Every year, there's a new, young recording artist that kids go crazy for. Whether it's Tevin Campbell, Soulja Boy, or Justin Beiber, there all teenagers...making more money than we are.
Back in 2002, a small guy named Lil Bow Wow had already dropped two albums cleverly-titled Beware of Dogg and Doggy Bag. With those CDs flying off shelves, the logical next step for Mr. Wow was to make the jump onto the big screen.
In July of 2002, the movie that almost ruined Morris Chestnut's career, Like Mike, hit theaters. From what I could guess, the film was about a tiny dude who plays basketball.
So, Lil Bow Wow's label decided to send him out to radio stations to hype up the movie and his upcoming projects. And I had the "pleasure" of doing the interview.
First, this kid (who couldn't have been more than 3 feet tall) walks in without saying a word, positions the mic in front of him, and slumps down into a chair.
After I extended my hand to say "what's up," he shook it and we proceeded to have one of the worst interviews of my career.
He was wearing an oversized Kangol hat which covered his eyes, and his head never even turned my direction. The first 5 minutes of the interview, Lil Bow Wow was intent on giving one or two-word answers to all my questions.
Basically, my first impression of this dude was that he was a cocky, spoiled, little kid. And I felt that way, and told that story, for many years.
Then, in 2009, Bow Wow (minus the Lil) did another radio tour and was actually a bit more personable...but not much.
-salas-
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