Birth name Shad Gregory Moss Also known as Rico da Crook.
Born March 9, 1987 (age 25). Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper and actor.
Labels:So So Def (1999-2002),
Columbia (1999-2009),
Cash Money (2010-present)
Universal Republic (2010-present).
Associated acts:Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Omarion, Da Brat, Xscape, Jagged Edge, Boyz II Men Website bowwowtoday.comBow Wow Claim to Fame
first there was Sconex, then Myspace, next came Facebook and then along came Twitter, so when did the latest trend become faking celebrity deaths?
Apparently rapper/ actor Bow Wow ' committed suicide and was found in his apartment ' ? None of the following statement is true of course but Twitter went into a frenzy as news of the rapper's alleged death swept the country. Fans were in disbelief about the news, which was later proved to be false.
Whoever started the rumor also went through the trouble of creating a look-alike CNN website to report the story. Who honestly has the time? The sad part is that in this age of technology these rumors spread like wildfire and its hard to defuse these situations because they are so easily believed. The funny part is a little more research into these stories would go a long way. If people dug a little deeper, they would notice that the rapper tweeted only 19 minutes after the hoax story was released. So if he had been 'found dead' the day before how is that possible? Kind of laughable actually!
Either way, Bow Wow didn't have too much to say about his rumored death, but for all of his fans Bow Wow is alive and kicking and you can see him at any performance at a city near you. In any case Bow Wow has bigger fish to fry, as he's got an album, which is going to be called Underrated or Greenlight 4, which is said to drop sometime in November. Some of the features include top notch talents in the rap game including Fabolous, Nas, The Game, Lil Wayne, Lloyd Banks, Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg.
AWARDS
Shai Moss BET Awards
2007
Got nomination for BET Viewers' Choice Award
for "Promise"
shared with Chris Brown
2006
Got nomination for BET Award
category Best Duet/Collaboration for "Like You"
shared with Ciara
2001
Won BET Award
category Viewer's Choice for "Bow Wow (That's My Name)"
Billboard Music Awards
2001
Won Billboard Music Award
category Rap Single of the Year for "Bow Wow (That's My Name)"
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
2006
Got nomination for Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award
category Hot Rap Track for "Like You"
shared with Ciara
2004
Got nomination for Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award
category Top R&B/Hip-hop Singles - Sales for "Let's Get Down"
shared with Baby
Black Reel Awards
2003
Got nomination for Black Reel
category Best Breakthrough Performance - Viewer's Choice for Like Mike (2002)
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN
2006
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Award Japan
category Best Collaboration Video for "Let Me Hold You"
shared with Omarion
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
2008
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Duo or Group
shared with Omarion
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2008
Got nomination for Blimb Award
category Favorite Male Singer
2006
Got nomination for Blimp Award
category Favorite Male Singer
2001
Won Blimp Award
category Favorite Male Singer
Soul Train Music Awards
2001
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Award
category Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for "Bounce with Me"
shared with Xscape
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
2009
Got nomination for Teen Choice Award
category Choice Music: Rap Artist v
2008
Got nomination for Teen Choice Award
category Choice Music: R&B Track for "Hey Baby (Jump Off)"
shared with Omarion
2007
Got nomination for Teen Choice Award
category Choice Music: Male Artist
VIBE AWARDS
2005
Got nomination for Vibe Award
category Coolest Collabo for "Like You"
shared with Ciara
Young Artist Awards
2003
Got nomination for Young Artist Award
category Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor for Like Mike (2002)