Lil' Bow Wow在1987年出生于美国俄亥俄州的首府Columbus，刚学会说话的时候，人们就发现他说话总是很押韵和有节奏感。在只有六岁的时候，他就开始了自己的说唱生涯。他的说唱风格在为听众表演的时候，得到了Snoop Dogg的赞赏，很快在这位著名的说唱歌星的提拔下，少年天才Lil' Bow Wow的名字很快被众人所了解。

　　他开始参与许多专辑的录制工作，诸如Snoop Dogg著名的专辑《Doggystyle》，以及Will Smith的大制作影片《Wild Wild West》的原声大碟，他的名字出现在许多很有影响的杂志上，他的照片也广泛的出现在媒体上。1999年，他得到了另一位金牌制作人Jermaine Dupri的赏识，Jermaine Dupri对他的潜力感到十分的惊讶，Jermaine Dupri开始着手把他打造成一名青年人的偶像级说唱明星。在这一过程中，Lil' Bow Wow在工作中表现出的成熟老练以及认真职业的态度，再次令这位金牌制作人叹服。尽管如此，当开始录音的时候，不得不承认他的声音还只是一个小孩子。

　　在Jermaine Dupri的帮助指导下，Lil' Bow Wow录制了一首充满童趣的《Bounce With Me》，并且把这首歌收录到了由Dupri担纲制作的电影原声《Big Momma's House》中。不久之后，Lil' Bow Wow录制了他的第一张个人专辑《Beware of Dog》，这时候的他只有13岁。2001年，Lil' Bow Wow发行了第二张专辑《Doggy Bag》，该专辑令人意外的达到了白金的销量。2002年，这位小明星还参演了电影《Like Mike》。2003年，第三张专辑《Unleashed》正式发售。(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.