Bow Wow Biography

Facts of Bow Wow

Full Name:	Bow Wow
Age:	37 years old
Birthday:	March 9, 1987
Birthplace:	Columbus, Ohio, in the United States
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Male
Horoscope:	Pisces
Girlfriend:	Kiyomi Leslie
Net Worth:	$1.5 million
Height:	5 feet 4 inches
Profession:	Rapper, record producer, TV host, and actor
Sibling:	Erica and Jasarah

Bow Wow is a well-known American rapper, record producer, TV host, and actor. Bow Wow became well-known for his albums “Beware of Dog” and “Doggy Bag.”

Bow Wow Net Worth:

Bow Wow’s net worth is predicted to be around $1.5 million as of 2024. Meanwhile, his earnings and salary remain unaccounted for. He earned it through his rapping career, album sales, concerts, ads, television and film acting, and many other endeavors.

How old is Bow Wow?

Shad was born Bow Wow is Gregory Moss, better known by his stage moniker. On March 9, 1987, he was born in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States of America.

He is 37 years old and was born under the sign of Pisces, according to his birth date. He is of African-American ethnicity and follows the Christian religion.

Family & Sibling

His parents are Alfonso Moss (father) and Teresa Caldwell (mother). Bow Wow’s father abandoned the family, and he hasn’t seen him since his birth.

His mother then married Rodney Caldwell. His mother works as a hair stylist, while his stepfather is a Houston-based lawyer. Erica and Jasarah, his stepsisters, raised him.

His mother fostered his musical interests. Furthermore, when he was five years old, his mother began taking him to talent shows in his hometown. As a result, he began rapping under the alias “Kid Gangsta.”

Who is Bow Wow’s Girlfriend?

This former American rapper appears to be single right now. He was previously engaged and had multiple relationships. He was previously engaged in 2014, and they split a year later.

He has had relationships with Kiyomi Leslie (2017 – 2018), Keyshia Cole (2016), Simply Jess (2011), Joie Chavis (2010 – 2017), Teairra Mari (2009 – 2010), Melody Thornton (2008), Dollicia Bryan (2007), Ciara (2004 – 2006), and Esther Baxter (2002 – 2003).

Bow has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend, Joie Chavis, who left him due to domestic troubles. Shai is being nurtured by her mother since her birth on April 27, 2011.

How is Tall Bow Wow?

Bow Wow is 5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m) tall and weighs 67 kg (148 lbs). His eyes are hazel, and his hair is black. Furthermore, his physical measurements are 37-30-10, and he has a shoe size of 8 US.

Bow Wow Professional Line:

He went to J. Ashton Middle School for his education.
He later attended Reynold High School.
The most major transformation in his life occurred in 1993 when he went on the Chronic Tour, which featured prominent rappers such as Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre.
He was also chosen from the public to participate on stage, where he excitedly exhibited his rapping skills.
Backstage, Snoop Dog told him that he wanted him to be the tour’s opening act for the rest of the tour, and he gave him the stage name “Lil Bow Wow.”
He eagerly accepted the offer and embarked on a tour of the United States.
Snoop also introduced Wow to Jermaine Dupri, who quickly signed him to his label ‘So So Def Recordings.’ With the assistance of his guru, Dupri, he began work on his first album.
Meanwhile, his song ‘The Stick Up,’ which he co-wrote with Dupri, was included on the soundtrack of the film Wild Wild West in 1999.

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Bow Wow released his debut album “Beware of Dog” in 2000, which became a big hit, selling over 3 million copies by 2009.
Hit tracks on the album included ‘Bounce With Me,’ which featured R&B group Xscape, ‘Ghetto Girls,’ and ‘Puppy Love,’ which featured Jagged Edge.
The song ‘Bow Wow (That’s My Name),’ written in cooperation with Snoop Dogg, reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart and got double Platinum certification from the RIAA.
The album peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart.
Following the financial success of his first album, he released “Doggy Bag” on the So So Def label in 2002. To date, this album has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, gaining the RIAA Platinum certification and ranking 11th on the Billboard 200 and second on the Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums charts.
It includes successful songs like “Thank You” and “Take Ya Home,” as well as “Basketball,” which debuted on the soundtrack of his film “Like Mike.”

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Furthermore, he ditched his ‘Lil’ stage moniker at the age of 16, signed with Columbia Records after leaving So So Deff, and released his next album, “Unleashed,” in 2003, reaching the top three on the Billboard 200 and receiving Gold certification.
The debut song from the album, ‘Let’s Get Down,’ featuring Birdman, peaked at 14th on the Billboard Hot 100 and 6th on Hot Rap Tracks.
On this album, which contained more current sounds, he composed and served as executive producer.
His fourth studio album, “Wanted,” was certified Platinum by the Sony Urban Music/Columbia label in 2005.
The songs “Let Me Hold You,” written in cooperation with Omarion, and “Like You,” written with his then-girlfriend Ciara, ranked at the top of the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and Billboard 200, indicating his promise as a rapper and selling nearly 1 million copies in the United States.

Career and rapping

Wow, in late 2006, he launched his fifth album “The Prince of Fame,” which includes songs like “Shortie Like Mine,” “Outta My System,” and “I’m a Flirt.”
This album went gold, peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200, and sold over 262,000 copies in its first week.
In 2007, he collaborated with singer Omarion on the album “Face Off,” which went gold and sold over 107 thousand copies in its first week.
His most recent album, “New Jack City II,” debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 in 2009. Nelly, Soulja Boy, T.I., T-Pain, and Trey Songz all appeared on the track.
He released many mixtapes between 2009 and 2016, including ‘Greenlight 3, 4, and 5, ‘I’m Better Than You,’ and the most recent ‘Ignorant Shit.’
In 2010, he also released ‘The Very Best of Bow Wow,’ a compilation CD. They all did well and contributed to his success as a rap artist.
On August 7, 2016, Bow Wow declared his retirement from rapping and said that he will release one more album, “NYLTH,” tentatively set for release in 2017. It is still not available as of July 2023.
Bow Wow and Soulja Boy collaborated on the retail mixtape ‘Ignorant Shit’ on October 25, 2016, ahead of the release of his final album.
In 2020, he appeared as “Frog” on the third season of The Masked Singer. Furthermore, he finished third.

Acting

Bow Wow has starred in Brandy’s sitcom “Moesha,” as well as “The Steve Harvey Show” and “Brothers Garcia.”
On July 3, 2002, he made his cinematic debut in “Like Mike,” playing a teenage orphan who gets a chance to play in the NBA.
He appeared in “Carmen: A Hip Hopera Before Like Mike” and “All About The Benjamins.”
In addition, he co-starred in “Johnson Family Vacation” with Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, and Solange Knowles.
Since the popularity of “Like Mike,” Bow Wow has acted in various Hollywood films, including “Roll Bounce,” “The Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift,” and “Hurricane Season.”
He also appeared as a guest on “Smallville” and “Ugly Betty.” He played Charlie in the fifth season of HBO’s “Entourage.”
Furthermore, he co-starred in the 2010 comedy film “Lottery Ticket” with Ice Cube. “Who Is Shad Moss?” is a documentary about his life that he is currently working on.
Bow Wow had an appearance in the April 2011 film adaption of “Madea’s Big Happy Family.”
He revealed in August 2014 that he would star in “CSI: Cyber,” a CSI spinoff. He returned to “F9” as Twinkie in 2021.

Awards

For his Bow, he received the BET Viewer’s Choice award and the Billboard Music Prize for Rap Single of the Year in 2001. That’s my name, by the way. As Lil Bow, he received the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Singer in 2011.

Social Media

His Instagram account, ‘@shadmoss,’ has over 4.8 million followers. Similarly, his Twitter profile ‘@smoss’ has over 3 million followers, while his Facebook page has over 2.8k fans. In addition, he has a self-titled YouTube channel with over 1.32 million subscribers as of the writing of this piece.

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