| Bow Wow Article | Bow Wow was born in Columbus, Ohio to Teresa and Junie Moss. Junie left the family and his mother worked three jobs to care for him. Teresa later married Rodney Caldwell, and Bow Wow has two step-siblings, Erica and Jasarah. Bow Wow was raised, and attended school, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a small city in the Columbus metropolitan area, until his rap career took off. At age five, he started his career in rap using the moniker Kid Gangsta. One year later, in 1993, he performed at a Chronic tour in Columbus, and was noted by rapper Snoop Dogg and rapper Dr. Dre, who subsequently gave him a stage name, Lil Bow Wow. Dr. Dre later hired him as an opening act, officially gaining him a spot on the Death Row Records roster. Lil Bow Wow then appeared on a skit on Snoop's debut Doggystyle.
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