


In order to make some money, youve got to spend some money, you know? Thats just something that Ive learned on my own and watching my mother with the different stores that shes owned those are the different things that Im really trying to get into. I know like Fat Joe and Swizz Beatz own car dealerships. Not only with me, but now you see a lot of Hip-Hop artists getting involved with joint business ventures. I want to look back and say, Man, I owned that and that when I get older. Its a lot of stuff that I really want to get into. After I do that one, Im going to open up another one. AHHA: How is your McDonalds doing?Bow Wow: Its actually going well Im in the process of finishing up the paperwork so thats definitely a done deal. AHHA: While youre out in New York, you know that the kicks game is crazy, have you been getting any inspiration for any of your sneaker stores?Bow Wow: Oh yeah, of course! Anytime I come to New York, I visit shops like Bape and Flight Club. Im really just doing a lot of big things things that a lot of people actually thought that I couldnt do, so Im really out here to prove people wrong. On top of that, Im starting my own record label, so Im about to get it popping off with that at Columbia. I know O is always talking about being a businessman and different things like that with stuff that he wants to get into this year. Im just seeking a lot of business interests right now for myself. Im already working on that right now as we speak. Arent you opening up a sneaker shop?Bow Wow: Yeah, Im about to open up a sneaker shop in Atlanta. Theyre a movement by themselves, but theyre a force when theyre together, and we got to hear all about it. Alternatives: Bow Wow, I know youre a big fan of kicks. Combining Bow Wows swag with Omarions sex appeal, Face Off is the turning point for two artists who entered as boys but returned as grown men. Kelly and Jay-Z style and release a collaborative project called Face Off. That hearsay was eventually smashed when the two decided to pair up R. When Omarion remained a Scream Tour act, rumors swelled that the two were no longer friends. They dont call it the Scream Tour for nothing, and both Omarion and Bow Wow pioneered that tour up until the moment Bow Wow didnt. Additionally, theyve stayed the best of friends throughout their journey.

Having gone through some stage changes along the way Bow Wow dropping the Lil in his name and Omarion separating from the now defunct B2K both have remained major players in Black music. When they individually hit the scene at the turn of the century, it was clear that the next generation of music was approaching. Its pretty obvious that both Bow Wow and Omarion grew up right before our eyes in the spotlight.
