Bow Wow left Cash Money after six years without releasing his Underrated album. He says that he didn’t realize how much time was going by while he was there given his work hosting 106 & Park, among other things.
“I had so many other things going on [besides music],” the rapper says to XXL. “Then 106 comes and I do that for two years. I was making so much money outside of rap that I was so comfortable, I wasn’t even checking for music like that. I never even blew up the label’s phone like, ‘Yo, what’s going on?’ I never once tripped because I was cool. I was fortunate to have so many hustles that not doing one wasn’t hurting me. The only thing that was hurting me was the fact that my fans would want music or I wanted to put out stuff. It was a situation that I wished worked out for the best, because any situation that I do, I want it to work. Anything you do in business, you want it to win.”
He says that there was never any bad blood between him and the label.
“I had a great time over there,” he says. “I had a chance to learn a lot from everybody. I’m still cool with them to this day. I have no problem with nobody over there. I’m just a non-confrontational dude. I just did my business the cool way and the respectable way because you never know when you might need somebody.”
The multi-talented businessman also explains his name change. A year ago, he announced on Instagram that he was changing his stage name from Bow Wow to his given name, Shad Moss. He tells the magazine that he made the announcement because he is now known for more than music.
“I had to go to this CBS event and it was like, I can’t come as Bow Wow,” he says. “There’s a different level of shit. As an actor, I’m standing next to Patricia Arquette—who’s now an Oscar Award winner—and I have to align myself in this elite class. It’s no different than when Jay Z goes as Shawn Carter when he’s suited up handling other business.”
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We still waiting on that album bro
fuck that he can keep that shit to himself…..
Who’s “we”? Lol.
I can’t wait either 🙂 bow wow huuuuuuury ! &come to montreal
Hold this Lifetime Achievement L
You are my favorite rapper and being your fan since day one I can’t wait to hear some more music from you
Bitch shut tha Fuck up !!!bow wow sucks he will never be on Jay-Z level!!!
Lmao @ og*
Damn, OG went straight for the jugular.
Creativity wise as a artist I use to be a fan. Tho times change and art forms of sound change. Business wise he is right though, you can’t always use your musician stage name until faced with a level of expertise outside of music so yea I understand using his Given Name as the outlet for business. When you sign a check you don’t use AKA names. So fuck it respect that mans wishes and position of movement. He never compared himself to Jay Z but made reference to the business aspect of things. Always a blank minded duh duh di di fuck to throw shots before actually using READING AND COMPREHENSION skills. Anyway I’m waiting on the album to see how Shad has developed as a artist
Good way of thinking..
Don’t me & jigga do bizness alike?
“Nah, not in ya life…aint no rapper sounding Mr Jayz.. shiitcha crazze …lol” – jayz volume 2
Lol…Word up
Bow wow.C’MON NOW!!!..u can never compare yourself 2 Jay..u serious dude
^^Somebody who fell for the title and didn’t even read.
That article title is very misleading ….sloppy journalism
I love Shad Moss. He’s a good guy.
Must be crazy…..
what album did you put out on cash money and you are not know Jay Z ,and you cannot compare yourself to Jay Z
Coming from someone who only read the title and not the article
You need to return to school asap
Read what he said first then comment. So you don’t look like an ass even though now its to late for that.
Shameless click bait
“I never once tripped because I was cool” — except that time when he ranted on Twitter because Cash Money didn’t release his album.
Exactly, busta and mystikal both left aswell, baby don’t even care no more like “i’ll release your album in 10 years when your not even selling no more, its cool” 😛
Funny how you can tell which people read the article, he didnt compare himself to J. Not in that way. Yall ready to troll at an instant. Lol
The title is click bait, they mentioned jay once at the end plus this dude only care about money “I had so many hustles outside music” you can tell who is a real MC and who is fake, one last thing we already know the reason he didn’t release any album the same reason busta and mystikal didn’t release one cause of baby and his iron fist, I hate dudes playing all nice and politicing, tell the truth otherwise nothing changes.
he refused to bang Birdman that’s why his Cash Money album never came out..LOL..does he have hit records as an adult..? LOL
Gud thng u did da bro
No way on his level you still in pre school.he got a master in hard knock university.be quiet !
I realy lv shad hz a gud guy….nd yall wu busy commenting negatve stp being such asshles nd heartless.mean dd u evn read da articl? EXACTLY WAT I THOUGHT!
whet?
Hey! Stop da shut! U can’t compare ya’ self to “rap godfather” if u know what am saying buoy.
Shad moss is a real dude. For sure.
Victoria Hernandez has alot of money, but is still an idiot.
Based on the sales performance of his previous releases, I highly doubt any “fans” were hurt by his lack of music.
NICCA PLEASE!
Nobody was waiting for this HAS BEEN!
He’s a young me that’s doing positive shit, so all the rest of you nigga get off dude shit. He’s not comparing him self to Jay, he use Jay as an example stupid.