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Lil Bow Wow Embarks On First Major U.S. Headline Tour; Rapper's Debut Album Beware Of Dog Goes Double Platinum.


Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 21, 2001

With Beware Of Dog, his debut album on So So Def/Columbia Records, hitting the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system.  double-platinum mark, Lil Bow Wow Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. [1] Biography
Bow Wow was born in Columbus, Ohio to Teresa and Junie Moss.
 is about to set off on his first major U.S. tour kicking off Thursday, April 13 in Cincinnati (see itinerary following).

Initial demand for tickets has been overwhelming: demand in Washington, DC, was so strong that, after a first show sold out in 20 minutes, another show was added, which also sold out in 20 minutes, occasioning the booking of a third show. Similar pandemonium Pandemonium

Milton’s capital of the devils. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost]

See : Confusion


Pandemonium

chief city of Hell. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost]

See : Hell
 broke out in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , where two shows sold out in under 20 minutes. Lil Bow Wow completed a highly successful series of dates opening for *NSYNC NSYNC Justin Chris Joey Lasten JC (last letters of first names of members of the group NSYNC)
NSYNC Negative Synchronization
 in November-December 2000.

Bow Wow has been living large since the success of Beware Of Dog, released September 26,2000. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and kicked out the #1 Rap single "Bow Wow (That's My Name)." Two of Bow Wow's videos--"That's My Name" and "Puppy Love"--were voted #1 Videos on BET.

Most recently, Bow Wow was nominated for two Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards: "Best Male" and "Favorite Song" (for "Bounce With Me"). He has been cast for a role in MTV's upcoming feature presentation, "Carmen Carmen

throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190]

See : Faithlessness


Carmen

the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr.
," a hip-hopera based on Bizet's classic opera. The video for "Puppy Love," Bow Wow's new single, features Solange Knowles, sister of Destiny's Child's Beyonce Knowles.

                      Lil Bow Wow Tour Itinerary

Date              City/State                      Venue
4/13/01           Cincinnati, OH              Taft Theatre
4/14/01           Louisville, KY                    Palace
4/15/01           Cleveland, OH              State Theatre
4/19/01           Oakland, CA                    Paramount
4/20/01           San Diego, CA          Spreckles Theatre
4/22/01           Los Angeles, CA          Wiltern Theater
4/27/01           Tulsa, OK                  Brady Theatre
4/28/01           Houston, TX               Aerial Theatre
4/29/01           Dallas, TX                   Bronco Bowl
5/4/01            Kansas City, MO          Midland Theatre
5/5/01            St. Louis, MO                    Pagaent
5/6/01            Columbus, OH    Vets Memorial Auditorium
5/11/01           Milwaukee, WI          Riverside Theatre
5/12/01           Chicago, IL                      Riviera
5/13/01           Detroit, MI                State Theatre
5/18/01           Atlanta, GA    Earthlink Live (formerly Center Stage)
5/19/01           Atlanta, GA    Earthlink Live (formerly Center Stage)
5/20/01           Atlanta, GA    Earthlink Live (formerly Center Stage)
5/25/01           Orlando, FL               Hard Rock Live
5/26/01           Miami, FL                        Sunrise
5/27/01           Tampa, FL                           TPAC
6/1/01            Washington, DC         Constitution Hall
6/2/01            Washington, DC         Constitution Hall
6/9/01            Boston, MA               Orpheum Theatre


Additional Lil Bow Wow tour dates TBA TBA

See: To be announced


Lil Bow Wow online: http://www.lilbowwow.com

So So Def Recordings So So Def Recordings is a record label, based out of Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music. Label history  online: http://www.sosodef.net

Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see .

For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see .

Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as
 online: http://www.columbiarecords.com
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