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Every now and then a kid rapper breaks through and enjoys some short-term novelty success before getting swept away by the next big thing, and during the early 2000s, Lil Bow Wow was one of those kid rappers, though he did his best not to get swept away, changing his name to Bow Wow and swapping his originally poppy style for a more mature one. Born in Reynoldsburg (Columbus), OH, the formerly lil' Bow Wow began rapping at a very young age and had developed his style quite impressively by the time he hooked up with Jermaine Dupri of So So Def, a successful Atlanta-based record label. Dupri had experienced much success throughout the '90s with kid rappers such as Kris Kross and Da Brat, and he saw similar potential in Bow Wow, enough to bring him aboard the So So Def hit parade. Along with his right-hand man Brian Michael Cox, Dupri wrote and produced the bulk of the preteen's debut album, Beware of Dog (2000). The album spawned a runaway breakthrough single (and summer anthem), "Bounce With Me," along with a couple heavily rotated follow-up singles, "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (featuring Snoop Dogg) and "Ghetto Girls." All this success put Bow Wow's career into overdrive: he went back into the studio with Dupri and recorded a consciously poppy follow-up, Doggy Bag (2002), that was intended to consolidate the youngster's success, and he also went to Hollywood to star in Like Mike (2002), a kid-movie vehicle about basketball that turned out pretty well. Along the way, Bow Wow enjoyed another really big hit, "Take Ya Home" (produced by the Neptunes, right around the time that duo was unstoppable, churning out one hot hit after another), and changed his name from Lil Bow Wow to just Bow Wow. Among other changes that took place around this time, Bow Wow left So So Def and signed with Columbia, leaving his musical parents, Michael Cox and Dupri, behind as well. His first recording for Columbia, Unleashed (2003), showcased a more mature sound, one that straddled the mainstream and the streets simultaneously, but didn't do so well commercially, which didn't bode well at all for the pint-size rapper, especially considering the all-too-common fate that often befalls here-today, gone-tomorrow kid rappers. Appearances in the films Johnson Family Vacation (2004) and Roll Bounce (2005) kept Bow Wow out of the studio for a couple years. When he returned, he reunited with Dupri and released the Top Ten hit Wanted in July of 2005. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guidebow wow-shortie like mine

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Member Since: 10/15/2006
Band Website: bowwow.com
Band Members: The Price Of Fame (in stores now) 1. This Is So So Def 2. Price of Fame 3. "4 Corners" (featuring Short Dawg, Lil Scrappy, Lil' Wayne & Pimp C) 4. "Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain) 5. How You Move It 6. "Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin) (Produced by Jermaine Dupri) 7. "Don't Know About That" (featuring Young Capone & Cocaine J) (Produced by Nitti) 8. "Tell Me" 9. "Damn Thing" 10. "The Way It Is" (featuring Yung Joc & Young Hot Rod) 11. "On Fiya" 12. "Give It To You" 13. "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly) (Produced by Ronnie & Bow Wow) 14. "If I Could Get Rid Of U I Would (In A Second)" (Bonus Track)
Influences:Bow Wow Ft. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

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Record Label: sony urban/columbia/soso def
Type of Label: Major