Rapper Shad “Bow Wow” Moss wrote an open letter to his fans via his official website. In the letter, the 24 year-old actor opened up about his daughter, Shai Moss, how she changed his perspective on life and the idea of suicide and why he has chosen to keep his daughter out of the camera lens:
Let me start off by saying i love my fans. With out yall i wudda been left the game. For the past 3 years i been battleing life. Even thought about taking my own. I felt like as a kid i did everything and saw everything too fast which spoiled my adult years. I felt as if i had no purpose to live(Thinking selfishly) until god gave me the illest gift of my life. No lambo, no blk card nuffn ammounts to my lil girl. I waited so long to tell yall the truth because i was nervous on how yall would look at me. Yall know everyone makes a big deal out of everything i do. I wanted to be 1st n let yall know the real. My lil girl is getting BIG fast. i love every minute of it. She inspires me to go harder. Even made me treat my mother better, its like it made me into a man over night… Never been a fan of posting pix of my daughter. Reason is because i want my boo boo to have everything i didnt. Want her to be able to cheerlead with her lil friends with out some asshole sticking his camera all in my lil girl face. I know how fame is. I missed out on so much that i now know how important it is to cherish and have those things in your life. Yes! I change diapers. Aint as bad as i thought hahaha. I want her to live with me so bad. Jus us 2. Thats my dream man but fellas yall know how it go. Baby gotta stay with they momma and all dat bull. I hate that! So i have to fly 5 hrs away to see her. I find myself going into my i phone book jus lookn at pix of her. Sometimes i tear up cuz i just cant believe it brotha be emotional. All in all im good. This is my 1st. I know all my fans gone support me and ride for her like yall been doin my whole career. To the ones that say “Im heart broken how can he do that to us” well i do have a life thats not all about movies or making albums. Im 24 now. I cant wait 4eva. Im happy and if your a fan then ud be happy too cuz yall gone be with me every step of the way. The bs that comes with having a baby momma is expected. So i neva trip. Jus gotta suck it up keep chin high and try not let her get the best of my feelings by playin them stupid games. Ima stay positive and keep maintaining long as i got yall i cant lose. I love yall. And shai shai daddy love u too! Wizzle!!!!
Boweezy
Cash Money/Young Money
Aww! Well congratulations to him on being a father! Glad he was able to find more meaning out of life through his daughter. Check out Part 1 of his movie trailer for his upcoming personal documentary, Who is Shad Moss directed by Rico Da Crook.
I’m glad he’s growing up to be a mature young man. He is responsible for a little girl now and it’s a beautiful thing to see him step up as a man and do what’s right. Wish him nothing but much success and happiness.
Wow , Bow wow doin his own movie/documentary looks kinda interesting. Yeah he did grow up in the spotlight at a very young age and this industry is tough as long as ur hot they love you its funny how from 2000-2005 Bow Wow was everywhere on the tv screens and now he’s somewhat irrelevant not say he’s not talented because he is its just hard to tranform from a child star to an adult star and that’s why he fell off ppl didn’t know how to accept Bow wow as a rapper once he got older I never was a fan of him b/c during the timeframe when he was hot I was like 18 or 19 so a 12 year old’s music isn’t goin to appeal to me but he is talented he should jus try a diffrernt style of rapping since he’s older or maybe he should just do acting he is a great actor but its ok Bow keep ur head its life stay strong!!!
I’m sorry for being negative but can I just get this off my chest….I’m so sick of these men and women walking around always complaining about their baby mamas and baby daddies like they didn’t know how this particular person was before they decided to lay with them. This is a prime example of the consequences of being irresponsible.
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That being said, I am also glad he was capable of finding a reason for living with the birth of his daughter, God really makes no mistakes. He’s seems like he’ll be a very protective father in the near future, which is a good thing — to a certain extent of course. I’m just glad to see him maturing and realizing that all these little games are worthless! Good to see Bow being apart of his daughter’s life and I’m sure he’s doing the best he can. God bless em!
Well said. I wholeheartedly agree with you.
I completely agree!
I COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!!! WELL SAID!!!!
@ TIFFAN.E. The first sentence had me rollin lmao but you are right and im also happy for him too. I did not know he had a baby. To be honest I can not even see him with a child.
Ahmmm…sorry to say…but who cares?
Seriously. He wonders how we would take and was nervous about the publics reaction? Bow Wow, what took you so long. It was expected of you to have a kid anyways. You are an uneducated rapper who flaunts big booty women & bling in your videos. You rap and proclaim how good it is to bang numerous women. What did you expect. I am surprised this boy, who I refuse to call Bow Wow bc he is no longer 5 and is not a dog, did not go through with the suicide. His bipolar and manic depressive personality is the reason why Ciara left him alone. Clearly, he is embarrassed by this lil girl and baby mother and probably would have never claimed her if it weren’t for his mother publicly stating on her twitter, LORD-now we know where he gets his immaturity, that he had a daughter.
I AGREEEE!!
He is CLEARLY a candidate for the Higher Education Alternative/Each One, Teach One Program …Ms Rain, please come get this boy.
Bow Wow baby I thinks it great that you want a better life for your daughter but sweetie really I think you should start by teaching her proper Grammar Usuage and Mechanics because cuz, brotha, ud and all that other shit is unexceptable for you to type that way,,,,,,,But Congrats on the little Cutie
I didn’t know the grammar police were making stops on the internet. If he uses ebonics so what! Does it make you feel anymore important as a person to complain about his usage of ebonics? I swear some ppl need to evaluate why they are so judgemental as if there is a perfect human being actually walking the face of this earth right now! GTFOH! You understand his message thats all that matters! Congrats Shad!
‘unexceptable’…did you mean ‘unacceptable’? No disrescpect Beverly90210, I couldn’t resist o_o
LOL… disrespect O_o
Poor grammar??? Yeeeeah… I think you left out a few commas yourself. Ah, there’s a run on sentence too. You see, the goal is to have punctuation at the end of each complete thought. So each time you would pause naturally when speaking there should be some punctuation to represent the pause in your speech. And also (gosh I hate doing this) I think you meant unacceptable, not unexceptable. The latter isn’t even a real word. Neither is usuage. I bet there is some room left for you in whatever grammar classes he attends.
Now stop trying to clown people. The kid is expressing himself. Idiot.
congrats bow wow
ugh sad how he was contemplating suicide though 
Children will do that you!
He had a baby?!?!
Lol, thats what I’m thinking! Where the baby come from!
Oh and I understand why he did not want to orignally tell ppl or his fan’s about his daughter. It must be hard for some celebs to always have everything they do in the headlines. He has never had a private moment and would like to give his child that. I’m sure it will be alot of negative things said but I can apperciate his honesty.
Thank you
I was like. Can these rappers or whatever learn how to speak and write. Definitely in need of grammar School (yes, you too Chris Brown). How are you going to use ‘illest’, When talking to the public.
FYI….please go to Africa and see how children and people are REALLY suffering , but are content with life and what they have. Then come back and tell me about taking your life.
Suicide has nothing to do with being content in life..It’s call depression a medical condition. Going to Africa isn’t going to change it. Depression can hit anyone. I’ve been to Africa for both my family and charity and that doesn’t change anything.
Bow Wow has fans? Oh…
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Bow Wow should never admit to being 24.
Wow I can’t be believe he actually thought about killing himself. I guess it shows how money isn’t everything (although I wouldn’t mind having more of it). I’m not really a fan of his but I can appreciate his honesty and yes he’s grammar was a bit hard to read but I can’t really knock him for that (I blame his mama). And finally I have to say, wtf a chad moss movie? Who he think he is Justin Bieber ( althought he is probably his size)?1? That is all!
YEAAA RIGHT! attempting to commit suicide! his life wasnt that bad. It is jus hard transitioning from a child star to an “adult star” smh
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it’s all about priorities, bow wow had or has the opportunity to better his grammar situation, and obviously he has not done it yet and that’s really sad. He can take some of his money and take some classes. it’s never too late to learn.
I’m sorry to sound negative but I don’t feel sorry for someone who is uneducated, degrades women, and is immature. He claims he’s maturing, but I haven’t seen anything that proves that this is happening. Just about all of these entertainers are poor examples of parents. He wanted to keep his daughter private, yet he put some video HO on blast on the internet for her lying about sleeping with him. With that said, at least he kept it real about the suicide thing. I am sick and tired of stans praising their favorite celebs just because they have money. Ever heard of “more money, more problems?”
I got that Sandra Bullock was hiding the whole adoption process because of the media..but Bow Wow?? lol I didn’t think he was that popular to worry about people checking for him. I still find it odd that he has a ‘secret’ anything. I guess you learn something new everyday.
Oh lord Bow Wow. We are not shocked you have a baby after chopping down all those women. As for the suicide- we don’t believe you. And as for the baby coming to live with you… LMFAO, fool please. OMG- you have to drive a wholllleee 5 hours. You bes’ hop in your lambo and get there ASAP. I wish him the best of luck- but I’m not seeing why this is big news. And for him to sign the letter Young Money/Cash Money.. like that has anything to do with anything.. ROFLMAO. I needed this laugh. And Bow Wow has fans? WHO? We don’t believe you, you need more people.
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