In the early 1990's, Shad Gregory Moss met Snoop Dogg, who gave him the name Lil' Bow Wow. On December 17, 1993 he made his debut performance on The Arsenio Hall Show at age five. Later in 1998, at the age of eleven, Bow Wow met record producer Jermaine Dupri, who helped shape his career. He allegedly retired from rapping as of summer 2016.