He grew interested in rap when he was three years old.

He also appeared in five episodes of the television series Entourage.īow Wow was born Shad Gregory Moss to Teresa Rena Caldwell (née Jones) and Alfonso Preston Moss in Columbus, Ohio. He also appeared in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as a supporting character, which he reprised in F9 (2021).īow Wow also played as Brody Nelson in CSI: Cyber until the program was cancelled in 2016. Later in his career, he began to play main roles in films including Johnson Family Vacation in 2004 and Roll Bounce in 2005. Let Me Hold You” (with Omarion) and “Like You,” from his second album, Wanted (2005), are his two highest-charting singles (featuring Ciara).īow Wow inked a management agreement with Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy Records in September 2015.Bow Wow made his debut film appearance as a cameo in the 2002 film All About the Benjamins.īow Wow made his acting debut in the film Like Mike the same year. In the late 1990s, he was found by rapper Snoop Dogg, who introduced him to record producer Jermaine Dupri, who signed him to So So Def Recordings.Īt the age of 13, Lil’ Bow Wow released his debut album, Beware of Dog, in 2000, followed by Doggy Bag a year later.īow Wow’s third album Unleashed was released in 2003, and it was his first after deleting the “Lil'” from his stage name, as well as the first not to be published by So So Def. Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987) is an American rapper and actor better known by his stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil’ Bow Wow).

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