

Lil' Bow Wow performed the track "Basketball" for the soundtrack of his film Like Mike that song peaked at #1 on the R&B and #25 on the rap chart. Doggy Bag peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and was certified platinum. In 2002, his second album Doggy Bag was released with singles "Take Ya Home" which peaked at #72 on the Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and "Thank You" with Jagged Edge, #1 on the R&B chart. In a 2009 interview, the rapper claimed that the album had sold over 3 million copies since its release.ĭoggy Bag, Like Mike OST and name change (2002)

The Recording Industry Association of America certified Beware of Dog double platinum on March 5, 2001, signifying sales of two million copies. The album also included "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" featuring Snoop Dogg, which topped the rap chart, "Puppy Love", and "Ghetto Girls". Its debut single was "Bounce with Me", which featured girl group Xscape. At the age of 13, in 2000 he debuted with Beware of Dog under the stage name Lil' Bow Wow. In 1999, the soundtrack to the movie Wild Wild West featured his song "The Stick Up" with his mentor Jermaine Dupri. In 1998, at the age of eleven, Bow Wow met record producer Jermaine Dupri, who helped shape his career.

In 1993, he performed at a concert in Los Angeles, and was noticed by rapper Snoop Dogg, who subsequently gave him a stage name, "Bow Wow". Under the moniker "Kid Gangsta", he began rapping recreationally at age six he was also a fan of N.W.A at that age. At age three, he became interested in rap.
