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Lil Bow Wow

At the age of 13, Lil’ Bow Wow (real name: Shad Gregory Moss) released his debut album, Beware of Dog, in 2000. After releasing his second album, Doggy Bag, in 2001, he announced he was dropping the “Lil” from his name. 

"I changed my name because I'm getting older now and it's too many Lil's. All these Lil' rappers, I'm just kind of getting real irritated by it,” he told MTV News in April 2002. “I said, 'You know what? Drop the Lil'. Forget it. I'm Bow Wow. Besides, I'm growing up, I'm not little anymore.” 

He has since released four albums and appeared in a series of movies, including Like Mike and Lottery Ticket. 

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