Bow Wow is retiring from rap and he's only 29

Shad Moss announces "Nylth" will be his last album.
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Bow Wow is putting down the mic.

Shad Moss, the rapper who used to go by Lil Bow Wow but dropped the Lil back in 2002, announced on Sunday that he's retiring. Oh, and he's 29.

"I just can't see myself at 30 years old rapping," Moss wrote, later adding that his upcoming album with Snoop Dogg, Nylth, will be his last.


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Sure, there are plenty of rappers who have no problem rapping past the age of 30, but Moss has been in the game for a while now. He was discovered by Snoop when he was only 6 and went on to release his first album -- 2000's Beware of Dog-- at 13.

"Retirement only means that it is time for a new adventure," Moss added on Twitter.

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