In what can only be described as the most damning example of how the music industry has lost any semblance of influence and esteem in today's artistic sphere, Bow Wow has declared that his number-one priority is now acting. While there were signs of fatigue in his oeuvre, like naming his last solo album
The Price Of Fame, it's still startling to see one of the most promising and imaginative rappers of the young generation say that acting is more important to him right now. "Music is second to me right now," he
told MTV. Acting is my number-one priority... and this is the first time in my acting career I've been able to do movies back to back to back. I don't wanna lose that momentum. I don't know if this opportunity will ever come around again, so I want to abuse it as much as I can." Abuse. Interesting choice of words.
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"You may recognize Bow Wow when he pops up on HBO's Entourage this September as a new client of Eric's (Kevin Connolly), but don't bother looking for his name in the credits. The 21-year-old rapper-actor is opting to use his real moniker, Shad Moss." Yes, this is a prelude to Mr. Wow hinting at his impending retirement from the rap game, or as I like to call it, "getting out while the getting's good." [
