Music
may be Bow Wow’s present occupation, but the rapper is laying the groundwork
for life beyond the mic with various business ventures. Among
those is Prestigious, a shoe store he co-owns with Atlanta radio personality Greg
Street. The
store is the first taste of business success away from the music industry for
Bow Wow, who plans on opening another sneaker store, franchising his first McDonald’s
and sharing ownership of an NBA basketball team. "I
can’t say what team yet, but it’s definitely gonna go down with a certain
NBA team," Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com and hinted that news about the investment
will be made public at the end of next month. Those
wondering if Bow Wow’s pursuit of acting has taken a backseat need not worry.
The multi-tasking emcee is taking steps to make major moves on the big screen."I
have a lot of stuff on the table," Bow Wow said. "I want to do two movies
this year and I definitely have the opportunity to do so. Be expecting two movies
out of Bow Wow. Two big movies out of me. I guarantee one of these could possibly
be, if I do this movie, could definitely be like an Oscar role or an Oscar movie
for sure."With
Blacks making strides at the recent Academy Awards, the opportunity seems right
for the rapper to make an impression. "Black
Hollywood is definitely wide open and I’m just trying to really go ahead
and take it over now," Bow Wow shared. "I got the opportunity to do
so. Why not?" Despite
the surge in extracurricular activities, Bow Wow is aware that his good fortune
stems from what got him to the table.
The rapper, who is currently gearing up for a summer tour, will soon be heard
alongside Mariah Carey on Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s forthcoming album Strength
and Loyalty."Music
has always been something that I love to do, but at the same time it’s opened
up a lot of doors for myself to tap in to different markets," said Bow Wow,
who is anxious to get back into the studio to start work on the follow up to his
most recent album, The Price Of Fame "Luckily, these markets
have been things that I’ve been dying to do and that I really want to do
as far as movies and other business ventures, so life is great right now, I can’t
complain at all," Bow Wow said.
