My Take
I have a real soft spot for Bow Wow, because his story is genuinely wild — Snoop Dogg spots a six-year-old kid rapping at a show and basically crowns him the future of hip-hop, and then that kid actually delivers. His early 2000s run as Lil' Bow Wow was nothing short of phenomenal: "Bounce With Me," "Bow Wow (That's My Name)," and "Like You" were inescapable, and he did it all before he could even drive. The transition from child star to grown artist is brutal in this industry, and he navigated it better than most, pivoting into acting with films like Like Mike and releasing albums that held real credibility in the streets. He's maybe best known these days for the "Bow Wow Challenge" meme, which he took in stride, and honestly that kind of self-awareness is what keeps someone relevant across decades.
Overview
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. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1993 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bow Wow
- Name (Japanese)
- バウ・ワウ
- Reading
- ばう・わう
- Born
- March 9, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / songwriter / actor / broadcaster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.bwapparel.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shadmoss/
- Xhttps://x.com/BowWow
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A6
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.