Shad Gregory Moss aka Bow Wow

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Shad Gregory Moss was born on March 9 1987 in Columbus, Ohio. He was best known as a youthful rapper of “Bounce with Me.” He was once called “Lil Bow Wow,” now Known as the older and mature “Bow Wow”.

In Shad’s (Bow Wow) early life he lived in Reynoldsburg, Ohio in the suburb of Ohio. He lived with his mother and father Teresa and Alfonso Moss. Soon his father Alfonso left the family. Then his mother Teresa re-married a guy name Rodney Caldwell. After his mom marriage with Rodney, he and two siblings grew Up with their step- father. When Shad was five he started his Rapping career using the name “kid Gangsta”. In 1993 he performed at a tour in Ohio he was supervised by the Rapper Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg gave him the name “Lil Bow Wow.” After a while being with Snoop Dogg he hired Shad as an Opening act. Additionally receiving a spot on the Death Row Records list. Then he met Jermaine Dupri who helped him start His career as a rapper.

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Then Jermaine Dupri came with his own record label called Def Jams, is where he still uses and work with singers, Groups and etc. Def Jams is a successful Atlanta based record Label. Jermaine had experience with other young rappers such as Kris Kross and Da Brat and thought Lil Bow Wow had that same potential in himself. So Jermanie began to work with Lil Bow Wow and with Michael Cox on his side he came out with Bow Wow's first album “Beware of Dog” in 2000. Some songs on that album such as Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (feat. Snoop Dogg), Bounce with me”, Puppy" (feat. Jagged Edge), Ghetto Girls" (feat. Jagged Edge), Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (Feat. Snoop Dogg) (Re-Entry).This album was number eight on the charts in The US (2 xs platinum). Then he came out with other albums featuring other singers, rapper, and groups that were also very successful. Bow Wow had eight successful album throughout his career as a rapper. His newest album is “The Price of Fame.” The single off that album is Shortie like Mine featuring Chris Brown, another successful young singer. Then soon he went to Hollywood to star in the movie like Mike, a kid movie about an orphan's dream to play basketball on an NBA team and the movie turned out very well. Then Lil Bow Wow changed his name to Bow Wow. He also left so so def Dupri And Michael Cox behind. He signed to Columbia.

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Then he met Ciara, another successful female singer, and he romantically fell for her. He came out with a song featuring his girl Ciara “Like You”. This young love they had didn’t last for long. After a while he signed back with so so def and came out with unleashed and etc.

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Soon after his acting career shot up in the air. He play in a movie call Roll Bounce. It’s about an 80s like scene where he teaches a girl to skate and they fall in love, which was his first leading role. But before that he appeared in All About the Benjamin’s an action movie. As you know he plays in the movie Like Mike. Soon he played in a comedy Johnson’s Family Vacation he played the lead role. His recent movie was The Fast and The Furious: Toyoko Drifting An action/car movie. Today Bow Wow has his song Shortie Like Mine on the Billboards as #70 on the charts. He is coming out with a fifth album, The Price of Fame on Dec 19. Bow Wow’s career is still in Shape. As you know he’s a hot, successful young artist/actor.