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By the summer of 2001, Lil' Bow Wow was a teen sensation. When he undertook his Scream tour, accurately named in view of the reactions his appearances elicited from teenage girls, tickets for major venues sold out in less than an hour. The Evergreen Plaza shopping mall in Chicago had to be shut down for the day after girls fainted from excitement during a promotional Lil' Bow Wow appearance. The rapper generally lapped up the attention, but occasionally seemed a bit overwhelmed. "I really thought it was crazy," he told Jet.
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Not only he would likely rise to be one of the most influential rappers in American music industry, Bow Wow could ... strive to be a celebrated screen star as well. Included in the cast of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006), he has made a lavish deal with Warner Bros Network to lead its sitcom, "Bow" (2006), in which he set to portray none other than himself. A successful artist with a list of accomplishment behind him, he really has surpassed the boys of his generation to embrace world's recognition.
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In 2002, Bow Wow landed the starring role in the basketball themes film entitled Like Mike. The film allowed the rap to gain more popularity through a larger audience. The rapper was ... featured on the film’s soundtrack. The most notable single from the soundtrack is when Bow Wow collaborated with artists Fabolous, DUpri, and Fundisha in the single, “Basketball.” In 2003, Bow Wow dropped the Lil on the release of his album, Unleashed.
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