Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. He released his debut album Beware of Dog at age 13, then under the stage name Lil' Bow Wow, which he carried until his 2003 album Unleashed, under simply Bow Wow. Two more albums followed, Unleashed in 2005 and The Price of Fame in 2006. In 2007, he released the collaboration album Face Off with Omarion.

There are two artists with the name Bow Wow: (1) American rapper and (2) Japanese hard rock band. (1) Bow Wow (formerly Lil’ Bow Wow, born Shad Gregory Moss on March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio), is an American rapper. Releasing his first album, Beware of Dog, at the age of thirteen, Bow Wow quickly became a successful recording artist, under the mentorship of record producer Jermaine Dupri, eventually breaking out on his own by 2003 and continuing his success. (2) This band (led by Kyoji Yamamo