  Lil Bow Wow was born Shad
Gregory Moss in Ohio and became one of the
first successful teen rappers with a debut LP
released when he was just 13. By the time he
left the teen age years behind, Lil Bow Wow
had a few platinum LPs, some acting roles and
dropped the 'Lil' from his name.
Lil Bow Wow topped the
Billboard Rap Singles chart with Xscape
for 9 weeks with "Bounce With
Me."
 Lil Bow Wow released Beware
Of Dog.
Lil Bow Wow topped the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &
Tracks chart with Xscape for
a week with "Bounce With Me."
Beware
Of Dog was certified gold.
Beware
Of Dog was certified platinum.
 # 121
Singles Artist of the Year
Beware
Of Dog was certified 2x platinum.
Lil Bow Wow topped the
Billboard Rap Singles chart for 4 weeks with
"Bow Wow (That's My Name)."
Lil Bow Wow could be
heard on the soundtrack for Hardball.
 Lil Bow Wow released Doggy
Bag.
 # 172
Singles Artist of the Year
Doggy
Bag was certified platinum.
 Bow Wow could be seen in the
film Like
Mike.
Lil Bow Wow could be heard on
the soundtrack for Like
Mike with "Basketball."
 # 180
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bow Wow released Unleashed .
Unleashed was certified gold.
 Bow Wow could be seen in the
film Johnson
Family Vacation.
 # 42
Singles Artist of the Year
Bow Wow hit the Top 40 with help
from Omarion with "Let Me Hold You."
 Bow Wow released Wanted.
Bow Wow topped the Billboard Rap
LP chart with Wanted.
Wanted was certified gold.
Bow Wow hit the Top 40 with help
from girlfriend Ciara with "Like You."
Bow Wow topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Like You."
 Bow Wow hit the Top 10 with "Let Me Hold You."
Bow Wow could be seen in the
film Roll Bounce.
Bow Wow topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Airplay chart with Ciara with
"Like You."
Bow Wow hit the Top 10 with Ciara with "Like You."
The single "Let Me Hold You" was certified
platinum.
Wanted was certified
platinum.
 # 83
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bow Wow hit the Top 40 with
"Fresh Azimiz."
The single "Like You" was certified
platinum and "Fresh Azimiz" was certified
gold.
Bow Wow could be seen in the
film The Fast And The Furious: Toyko
Drift.
 Bow Wow hit the Top 40 with Chris Brown with
"Shortie Like Mine."
Bow Wow topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Tracks chart with Chris Brown with
"Shortie Like Mine."
Bow Wow released The
Price Of Fame.
 # 69
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bow Wow hit the Top 10 with Chris Brown with
"Shortie Like Mine."
The
Price Of Fame was certified gold.
Bow Wow hit the Top 40 with help
from T-Pain and Johnta
Austin with "Outta My System."
 The single "Shortie Like Mine" was certified
gold.
Bow Wow could be heard on the Bone
Thugs-N-Harmony LP Strength
And Loyalty on the track "Lil
Love."
 The singles "Shortie Like Mine" and "Outta My System" were certified
platinum.
Bow Wow released the
collaborative LP Face
Off with Omarion.
Bow Wow topped the Billboard Top
Rap Albums chart with Face
Off with Omarion.
 March 31: Bow Wow's next LP New
Jack City, Pt. II was released.
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Beware Of Dog
Released: September, 2000
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
- Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "The
Future" - "Bouce With Me"
- "Puppy Love" - "You Know
Me" - "The Dog In Me" -
"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" -
"This Playboy" - "Ghetto
Girls" - "You Already
Know" - "Bounce With Me"
(Extended LP Mix) |
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Doggy Bag
Released: December, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "We Want
Weezy (Intro)" - "Get Up"
- "Thank You" - "Take Ya
Home" - "Perfect Girl
(Interlude)" - "All I
Know" - "The Wickedest" -
"Pick Of The Litter" -
"Crazy" - "Crazy Girls
(Interlude)" - "Up In
Here" - "Jiminy Cricket
(Interlude)" - "Off The
Glass" |
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Unleashed
Released: August, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Get It
Poppin'" - "Let's Get
Down" - "Eighteen" -
"Follow Me" - "My
Baby" - "The Don, The
Dutch" - "The Movement" -
"I Can't Lose" - "Hey
Little Momma" - "I Got
Ya'll" - "I'll Move On" -
"To My Mama" - "I'm
Back" |
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Wanted
Released: July, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Tracks: "Do
You" - "Big Dreams" -
"Let Me Hold You" (with
Omarion) - "Fresh Azimiz" -
"Caviar" - "Like You"
(with Ciara) - "B.O.W." -
"Go" - "Do What It
Do" - "Is That You
(P.Y.T.)" - "No Money" |
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The Price Of Fame
Released: December, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Price Of Fame" - "4
Corners" - "Outta My
System" - "How You Move
It" - "Shortie Like Mine" - "Dont
Know Bout That" - "Tell
Me" - "Damn Thing" -
"Bet That" - On Fiya" -
"Give It To You" |
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Face Off with Omarion
Released: December, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Face
Off" - "Hoodstar" -
"Girlfriend" - "Hey Baby
(Jump Off)" - "He Ain't Gotta
Know" - "Bachelor Pad" -
"Listen" - "Can't Get
Tired Of Me" - "Number
Ones" - "Baby Girl" -
"Take Off Your Clothes" -
"Another Girl" |
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New Jack City, Pt. II
Released: March 31, 2009
Billboard
peak:
# 16
Tracks: "Get That
Paper" - "What They Call Me
(Big Time)" (with Ron Browz &
Nelly) - "Roc The Mic" (with
Jermaine Dupri) - "Been Doin'
This" (with T.I.) - "You Can
Get It All" (with Johnta Austin) -
"Sunshine" - "Like
This" (with Dondria & Johnta
Austin) - "She's My" (with
T-Pain) - "I Ain't Playing"
(with Trey Songz) - "Pole In My
Basement" - "Shake It"
(with Swizz Beatz) |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
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