Bow Wow

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. He's 38 years old with Hazel eyes, and 5'7" (170 cm) tall. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in 93 at the age of six; five years later, he signed with record producer Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, an imprint of Columbia Records. As Lil' Bow Wow, he released his debut studio album, Beware of Dog at age 13, and his second album, Doggy Bag the following year. Both met with commercial success, the albums peaked at numbers ten and 11 on the Billboard 200, respectively. Moss then parted ways with So So Def and signed with its parent label, Columbia Records, to release his third album, Unleashed. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was his first release after dropping "Lil'" from his stage name. His fourth album, Wanted, spawned the singles "Let Me Hold You" and "Like You", which peaked at numbers four and three on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively, and remain his highest-charting songs. His 06 single, "Shortie Like Mine", peaked within the chart's top ten & preceded the release of his fifth album, The Price of Fame. His sixth, New Jack City II, was met with trailing critical & commercial response, serving as his final album on a major label. He briefly signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records in 09 to release a series of promotional singles—including "Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You" & "Sweat"—leading up to his seventh album Underrated, which remains unreleased. He then signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records in 2015, & likewise released no albums with the label. Bow Wow lives in Atlanta, Georgia, along with his mother. Bow Wow has a daughter Shai Moss (b. 4/27/11) with Joie Chavis. Bow Wow was formerly engaged to Erica Mena. In September 2020, Bow Wow had his second child Stone Gemariah Moss, a son while in another relationship with his ex-girlfriend Olivia Sky. Stone was b. on 6/23/20.