappingandwillreleaseonemorealbum,titledNYLTH,whichwasinitiallytentativelyscheduledforreleasein2017.[31]AsofNovember2019ithasnotcomeout. Priortohisfinalalbumrelease,BowWowandSouljaBoyreleasedajointretailmixtapetitledIgnorantShitonOctober25,2016.[32][33] In2020,BowWowcompetedonthethirdseasonofTheMaskedSingeras"Frog".Hefinishedinthirdplace. Otherventures Actingcareer BowWowhasmadeguestappearancesonBrandy'sTVsitcom,Moesha,aswellasTheSteveHarveyShowandBrothersGarcia.[34]HemadehisactingdebutinthefilmLikeMikewhichwasreleasedonJuly3,2002,inwhichhestarredasayoungorphanwhogetsashotatplayingintheNBA.BeforeLikeMikehemadecameosinAllAboutTheBenjaminsand"Carmen:AHipHopera".BowWowalsoco-starredwithCedrictheEntertainer,VanessaL.Williams,andSolangeKnowlesinJohnsonFamilyVacation.SincethesuccessofLikeMike,BowWowhasstarredinseveralHollywoodfilms,includingRollBounce,TheFastandtheFurious:TokyoDriftandHurricaneSeason.[35] HehasalsomadeguestappearancesonSmallvilleandUglyBetty.HewaspartofthecastofthefifthseasonofHBO'sEntourage,playingCharlieanup-and-comingcomedian,andEricMurphy'snewestclient.Hestarredina2010comedyfilm,LotteryTicket,withIceCube.[36]HeisworkingonadocumentaryonhislifetitledWhoIsShadMoss?;BowWowstatedthatthedocumentarygoesallthewaybacktowhenhewasonDeathRowRecords,anditwasreleasedin2011.[needsupdate][37] BowWowstarredinthefilmversionofMadea'sBigHappyFamily,releasedinApril2011.InAugust2014,BowWowannouncedthathewouldstarinaCSIspinofftitledCSI:Cyber.[38]In2021,hereprisedhisroleasTwinkieinF9.[39] BET's106&Park OnOctober1,2013,itwasconfirmedthatBowWowwaschosenasthecurrenthostforBET's106&ParkafterformerhostsTerrenceJandRocsiretiredfromtheshow,itcanbeseeninover85millionhomesintheU.S.,Canada,Japan,UnitedKingdom,Africa,theCaribbean,andGermany.[40] RnBFridayNights In2016,BowWowbeganhostinganighttimeeditionoftheAustralianHitNetwork'sradioshowRnBFridays,titledRnBFridayNights.[41] Legalissues OnMarch28,2012,itwasannouncedthatBowWowwasorderedbyacourttopay$3,000amonthinchildsupport.[42][43][44] OnOctober2,2012,BowWowclaimedhewasbrokeandonlymaking$4,000amonthandonlyhad$1,500inhischeckingaccount.However,thenextdayhesignedontobeoneofthefournewco-hostsofBET's106&Park.[42]Lateronhewouldaddressthisbysaying; Onethingaboutme,I'masmartguy.Verysmart.ThingsthatIdo,areforreasons.ThingsthatIdon'tdoareforreasons.Soformyself,I'mcomfortable,verycomfortable.Forme,it'sallaboutthework.Butasfarasrumors,thosearepeople'sopinions--untilyouseemeonacornerwithacardboardboxsayingI'lltapdanceforfoodorcannedgoods,thenyoucansaythat[I'mbroke].[45] OnFebruary2,2019,BowWowwasarrestedinAtlanta,Georgiaforbatteryafterafightwithawoman.Atthetimeofarrest,bothsufferedminorinjuriesanditwasunclearwhotheaggressorwas,sobothpartieswerecharged.TheywerebothtakentotheFultonCountyJail,butMosswasreleasedfromjailSaturdayafternoonafterhebeingheldon$8,000signaturebond.[46] Personallife Hisfamilysupportedhimthroughhischoiceofmusicasacareer.[47]BowWowlivesinAtlanta,Georgia,alongwithhismother.[48][49]BowWowhasadaughterShaiMoss(bornApril27,2011)withJoieChavis.[50]BowWowwasformerlyengagedtoEricaMena.[51] Politics InOctober2008,fortheU.S.presidentialelection,BowWowleda15-city"WalkAcrossAmerica"eventtoregisternewvoters.[52]In2014,duringacharityflagfootballgameorganizedbyChrisBrown,BowWowparticipatedinacelebritytributetoFerguson,Missouripolice-shootingvictimMichaelBrown.[53] In2016,BowWowwasinvolvedinacontroversyonTwitterwhenhetoldhisfollowersthathehaddecidednottovoteinthepresidentialelectionthatyear.[54]InresponsetoasuggestionthatrefusingtovotedishonorsthestruggleforcivilrightsintheUnitedStates,Mosssaidthathedidnotidentifywiththefightforcivilrightsbecausehisheritagewas"mixed"andnotexclusivelyblack.[54] OnMarch15,2017,BowWow,respondingtoPresidentDonaldTrump'scriticismofSnoopDogg'smusicvideofor"Lavender(NightfallRemix)",sentatweettoTrumpinwhichhethreatenedto"pimpyourwifeandmakeherworkforus".Inlessthan24hours,BowWowdeletedtheoffendingtweet.[55][56] BowWowchallenge In2017,anewphotochallengewentviraloversocialmedia,called"BowWowChallenge".ItallstartedfromtheBowWowpostsupposedlyportrayinghisprivatejettravellifestyle,onlytoturnoutasfake,sincethephotousedwasactuallytakenfromtheMIAVIPTransportationwebsiteandwasactuallyastockphotograph.Thechallengegainedmajorpopularityfrompeoplesharingtheirmisleadingphotostaggedas"bowwowchallenge".[57] Controversy BowWowreceivedcriticismforperformingmasklessatCleHoustonnightclubinHouston,TexasonJanuary15,2021,duringtheCOVID-19pandemic,infrontofanapparentlymasklesscrowd.[58][59]BowWowrespondedtothecriticismbystatingthatheappearedforhisfriend'sbirthdayandonlyperformedonesong("LikeYou");andthathewasnotpaidforhisperformance.Healsostatedthatheputonhismaskafterhisperformance.[58][59] Discography Mainarticle:BowWowdiscography Studioalbums BewareofDog(2000) DoggyBag(2001) Unleashed(2003) Wanted(2005) ThePriceofFame(2006) NewJackCityII(2009) Before30(2021) Collaborationalbums FaceOff(withOmarion)(2007) Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Carmen:AHipHopera Jalil Supportingrole 2002 AllAbouttheBenjamins Kelly Cameo LikeMike CalvinCambridge Leadrole 2004 JohnsonFamilyVacation DivirniusJames"D.J."Johnson Leadrole 2005 RollBounce Xavier"X"Smith Leadrole 2006 TheFastandtheFurious:TokyoDrift Twinkie Supportingrole 2009 HurricaneSeason GaryDavis Supportingrole 2010 LotteryTicket KevinCarson Leadrole 2011 WhoIsShadMoss? Himself Documentary MadeasBigHappyFamily Byron Supportingrole 2013 ScaryMovie5[60] Eric Allegiance SpecialistChrisReyes 2021 F9 Twinkie Supportingrole(creditedasShadMoss) Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 TheSteveHarveyShow Himself Episode:"NoFreeSamples" Moesha Ray Episode:"That'sMyMama" 2006 Smallville Baern Episode:"Fallout" 2008 UglyBetty Himself Episode:"ZeroWorship" Entourage Charlie Recurringrole 2011 TheSecretLifeoftheAmericanTeenager Dante Episodes:"4-1-1","SmokinLikeaVirgin" 2012–14 106&Park Himself Host 2015–16 CSI:Cyber Brody"BabyFace"Nelson Seriesregular(creditedasShadMoss) 2017–present GrowingUpHipHop:Atlanta Himself Maincast 2020 TheMaskedSinger Frog Finishedthird Awardsandnominations BETAwards 2001,Viewer'sChoice"BowWow(That'sMyName)"(Won) 2006,BestCollaboration"LikeYou"(withCiara)(Nominated) 2007,Viewer'sChoice"ShortieLikeMine"(withChrisBrown)(Nominated) BillboardMusicAwards 2001,RapSingleoftheYear"BowWow(That'sMyName)"(Won) BillboardR&B/Hip-HopAwards 2004,TopR&B/Hip-HopSingles–Sales"Let'sGetDown"(withBaby)(Nominated) 2006,HotRapTrack"LikeYou"(withCiara)(Nominated) BlackReelAwards 2003,BestBreakthroughPerformance–Viewer'sChoice:LikeMike(Nominated) MTVVideoMusicAwardsJapan 2006,BestCollaboration"LetMeHoldYou"(withOmarion)(Nominated) NAACPImageAwards 2008,OutstandingDuoorGroup(withOmarion)(Nominated) NickelodeonKids'ChoiceAwards 2001,FavoriteMaleSinger(Won) 2006,FavoriteMaleSinger(Nominated) 2008,FavoriteMaleSinger(Nominated) SoulTrainMusicAwards 2001,BestR&B/SoulorRapNewArtist"BouncewithMe"(withXscape)(Nominated) TeenChoiceAwards 2007,ChoiceMusic:MaleArtist(Nominated) 2008,ChoiceMusic:R&BTrack"HeyBaby(JumpOff)"(withOmarion)(Nominated) 2009,ChoiceMusic:RapArtist(Nominated) VibeAwards 2005,CoolestCollabo"LikeYou"(withCiara)(Nominated) YoungArtistAwards 2003,BestPerformanceinaFeatureFilm–LeadingYoungActor:LikeMike(Nominated) Notes ^KuruptwroteBowWow'sverses. 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