Rapper/actor born in the Cleveland suberb of Reynoldsburg, OH
Real name: Shad Gregory Moss. Former alias:'Lil Bow Wow
Hooked up with giant producerJermaine Dupri of So So Def Records as a pre-teen sensation
Debut release Beware of Dog (2000) and sophomore Doggy Bag (2002) co-written by Dupri and sidekick Brian Michael Cox
Dropped the "'Lil" from his name in 2003, along with So So Def and Dupri
Released the more mature-sounding, although vaguely successful, Unleashed in 2003 with new labelmate, Columbia
Starred in the basketball movie Like Mike (2002), comedy-film Johnson Family Vacation (2004) and the upcoming nostalgic Roll Bounce (2005), a teen-skater movie.
reconciling with mentor Dupri, Bow Bow released Wanted which debuted at #3 on the album charts in August 2005
first single from Wanted is the top ten hip-hop ballad "Let Me Hold You"
Bow Wow, currently dating singing sensation Ciara 1 1/2 years his senior, turned 18 on 3-09-05
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