Shad Gregory Moss was born on March 9, 1987, in Columbus, Ohio. Shad never saw his father when he was growing up, and neither did his half-sister Erica, by his mother and her other husband. When he was five, he started his rap career using the nickname Kid Gangsta. One year later, he took front stage during The Chronic Tour and impressed rapper Snoop Dogg, who later gave him the name Lil' Bow Wow. Snoop Dogg later hired him as an opening act and introduced him to Jermaine Dupri, a producer w ...[Read Story]