Bow Wow Then & Now — Photos

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February 10, 2021 11:30AM EST

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Bow Wow (born Shad Gregory Moss in Columbus, Ohio on March 9, 1987) is an American rapper, TV host, and actor. While performing at a concert in L.A. in 1993, he was noticed by Snoop Dogg, who gave him his nickname, Lil Bow Wow and his first big break. He released his first album, Beware Of Dog, in 2000, at age 13. He has gone on to appear on TV’s Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Ugly Betty, and Brothers Garcia. He also kick started a film career with 2002’s Like Mike, and went on to appear in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Roll Bounce, Lottery Ticket, Madea’s Big Happy Family and Hurricane Season. In October 2013, Bow Wow took over as the host of BET’s show 106 & Park.

Here, Lil’ Bow Wow arrives at the Billboard Music Awards on Dec. 5, 2000, in Las Vegas. Scroll through the gallery for more pics of the rapper.

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Bow Wow In 2002

Bow Wow In 2002 — Lil’ Bow Wow at the Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards. He rocked a basketball jersey at the 2002 event.

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Bow Wow in 2003

Bow Wow in 2003 — Bow Wow at the 31st Annual American Music Awards. He rocked a brown tee at the 2003 event.

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Bow Wow At The Reading and Learning Center In LA

Bow Wow At The Reading and Learning Center In LA — Bow Wow at the unveiling ceremony of reading and learning center at the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club in February 2004. The club was chosen as a NBA Legacy Event for the All-Star Game and provided with books, furniture and computers.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Singer Bow Wow poses for photographers as he arrives on the white carpet of the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

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Bow Wow In 2006

Bow Wow In 2006 — Rapper Bow Wow poses during a photo session in New York on December 18, 2006. He rocked a black outfit with a grey beanie.

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Bow Wow On MTC

Bow Wow On MTC — Rapper Bow Wow makes an appearance on MTV’s “Total Request Live” at MTV Studios on Nov. 26, 2007.

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Bow Wow On MTV

Bow Wow On MTV — Rapper Bow Wow performs during an appearance on MTV’s “Total Request Live” at MTV Studios on Nov. 26, 2007.

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Bow Wow on BET

Bow Wow on BET — Rapper Bow Wow performs during a taping of BET’s “106 and Park” on Dec. 10, 2007 in New York.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Rapper Bow Wow performs on BET’s “106 & Park” show, celebrating their 2000th episode on Aug. 19, 2008. The show aired in August 2008.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Rapper Bow Wow makes an appearance on MTV’s “Total Request Live” show in New York on Sept. 3, 2008.

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Bow Wow In 2009

Bow Wow In 2009 — Bow Wow poses for a portrait in March 2009 in New York.

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Bow Wow On The Red Carpet

Bow Wow On The Red Carpet — Shad “Bow Wow” Moss arrives at the premiere of “Madea’s Big Happy Family” in April 2011. “Madea’s Big Happy Family” opened in theaters April 22.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Bow Wow attends the BET Experience – 106 and Park Live on Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Los Angeles.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Bow Wow attends the 57th Annual Grammy Awards rehearsals on Feb. 6, 2015 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

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Bow Wow

Bow Wow — Shad Moss aka Bow Wow arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.

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Bow Wow In 2018

Bow Wow In 2018 — Bow Wow attends WE TV’s “Bridezillas” Season 11 premiere party at Arena on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in New York.

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Bow Wow In Las Vegas

Bow Wow In Las Vegas — Rapper And Actor Bow Wow performs live at Go Pool Dayclub Flamingo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, in June 2019.

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Bow Wow Daughter Shai

Bow Wow Daughter Shai — Shad “Bow Wow” Moss and his daughter Shai Moss arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “F9: Fast & Furious 9” at the TCL Chinese Theatre on
Premiere of “F9: Fast & Furious 9”, Los Angeles, United States – 18 Jun 2021

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