The ?Prince of Hip Hop? Bow Wow is set to release his fifth album The Price of Fame come December 19,2006 with lead single Shortie Like Mine already peaking at the charts prior to its official release.
"Shortie Like Mine" song features Chris Brown and Johnta Austin, although Austin is not publicly credited. The single has already managed to chart the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Bow wow like mine debuted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 being the top debut of that week and has so far peaked at number 14, it peaked at 2 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 2 on the Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks.
The single debuted on BET's 106 & Park chart at number 10 on October 17, 2006 just 2 days after its premiere (excluding weekends).
Bow wow music video shorty like mine premiered on BET's Access Granted on October 11, 2006 and was the New Joint on BET's 106 & Park a day later. on Thursday October 12, 2006. The video features Canadian singer, Keisha Chante and Angela Simmons, the daughter of Rev Run.
Bow wow shorty like mine video starts with Bow Wow on his website with screen savers and background pics of bow wow dancing and Chris Brown singing the chorus. Bow Wow's fans are featured throughout the video. He is on his website looking through the bow wow web layouts and messages that his fans have sent him. The first fan is from New York, New York which is Angela Simmons. The next city he searches is Atlanta, Georgia, then Toronto, Ontario where he finds Canadian singer Keisha Chante. They are sending messages and baby photo of bow wow back and forth throughout the video receiving free bow wow cell phone wallpapers. In the end he is at Angela Simmons house where they go on a date.
The song was originally Chris Brown's, but it did not make the cut on his debut album Chris Brown. Then Bow Wow planned to release it on the re-release Chris Brown and bow wow lyrics on his album Wanted Reloaded, but then plans fell through and his record label said to keep it for his next project.
"Shortie Like Mine" is said to be about past girlfriend, Ciara. On Access granted for "Shortie Like Mine," he talked about the song being about everything that he's experienced in the last 8 months since his public break up. The album, he said, has to do with all he's experienced in the last year and a half. The question now is are bow wow and cassie going out?
Confirmed producers and guest appearances include Jermaine Dupri, Chris Brown, Young Hot Rod, Johnta Austin, Young Jinsu, Pimp C, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Lil Scrappy, Short Dawg, Khleo Thomas, R. Kelly, Nitti & Ronnie. The album originally has 12 tracks but Bow Wow said on his mySpace he added a new track to the album called I'm a Flirt featuring R. Kelly, produced by him and Ronnie.
The bow wow go mp3 Price of Fame tracklist include:
- "Intro"
- "Price of Fame"
- "4 Corners" (featuring Lil' Wayne, Short Dawg, Pimp C & Lil Scrappy)
- "Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain)
- "How You Move It"
- "Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin)
- "Don't Know About That"
- "Tell Me"
- "Damn Thing"
- "Bet That"
- "On Fiya"
- "Give It To You?
- "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly & Ronnie) (Bonus Track)
Bow Wow born Shad Gregory Moss on March 9, 1987 is listed in the Guinness World Records as the "youngest solo rapper to ever hit number one".
Bow Wow was born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, to Teresa and Alfonso Moss. His father left the family and his mother re-married to Rodney Caldwell; Bow Wow grew up with his step-father and has two step-siblings.
He got his stage name ?Lil? Bow Wow? from Snoop Dogg who spotted his performance in 1993 with song lyrics bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yea gaining him a spot on the Death Row Records roster.
By 1998, Bow Wow was introduced to record producer Jermaine Dupri, who helped shape his career starting off with a bow wow snoop mp3.
On the other hand, side 2 side bow wow made his acting debut in 2002's Like Mike, where he starred as a young orphan who gets a shot at the NBA.
