By anushree garg | February 9, 2014 0 Comments

Net worth: $15 million

Introduction

The birth name of Bow Wow is Shad Gregory Moss. He is also popularly known as Lil’ Bow Wow. He was born on 9^th March 1987. He is not just a very popular rapper but is also a well known actor and television host. He was born in United States. He started his career at the age of 13. In year 2000 he released his first album which was named as Beware of Dogs. Then in the preceding year his new album got released which was named as Doggy Bag. Both the albums received so much of appreciation. His album named Unleashed got released in year 2003. In year 2002 he started his career as an actor. His first movie was named as all about the Benjamins. Bow also acted as a in a movie named Like Mike. He was the lead actor in this movie. After this movie he was a lead actor in many movies like Johnson Family Vacation and Roll Bounce in year 2004 and 2005 respectively. He even played a supporting role in a very popular movie named The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Apart from his acting career in movies he even played a role in a television series named Entourage.

 

Personal Life

Teresa Caldwell and Alfonso Moss are the parents of Bow Wow. In his childhood he was quite influenced with rappers. At the age of three he developed his interest in rap. He was always supported by his family. His family supported his interest in music career.

Awards and nominations

He was thrice nominated for BET awards. He even won this award in year 2001.  He won the Billboard Music Award for best Rap Single of the year in 2001. In year 2004 and 2006 he was again nominated for this award but he didn’t win this award in these years. In year 2003 he was nominated in Black reel Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance. In year 2003 he was also nominated in MTV Video Music Awards Japan for Best Collaboration in the song Let Me Hold You. In year 2008 he was nominated in NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group. In year 2001 he won the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favourite Male Singer. He was also nominated for various other awards like Soul Train Music Awards, Teen choice Awards, Vibe Awards, and also Young Artist Awards.

Richness

His estimated net worth is said to be $15 million. He lives a lavish life. He has a house in Sugarloaf Country Club Real Estate which is located in Georgia. The club house offers the area of around 60,000 square feet. The location is said to be remarkable.  He purchased this house in year 2006. he was just eighteen when he bought this house. It is a two story house which is very luxurious. It has four bed rooms with attached bathrooms. It has a separate movie theater. The presence of pool further enhances the beauty of the house. He purchased this home for $850, 000. Bow wow also has a house in Japan. It is a beach house. The structure of the house is quite different. The complete house is made up of wood. It is located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Cars and Gadgets

He is very keen of cars and gadgets.  He has five cars which are considered to be one among the best cars in the world. He has a very popular car named 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago. The car is very expensive and has many different features like the car has carbon ceramic break disc. The interior of the car has a carbon package. The carbon package provides carbon components like handbrake lever and dash cover. He has one more car named Range Rover Sport Supercharged. The car has a very different look and style. It is a high performance car with a 5.0 litre LR-V8 510hp engine. The car is quite efficient it delivers more torque and power. It is also very fuel efficient. The look of the car is more enhanced by the metallic colour which is used to paint it. He has one more car named Lamborghini Gallardo. Lamborghini Gallardo is a sports car which has quite stunning looks with 5.2-liter 10-cylinder in a V configuration engine. It has 19 inch wheels which are covered with Apollo polish. The rear spoiler in the car is controlled electrically.  He has Bentley Continental GT. The car has a very eye catching looks. This car is powered by a 4 litre V8 engine. The power and the torque produced by the car are remarkable. Last but not the least he has Porsche 911 Turbo is powered by turbocharged 3.8-liter six-cylinder engine. This car also has a very high range of power and torque.  Bow wow is very possessive about both of his cars. He has a very unique taste when the thing comes to cars.

Hobbies and brands

Bow wow has very interesting hobbies. He likes playing basket ball and video games. Whenever he is alone and he doesn’t have anything to do at that time he prefers to play video games. He is very particular about the brands he wears. He has a very specific taste in brands like dita Eyewear, YSL, ymcmb, Supra Shoes, Nike Air max 95 and many more.