Bow Wow calls on the big dogs for his Cash Money debut Underrated. The 24-year-old rapper has revealed the tracklisting for his seventh solo album, due March 13. The star-studded set includes appearances from Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Miguel, Busta Rhymes, Meek Mill, Musiq Soulchild, and Lil Wayne, with production by No I.D., Drumma Boy, Cardiak, Jahlil Beats, Details, and Bei Maejor, who helmed the first single “Sweat.” See the tracklisting below.

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Bow Wow celebrates new beginnings in the futuristic video for “Sweat,” the first single from his Cash Money debut Underrated, due March 13. The 24-year-old rapper is joined by his YMCMB family including Lil Wayne and Birdman in the CGI visuals. He rides through in a Bugatti, while his female co-star takes a guitar and smashes his plaques.

“Each of these plaques resembles my old albums,” explained Bow Weezy. “She gonna take the guitar and she gon’ smash all of ‘em. It’s representing a new beginning, my coming up with YMCMB. Out with the old, in with the new plaques.”

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“106 & Park” dedicated Monday’s show to Mr. “106 & Park” himself, Bow Wow. Some of his peers and friends in the industry including Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, and Jermaine Dupri took a trip down memory lane with the Cash Money rapper during the episode.

His mentor J.D., who made on on-air appearance, recounted the first time he saw Bow rapping on stage when he was known as Lil Gangsta, and Snoop shared why he gave him his name. “He was named Lil Bow Wow because his spirit was just like mine,” explained Snoop in a videotaped message. “He was like the equivalent of me. I didn’t have no kids at the time, so to me, he embellished everything that I imagined my son would be.”

Chris Brown recalled meeting his BFF on the “Scream” tour six years ago. “[He's] one of the only people I can consider my friend in the industry… He’s a real person,” said Chris. “He deals with day-to-day problems just like me. Me and him have more of an understanding of life from being normal and in the spotlight. We can indentify with having to deal with those types of pressures. I think we gon’ be boys for a long time.”

The man of the hour got plenty of camera time and spoke about his upcoming album Underrated, which features Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Musiq Soulchild, and Boyz II Men. “I just feel like I’ve accomplished a lot in my career, but still people might overlook it or if they forgot, then I think it’s time for me to remind them of who really was the first person since Kriss Kross to rejuvenize this whole thing.”

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Bow Wow lights one up on “Yeah Yeah,” a collaboration with Lloyd Banks off his forthcoming Cash Money debut Underrated. “Yeah yeah, we smokin’ real big/ Haters mad ’cause they girls on our dick,” he raps, boasting about his lavish lifestyle. Prior to the release of his album, the 24-year-old rapper will hit the road on a worldwide tour starting next month in Europe.

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Bow Wow toasts to new beginnings in the video for “Sweat,” the first single from his Cash Money debut Underrated, due next year. In the behind-the-scenes clip, his female co-star takes a guitar and breaks his plaques.

“Each of these plaques resembles my old albums,” explains the 24-year-old rapper, who was dressed in his rock star attire. “She gonna take the guitar and she gon’ smash all of ‘em. It’s representing a new beginning, my coming up with YMCMB. Out with the old, in with the new plaques.”

Lil Wayne holds a skateboard as he shoots scenes in front of the green screen, sporting a “Weirdo” T-shirt, and Birdman flies through to support his fam.

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Bow Wow’s album Underrated quietly disappeared from the December release schedule. Now the 24-year-old rapper explains why he decided to push his Cash Money debut back, blaming himself and not his label. In an open letter to his fans, he says that touring and shooting his Ice Cube-produced sitcom have contributed to the delay. He wants to take more time to perfect things before releasing what he calls his best album yet.

“Underrated is a classic. This is my best work,” writes Bow Wow, who is trying to get India.Arie to sing on the song “Boy or Girl.” “Its taking so long because im putting my all into it.”

He also shot down a report by TMZ saying that he owes the government over $91,000 in unpaid taxes from 2006. “TMZ saying they are about to runa story on me thats once again ‘Not True’ as im sitting in my beautiful condo as of RIGHT NOW that they said i dont have anymore,” he says.

Read his full letter below.

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The fall release lineup is getting slimmer by the day. Rick Ross and Bow Wow are the latest rap releases to see delays.

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Bow Wow unleashed his inner rock star on set of the video for “Sweat,” the first single from his Cash Money debut Underrated (Dec. 6). In the behind-the-scenes images shot by Derick G., the 24-year-old rapper hid behind a spiked leather face mask, picked up the guitar, and posed with leather and chain-clad models. Lil Wayne skated onto the set in shorts, a “Weirdo” T-shirt, and Vans to film his scenes for the green-screen clip, which will debut later this month.

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Following a series of shows in Japan, Bow Wow returned to the U.S. for Chris Brown’s “F.A.M.E.” tour. During last night’s concert at Cleveland Browns Stadium, he brought out hometown boys Machine Gun Kelly and Chip Tha Ripper. After joining in a prayer circle, the Cash Money rapper and Bad Boy signee performed “Wild Boy.”

“When I go to people’s cities, I just like to spread love,” said Bow, who will release his album Underrated on December 6. “We all from the same state, we all rockin’ together.”

MGK added, “That was so humbling. @BowWow just brought me and @chip216 out for our first time on stage together right here in Cleveland. LACE UP!!”

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