In Stores Today -- Bow Wow

It's hard to believe that Bow Wow is releasing his 7th major label CD and he's only 22! Whether TI has ghost-written for him or not, you can't refute Bow Wow's staying power...it can be attributed to his very early start (according to Wikipedia, he got his official start at the age of 7 after appearing Snoop Dogg's "Gin And Juice" video)...but the undeniable key to his success is the team he's surrounded by...while there have been reports of falling-outs w/ his mentor Jermaine Dupri, the 2 are on a solid path to make Shad Gregory Moss a living legend...maybe even surpass his older counterparts, in terms of album productivity and merchandising



While I'm still lost on the title of his new album, New Jack City II produces some predictable yet noteworthy collaborations. Bow Wow never misses an album w/out a JD-feature so "Roc The Mic" came as no surprise when it was pushed as a promotional single. However, Bow Wow is also looking and sounding beyond his years on "You Can Get It All" w/ Johnta Austin, produced by Grammy-award winning producer BMC (Bryan Michael Cox for you music novices). This particularly is a favorite of mine, as it incorporates a sample from the classic TLC hit "Baby, Baby, Baby". Judging by the lyrics and video, Bow Wow must've drawn heavily off TI's "Whatever You Like". In a strange way, it's a good thing though. He's finally tapping into his maturity and the video reflects where he is as a young man.

Speaking of TI, Bow Wow linked up w/ the King of the South on "Been Doin This"; letting anybody who challenges his standing in hip hop to check his resume (6 years later still on top/Makin these hits but it ain’t gon stop/Imma get this money til my casket drop). The other stand out record for me is "I Aint Playin", featuring R&B favorite Trey Songz...proclaiming himself as "Mr Do It For the Ladies", B Weezy makes it clear that he's a grown man now...the cougars out there can call him Shad Moss...while he's been romantically linked to the likes of Superhead, he puts a little bit too much information out on this...and the sexy vocals of Trey Songz is what saves the record

This is Bow Wow's 1st CD that's out-rightly explicit; so much so that it needed a sticker...however it's a sign of him being unrestricted and independent in the material he produces now...New Jack City II features production and appearances from Swizz Beatz, Nelly, T-Pain, and Row Browz


"You Can Get It All" ft Johnta Austin
http://www.mediafire.com/?3t2yizz0amy

"What They Call Me" ft Nelly, Ron Browz, & JD
http://www.mediafire.com/?kwnd0ynnmdm

"I Ain't Playin" ft Trey Songz
http://www.mediafire.com/?wycnyykvimv