Bow Wow

Lil' Bow Wow在1987年出生于美國俄亥俄州的首府Columbus，剛學會說話的時候，人們就發現他說話總是很押韻和有節奏感。在只有六歲的時候，他就開始了自己的說唱生涯。他的說唱風格在為聽眾表演的時候，得到了Snoop Dogg的贊賞，很快在這位著名的說唱歌星的提拔下，少年天才Lil' Bow Wow的名字很快被眾人所了解。 　　他開始參與許多專輯的錄制工作，諸如Snoop Dogg著名的專輯《Doggystyle》，以及Will Smith的大制作影片《Wild Wild West》的原聲大碟，他的名字出現在許多很有影響的雜志上，他的照片也廣泛的出現在媒體上。1999年，他得到了另一位金牌制作人Jermaine Dupri的賞識，Jermaine Dupri對他的潛力感到十分的驚訝，Jermaine Dupri開始著手把他打造成一名青年人的偶像級說唱明星。在這一過程中，Lil' Bow Wow在工作中表現出的成熟老練以及認真職業的態度，再次令這位金牌制作人嘆服。盡管如此，當開始錄音的時候，不得不承認他的聲音還只是一個小孩子。 　　在Jermaine Dupri的幫助指導下，Lil' Bow Wow錄制了一首充滿童趣的《Bounce With Me》，并且把這首歌收錄到了由Dupri擔綱制作的電影原聲《Big Momma's House》中。不久之后，Lil' Bow Wow錄制了他的第一張個人專輯《Beware of Dog》，這時候的他只有13歲。2001年，Lil' Bow Wow發行了第二張專輯《Doggy Bag》，該專輯令人意外的達到了白金的銷量。2002年，這位小明星還參演了電影《Like Mike》。2003年，第三張專輯《Unleashed》正式發售。(CatCobain） At only age 13, Bow Wow made his rap debut on Beware of Dog (2000), a double-platinum Top Ten hit, and though he struggled to rival such breakout success in the years that followed, he persevered impressively, maturing as an artist (as well as a man) and releasing a series of albums that met varying degrees of commercial success. In addition to his music career, Bow Wow also found regular work in Hollywood, beginning with Like Mike (2002), a star vehicle for which he recorded a soundtrack. Successive film appearances included Johnson Family Vacation (2004), Roll Bounce (2005), and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). Born Shad Gregory Moss on March 9, 1987, in Columbus, OH, Bow Wow began his rap career as Lil Bow Wow, a moniker acquired during his brief relationship with Death Row Records, then the home of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. A subsequent relationship with Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def label proved more fruitful for Bow Wow. Under the guidance of Dupri -- who had previously guided other kid rappers, namely Kris Kross and Da Brat, to mainstream success -- and songwriter/producer Bryan-Michael Cox, the young rapper was primed for success. Bow Wow's debut single, "Bounce with Me," was released in summer 2000 and appeared on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film Big Momma's House. The song featured the So So Def female R&B group Xscape and became a Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and U.K., charting number one on the stateside R&B and rap singles charts. Meanwhile, Bow Wow's debut album, Beware of Dog, also became a major hit, selling over two and a half million copies; its commercial success was partly due to the popular follow-up single "Bow Wow (That's My Name)," featuring Snoop Dogg, and a pair of subsequent minor hits, "Puppy Love" and "Ghetto Girls." Bow Wow's second album, Doggy Bag (2002), was another major success; it peaked at number six on Billboard's album chart, eventually going platinum, and it featured two strong singles, "Thank You" (which prominently samples the Cars' 1981 hit "I'm Not the One") and "Take Ya Home" (produced by the Neptunes during their prime). Bow Wow broke off his relationship with Jermaine Dupri for his third album, Unleashed (2003). Released by Columbia, the album was a commercial disappointment, peaking at number three on the album chart yet selling less than a million copies in the long run. A couple well-charting singles did result, though -- "Let's Get Down," featuring Birdman, and "My Baby," featuring Jagged Edge -- and the album did boast some first-rate production work, including more beats by the Neptunes. Dupri resumed his executive production role for Bow Wow's next album, Wanted (2005), and good fortune resulted. The album went platinum, peaking at number three, and a pair of singles -- "Let Me Hold You," featuring Omarion, and "Like You," featuring Ciara (with whom he was romantically linked for a while) -- went Top Five. The hits continued for Bow Wow in subsequent years. His fifth album, The Price of Fame (2006), included a few big ones: "Shortie Like Mine," featuring Chris Brown, "Outta My System," featuring T-Pain, and "I'm a Flirt," featuring R. Kelly. For Face Off (2007), he collaborated with one of his peers, Omarion, an R&B star and friend with whom he toured.