Bow Wow Wants To Be The Best Rapper Of '09

J-Banks · 03-02-2009, 10:07 AM

Bow Wow wants to be the best rapper of '09.

Artist: Bow Wow

Representing: Ohio

Mixtape: Half Man Half Dog Vol. 2

411: Bow Wow says he's going to be the best rapper of 2009. All eyes are on him.

"I just used my YouTube for the full potential," he said about releasing a myriad of freestyles virally last year before he released his first mixtape Half Man Half Dog. "Every time I do freestyle, and put 'em up, I get over 300,000 views just by being in my house. If my fans want it, I'mma give it to them. I do it as a hobby. I'm a mixtape fanatic."

With his album New Jack City II due at the end of March, Bow just dropped a single called "You Can Get It All," a radio-friendly joint aimed at the ladies. We all know the young homie can do that — it's a hallmark of his career. But we will be surprised to hear him on the next mixtape Half Man Half Dog 2, as the almost 22-year-old makes a full-blown declaration of adulthood — and he's potent with the lines.

"Bow is keeping it hip-hop," DJ Infamous said about some of Bow's beat selection to freestyle over, such as the LOX's "Money, Power & Respect" and Jay-Z's "22 Two's." "Besides just being on the hottest records in the South right now, he's keeping it hip-hop. That's what we're bringing to the table. He's a veteran in the game but we're the young cats keeping it alive for the streets."

Bow says that making a mixtape is just an outlet to show his other skill set.

"For me, it was something that had just really been embedded in me," Bow explained. "A lot of people don't know that I was discovered by Snoop and [Dr.] Dre. Snoop was such an influence on me. It's always been in my blood to rap. When I got with [Jermaine Dupri], JD cleaned me up a little bit and did the right thing. That's the reason why I'm here right now. But it's always been in me to rap.

"I use the mixtape thing for fun," he added. "I hit Infamous up and said, 'Let's do something special for the people, a show-and-prove, show-and-tell type of thing that I can really do this.' It's no different from an NBA dude — when you see an NBA player go to [New York's] Rucker [Park street-ball court]. They bring a different game to the park. They don't bring the regular NBA game. It's two games I can play. I can hit you with the radio songs to sell records or I can do something else."

Joints To Check For

» "Underrated." "It was just me speaking the honest-to-God's truth," he said, referring to a line where he scoffs about people doubting he pens his own lyrics: "He don't write his sh-- that's what they all say/ But they don't say nothing when Eminem writes for Dre." "I do feel like I'm underrated. People put the rappers that don't sell records on the same pedestal as somebody who might have sold 30 million records. You can't do that; it don't add up.

"A lot of people kinda overlook my accomplishments. I'm the youngest artist to ever go #1. I headlined seven arena tours. People overlook that. How can you not give me that credit? But you'll look at somebody who has one album, might have come out and sold 30,000 records, but he has the #1 rap single. But you think he's better than me? No way. The stats don't lie. You can't compare that. It's not equivalent. I get criticized so much. 'Who wrote this? He can't be writing this. That was too nice.' Y'all get on me so much but there are so many other rappers who don't write their raps but y'all like 'em. I write all my stuff. I'm just speaking for myself on how I feel."

» "On Fire." "That's one of Infamous' favorites," LB Dub said. "Drumma Boy did the beat. It was weird how I approached the record. The beat was so hard, I said, 'I'm gonna find somebody talking about fire or how not to put out a fire.' That's why you hear it on the hook. I'm just talking, but I got samples talking about fire. It's about just attacking it. A real gritty, grimy record, doing what it is I do."

» "Ambition" "I redid the 'Ambitionz As a Ridah' joint," Lamborghini Moss declared. "I did it first just as video over my YouTube [channel]. When I did it, I said, 'I'm gonna put it on the mixtape.' It's a straight verse, me writing and having fun with it. It's one of the hardest beats ever made. Shout out to Daz, who made it. And the rest is history."

Don't Sleep: Other Notable ********** This Week

» Joe Budden - Padded Room
» Superstar Jay - I Am Mixtapes Part 16 (hosted by Tony Yayo)
» Masspike Mile - The Pursuit of Happiness
» Gucci Mane - King
» DJ Benzi and Dope Couture - The Jetsetters
» Memphis Bleek - Feed the Streets

'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar

» Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "The Game Ain't Ready"
» Gucci Mane - "Stoopid"
» The LOX - "I Get it In" freestyle
» Capone-N-Norega (featuring Mobb Deep) - "Wobble Wobble"
» Chamillionaire (featuring the Game and Ludacris) - "Creepin' Solo" remix
» Omarion (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Comfort"

Source: MTV

Kid Bankshot · 03-02-2009, 11:05 AM

too bad he gets no respect...u grew up with money!!! ur not street!!!!

chickenwings · 03-02-2009, 11:31 AM

lil bow wow will NEVER be thought as the best rapper. i dont even believe he honestly thinks that about himself

Maully Da Don · 03-02-2009, 11:33 AM

fat chance..........

DAT PROBLEM · 03-02-2009, 11:37 AM

what a joke..

BlackBauer · 03-02-2009, 12:39 PM

delusional....

Kid Bankshot · 03-02-2009, 01:49 PM

monkeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy

JaxSurf · 03-02-2009, 02:05 PM

so you have to be poor to be a good rapper? youre dumb as fuck

mallory88 · 03-02-2009, 02:07 PM

not going to happpen, i dont think think that the girls even listern to him anymore

mallory88 · 03-02-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaxSurf

so you have to be poor to be a good rapper? youre dumb as fuck

you can tell he or she likes lil bow wow

curly88 · 03-02-2009, 02:52 PM

bow wow stop that shit man u a R & B rapper u know it u can never be a good rapper

YBanBeatz · 03-02-2009, 03:42 PM

Buhahahah!

GMNRecordsCT3 · 03-02-2009, 04:49 PM

I dont hate on the dude but come on now...

IbeWazir · 03-02-2009, 05:20 PM

I'm not sayin' that he can't be the best rapper of '09, but he was only famous cause he was a little kid rappin' and all the little middle school/high school girls thought "that was so cute". Hell, even my little niece who is only 12 years old now had one of his albums before. Bet she don't even give a fuck about Bow Wow anymore.

red man · 03-02-2009, 11:29 PM

then he should have been droppin hear since new years.

Drewshady17 · 03-03-2009, 12:38 AM

Well someone needs to hurry up and tell him that there is 0% chance of that happening if he doesn't know that already.

Ed-ucation · 03-03-2009, 10:59 PM

He had a lot of, but a lot of work to do then

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J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Bow Wow Wants To Be The Best Rapper Of '09 Bow Wow Wants To Be The Best Rapper Of '09 Bow Wow wants to be the best rapper of '09. Artist: Bow Wow Representing: Ohio Mixtape: Half Man Half Dog Vol. 2 411: Bow Wow says he's going to be the best rapper of 2009. All eyes are on him. "I just used my YouTube for the full potential," he said about releasing a myriad of freestyles virally last year before he released his first mixtape Half Man Half Dog. "Every time I do freestyle, and put 'em up, I get over 300,000 views just by being in my house. If my fans want it, I'mma give it to them. I do it as a hobby. I'm a mixtape fanatic." With his album New Jack City II due at the end of March, Bow just dropped a single called "You Can Get It All," a radio-friendly joint aimed at the ladies. We all know the young homie can do that — it's a hallmark of his career. But we will be surprised to hear him on the next mixtape Half Man Half Dog 2, as the almost 22-year-old makes a full-blown declaration of adulthood — and he's potent with the lines. "Bow is keeping it hip-hop," DJ Infamous said about some of Bow's beat selection to freestyle over, such as the LOX's "Money, Power & Respect" and Jay-Z's "22 Two's." "Besides just being on the hottest records in the South right now, he's keeping it hip-hop. That's what we're bringing to the table. He's a veteran in the game but we're the young cats keeping it alive for the streets." Bow says that making a mixtape is just an outlet to show his other skill set. "For me, it was something that had just really been embedded in me," Bow explained. "A lot of people don't know that I was discovered by Snoop and [Dr.] Dre. Snoop was such an influence on me. It's always been in my blood to rap. When I got with [Jermaine Dupri], JD cleaned me up a little bit and did the right thing. That's the reason why I'm here right now. But it's always been in me to rap. "I use the mixtape thing for fun," he added. "I hit Infamous up and said, 'Let's do something special for the people, a show-and-prove, show-and-tell type of thing that I can really do this.' It's no different from an NBA dude — when you see an NBA player go to [New York's] Rucker [Park street-ball court]. They bring a different game to the park. They don't bring the regular NBA game. It's two games I can play. I can hit you with the radio songs to sell records or I can do something else." Joints To Check For » "Underrated." "It was just me speaking the honest-to-God's truth," he said, referring to a line where he scoffs about people doubting he pens his own lyrics: "He don't write his sh-- that's what they all say/ But they don't say nothing when Eminem writes for Dre." "I do feel like I'm underrated. People put the rappers that don't sell records on the same pedestal as somebody who might have sold 30 million records. You can't do that; it don't add up. "A lot of people kinda overlook my accomplishments. I'm the youngest artist to ever go #1. I headlined seven arena tours. People overlook that. How can you not give me that credit? But you'll look at somebody who has one album, might have come out and sold 30,000 records, but he has the #1 rap single. But you think he's better than me? No way. The stats don't lie. You can't compare that. It's not equivalent. I get criticized so much. 'Who wrote this? He can't be writing this. That was too nice.' Y'all get on me so much but there are so many other rappers who don't write their raps but y'all like 'em. I write all my stuff. I'm just speaking for myself on how I feel." » "On Fire." "That's one of Infamous' favorites," LB Dub said. "Drumma Boy did the beat. It was weird how I approached the record. The beat was so hard, I said, 'I'm gonna find somebody talking about fire or how not to put out a fire.' That's why you hear it on the hook. I'm just talking, but I got samples talking about fire. It's about just attacking it. A real gritty, grimy record, doing what it is I do." » "Ambition" "I redid the 'Ambitionz As a Ridah' joint," Lamborghini Moss declared. "I did it first just as video over my YouTube [channel]. When I did it, I said, 'I'm gonna put it on the mixtape.' It's a straight verse, me writing and having fun with it. It's one of the hardest beats ever made. Shout out to Daz, who made it. And the rest is history." Don't Sleep: Other Notable ********** This Week » Joe Budden - Padded Room » Superstar Jay - I Am Mixtapes Part 16 (hosted by Tony Yayo) » Masspike Mile - The Pursuit of Happiness » Gucci Mane - King » DJ Benzi and Dope Couture - The Jetsetters » Memphis Bleek - Feed the Streets 'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar » Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "The Game Ain't Ready" » Gucci Mane - "Stoopid" » The LOX - "I Get it In" freestyle » Capone-N-Norega (featuring Mobb Deep) - "Wobble Wobble" » Chamillionaire (featuring the Game and Ludacris) - "Creepin' Solo" remix » Omarion (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Comfort" Source: MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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Kid Bankshot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: With Sonic Tails And Knuckles Posts: 355 Repped: 2 Repped 73 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 42 Times in 20 Posts	too bad he gets no respect...u grew up with money!!! ur not street!!!!

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chickenwings Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Repped: 608 Repped 679 Times in 404 Posts Neg Reps: 505 Neg Repped at 224 Times in 166 Posts	lil bow wow will NEVER be thought as the best rapper. i dont even believe he honestly thinks that about himself

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Kid Bankshot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: With Sonic Tails And Knuckles Posts: 355 Repped: 2 Repped 73 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 42 Times in 20 Posts	monkeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy

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JaxSurf The INfamus Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Duval Posts: 398 Repped: 1 Repped 6 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	so you have to be poor to be a good rapper? youre dumb as fuck

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mallory88 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,079 Repped: 1,619 Repped 23 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 8 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 2 Posts	not going to happpen, i dont think think that the girls even listern to him anymore

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