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American rapper and actor, Bow Wow formerly Lil' Bow Wow has an estimated net worth of $600 thousand. At only age 13, Bow Wow made his rap debut on Beware of Dog (2000), a double-platinum Top Ten hit, and though he struggled to rival such breakout success in the years that followed, he persevered impressively, maturing as an artist (as well as a man) and releasing a series of albums that met varying degrees of commercial success.
In addition to his music career, Bow Wow also found regular work in Hollywood, beginning with Like Mike (2002), a star vehicle for which he recorded a soundtrack. Successive film appearances included Johnson Family Vacation (2004), Roll Bounce (2005), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Hurricane Season(2009) including TV appearances on Ugly Betty(2008) and Entourage(2008).
Born Shad Gregory Moss on March 9, 1987, in Columbus, Ohio, Bow Wow began his rap career as Lil Bow Wow, a moniker acquired during his brief relationship with Death Row Records, then the home of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. On July 7, 2011 Bow Wow revealed that he indeed does have a child, though previously denying it. Bow Wow revealed that the baby was a girl, and her name is Shai. Bow Wow also revealed that Shai was born in April and that the mother was former girlfriend Joie Chavis. Shai currently lives with her mother.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Salary |
Earnings from his hosting gig, 106th Park |
$1,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Salary |
Salary for Allegiance |
$500,000 |
|
2011 |
Salary |
Salary for Madea's Big Happy Family |
$650,000 |
|
2010 |
Salary |
Salary for Lottery Ticket |
$1,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Salary for Hurricane Season |
$200,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of New Jack City II |
$200,000 |
|
2006 |
Salary |
Salary for Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift |
$500,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of The Price of Fame |
$800,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of Wanted |
$958,000 |
|
2004 |
Salary |
Salary for Johnson's Family Vacation |
$750,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of Unleashed |
$774,000 |
|
2002 |
Salary |
Salary for Like Mike |
$1,000,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of Doggy Bag |
$1,100,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated album sales of Beware of Dog |
$2,700,000 |