Bow Wow (rapper)

**Shad Gregory Moss** (born March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio) better known as **Bow Wow** (formerly **Lil' Bow Wow** ) is an American rapper and actor. His career began when he was discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in the late 1990s. He finally got introduced to producer Jermaine Dupri and was signed to Dupri's label, So So Def Recordings. He released his first album, Beware of Dog, in 2000 (as Lil' Bow Wow). The album was followed by Doggy Bag a year later.

He won a Billboard Music Award for Single of the Year for his song "Bow Wow (That's My Name)". Moss started alongside Crispin Glover in the sports movie _Like Mike_, released in 2002.

## Personal life

He has two children: a daughter named Shai (born April 2012) and a son (born September 2020).

## Studio albums

- 2000 - _Beware of Dog_
- 2001 - _Doggy Bag_
- 2003 - _Unleashed_
- 2005 - _Wanted_
- 2006 - _Price of Fame_
- 2009 - _New Jack City II_

## Collaboration albums

- 2007 - _Face Off_ (with Omarion)

### Film

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|_Carmen: A Hip Hopera_|Jalil|Supporting role|||||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_All About the Benjamins_|Kelly|Cameo||||
|_Like Mike_|Calvin Cambridge|Lead role||||||
|2004|_Johnson Family Vacation_|Divirnius James "D.J." Johnson|Lead role|||||
|2005|_Roll Bounce_|Xavier "X" Smith|Lead role|||||
|2006|_The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift_|Twinkie|Supporting role|||||
|2009|_Hurricane Season_|Gary Davis|Supporting role|||||
|2010|_Lottery Ticket_|Kevin Carson|Lead role|||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Who Is Shad Moss?_|Himself|Documentary||||
|_Madea’s Big Happy Family_|Byron Watkins|Lead role||||||
|rowspan="2"|2013|_Scary Movie 5_|Eric|||||
|_Allegiance_|Specialist Chris Reyes|||||||
|2015|_Furious 7_|rowspan="2"|Twinkie|Uncredited; Archival footage||||
|2021|_F9_|Supporting role (credited as Shad Moss)||||||

### Television

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2001|_The Steve Harvey Show_|Himself|Episode: "No Free Samples"||||
|_Moesha_|Ray|Episode: "That's My Mama"||||||
|2006|_Smallville_|Baern|Episode: "Fallout"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Ugly Betty_|Himself|Episode: "Zero Worship"||||
|_Entourage_|Charlie|Recurring role||||||
|2011|_The Secret Life of the American Teenager_|Dante|Episodes: "4-1-1", "Smokin Like a Virgin"|||||
|2012–14|_106 & Park_|Himself|Host|||||
|2015–16|_CSI: Cyber_|Brody "Baby Face" Nelson|Series regular (credited as Shad Moss)|||||
|2017–present|_Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta_|Himself|Main cast|||||
|2020|_The Masked Singer_|Frog|Finished third|||||

## Awards and nominations

**BET Awards**
- **2001, Viewer's Choice "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (Won)**
- 2006, Best Collaboration "Like You" <small>(with Ciara)</small> (Nominated)
- 2007, Viewer's Choice "Shortie Like Mine" <small>(with Chris Brown)</small> (Nominated)

**Billboard Music Awards**
- **2001, Rap Single of the Year "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" (Won)**

**Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards**
- 2004, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles – Sales "Let's Get Down" <small>(with Baby)</small> (Nominated)
- 2006, Hot Rap Track "Like You" <small>(with Ciara)</small> (Nominated)

**Black Reel Awards**
- 2003, Best Breakthrough Performance – Viewer's Choice: Like Mike (Nominated)

**MTV Video Music Awards Japan**
- 2006, Best Collaboration "Let Me Hold You" <small>(with Omarion)</small> (Nominated)

**NAACP Image Awards**
- 2008, Outstanding Duo or Group <small>(with Omarion)</small> (Nominated)

**Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards**
- **2001, Favorite Male Singer (Won)**
- 2006, Favorite Male Singer (Nominated)
- 2008, Favorite Male Singer (Nominated)

**Soul Train Music Awards**
- 2001, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist "Bounce with Me" <small>(with Xscape)</small> (Nominated)

**Teen Choice Awards**
- 2007, Choice Music: Male Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Choice Music: R&B Track "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" <small>(with Omarion)</small> (Nominated)
- 2009, Choice Music: Rap Artist (Nominated)

**Vibe Awards**
- 2005, Coolest Collabo "Like You" <small>(with Ciara)</small> (Nominated)

**Young Artist Awards**
- 2003, Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor: Like Mike (Nominated)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Bow Wow
- **image**: Bow Wow 2009.jpg
- **caption**: Bow Wow performing in 2009
- **birth name**: Shad Gregory Moss
- **birth place**: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
- **genre**: Hip hop music, Hip hop
- **years active**: 1993–present