Bow Wow drops his stage name

Bow Wow wants you to address him by his real name.

In 2002, he dropped "Lil" and now he's wants to be done with the stage name completely. After June 29th, the 27-year-old rapper-turned-TV-host would like fans to call him Shad Moss.

“After [the] BET Awards I will no longer go by Bow Wow! I'm going by my real name ‘Shad Moss.' New era, new money," he said in an Instagram video. “Bow Wow does not fit who I am today,” he added. “I'm a father, business man, TV host, actor and rapper! Time for Mr. Moss to take over!”