Bow Wow is an American rapper and actor who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Bow Wow turned a significant phenomenon within the music world when he launched his debut album on the younger age of 13. In these days, he was generally known as “Lil’ Bow Wow.” After attaining success within the music world, Bow Wow ventured into appearing.

Early Life

Bow Wow’s actual identity is Shad Gregory Moss, and he was born on March ninth of 1987 in Columbus, Ohio. By age six, he was writing his personal raps below the identity “Child Gangsta.” Early influences throughout Moss’s upbringing included teams like N.W.A. It was throughout this time that Bow Wow was given the possibility to carry out on stage in Los Angeles. Snoop Dogg was within the crowd watching that day, and he was impressed by the younger rapper’s talents. The 2 met after the live performance and Snoop Dogg dubbed Moss “Lil’ Bow Wow.” The identity caught.

Profession

At this time limit, Snoop Dogg nonetheless hadn’t launched a debut album, and he invited Lil’ Bow Wow to function on one of many tracks. The album, “Doggystyle,” was launched late in 1993. Lil’ Bow Wow featured on the monitor “Gz and Hustlas,” which was his first expertise with skilled music. He then appeared on “The Arsenio Hall Present” later that 12 months and have become higher recognized in consequence.

5 years would move earlier than he met Jermaine Dupri, a producer who took a private curiosity in shaping the 11-year-old right into a completed product. After making a monitor that was featured within the soundtrack for “Wild Wild West” in 1999, Lil’ Bow Wow was able to launch his debut album as a 13-year-old within the 12 months 2000. The album was referred to as “Watch out for the Canine,” and it featured hits similar to “Bounce With Me” and “Bow Wow.” Snoop Dogg featured on the latter monitor which topped the rap charts, persevering with the connection between the 2 rappers. The album carried out exceptionally properly contemplating it was Lil’ Bow Wow’s debut, promoting over 2 million copies in only a 12 months’ time. The album finally offered greater than 3 million copies, doing greater than sufficient to earn its platinum standing.

Lil’ Bow Wow made two vital strikes in 2002: He modified his identify to “Bow Wow” and launched his second album, “Doggy Bag.” When requested why he had modified his identify, Bow Wow defined that there have been too many rappers with the “Lil” prefix, and he additionally felt like he was rising older. “Doggy Bag” carried out properly, peaking at quantity eleven on the Billboard High 200 and incomes the platinum certification as soon as once more. The album featured tracks similar to “Take Ya House.” One other notable monitor by Bow Wow in 2002 was “Basketball,” which appeared on the “Like Mike” soundtrack.

In 2003, Bow Wow launched “Unleashed,” and this album featured collaborations from artists similar to Birdman, Mario, and Amerie. The album acquired combined evaluations, though it peaked at quantity three on the Billboard High 200 and offered 129,000 models inside its first week. Bow Wow’s subsequent album was “Needed” in 2005, and this album featured plenty of collaborating artists, together with Omarion. “Needed” carried out equally to “Unleashed,” debuting at quantity three on the Billboard High 200 and promoting 120,000 models within the first week. “The Value of Fame” quickly adopted in 2006, and it featured Chris Brown and T-Ache. This album debuted at quantity six on the Billboard High 200 and offered a powerful 262,000 copies inside its first week.

After working with Omarion to create a collaborative album in 2007, Bow Wow launched “New Jack Metropolis II” in 2009. This was the primary of Bow Wow’s albums to incorporate a parental advisory warning, because it explored themes similar to drug use. That 12 months, he additionally signed to Money Cash Data. This proved to be the start of the tip for Bow Wow – at the least so far as his musical profession was involved. Though he featured on tracks by numerous different artists and launched mixtapes over the subsequent few years, he would repeatedly announce after which delay his subsequent album – which by no means got here. Ultimately, Bow Wow would change his rap moniker again to his actual identify, Shad Moss. He would additionally depart Money Cash Data with out ever releasing an album with them.

Though he later signed with P. Diddy’s file label, Unhealthy Boy Data, he then introduced he can be retiring from rap after another album launch. In 2019, followers have been dissatisfied that the album nonetheless hadn’t been launched. Shad Moss did, nonetheless, collaborate with Soulja Boy on a mixtape in 2016.

Performing/Internet hosting Profession

A part of Bow Wow’s reasoning for stepping away from music was as a result of his profession within the appearing/internet hosting world was turning into extra of a spotlight. That being mentioned, Bow Wow had been appearing for the reason that starting of his music profession, beginning with a debut position in 2002’s “Like Mike.” One in every of his most notable roles was in “The Quick and the Livid: Tokyo Drift.” He has additionally starred in a wide range of tv exhibits, similar to “Smallville” and “Entourage.”

Bow Wow has additionally loved a considerable profession as a TV persona and host. In 2013, Bow Wow turned the host for BET’s “106 and Park.” It was canceled in 2014. In 2016, Bow Wow began internet hosting “RnB Friday Nights,” an Australian present.

Authorized and Monetary Points

In July of 2011, Bow Wow revealed that he fathered a baby named Shai along with his ex-girlfriend after months of denying the rumor. Throughout an October 2012 court docket case concerning baby help for Shai, Bow Wow advised a decide that he earned simply $4,000 a month at the moment and had $1,500 in his checking account. He was finally ordered to pay $11,500 in again baby help and $3,000 a month from that time on.

A 12 months earlier, TMZ found that Bow Wow owed over $90,000 to the IRS. TMZ additionally revealed that in the previous few years, Bow Wow has reportedly had each a $200,000 Bentley and a $220,000 Ferrari repossessed by numerous collectors. TMZ additionally claims Bow Wow nonetheless owes $280,000 to a luxurious automotive leasing firm.