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July 30, 2002 - New York Post reports Britney Spears, Elton John, Nelly, B2K and Lil' Bow Wow will be among those who serve as presenters at the MTV Video Music Awards, August 29th at Radio City Music Hall. As previously announced, Bruce Springsteen, Pink and Eminem will perform.

July 30, 2002 - TeenMusic.com (WENN) reports Lil' Bow Wow says his biggest disappointment to date is having nothing solid to show off after getting into the Guinness Book of Records for becoming the youngest rapper ever to score a platinum record. "I didn't know that I would be in there," he admits. "I opened up the book and I said, `Wait a minute, there's me in here. It was big for me but I didn't get no plaque for my wall. I just got a big book." Read more.

July 26, 2002 - If you missed Lil Bow Wow's performance of 'Basketball' on MTV's TRL July 2nd, you can check it out on MTV's website here.

July 18, 2002 - 3LW stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday to premiere their new video 'I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)' featuring Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Loon. The girls also talked about the line on their new album saying, "I hang with big doggs, so what's a little Bow Wow?" They explained, "All we have to say about that Lil' Bow Wow doin' his thing, we over that now and we are not worried about it." Read rnbdirt.com for a transcript.

July 17, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow chatted with fans on TeenPeople.com yesterday and was quizzed about the opposite sex. When asked if he liked ghetto girls, Bow Wow said, "Yes. Love 'em! Love all kinds of girls." As for if he's ever been dumped, Bow Wow said, "I can't even remember." Check out the entire transcript here.

July 14, 2002 - Barry Koltnow of The Orange County Register chatted with Lil' Bow Wow and when asked where he planned to be in five years, Bow Wow replied, "I don't know; I feel like I've done everything. The only thing I'm missing is a Grammy. I've got the keys to five cities I've never heard of. I have a street named after me. I've accomplished more in the last five years than a lot of people." So does this mean Bow Wow will retire? "There are other things I'd like to try in life. I don't want to do this forever." Read more.

July 10, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow talked with Alloy.com and said his character Calvin in 'Like Mike' won't make him come off as a goody-goody to fans. "Not at all," he insisted. "That's why they call it acting. You're acting like somebody. That's the whole point. It's like when Halle Berry did 'Losing Isaiah'. That was acting. Look at her -- she didn't brush her teeth for three weeks. She did the movie with her hair messed up. That was acting. Can't mess up your image. It's just entertainment. And, you know, my fans really understand that. They're not even gonna look at it that hard. That's how that is." Read more.

July 7, 2002 - Sonia Murray of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution chatted with Lil' Bow Wow about his role in the film 'Like Mike' and whether he is serious about playing professional basketball. Bow Wow says he's "very" serious about the claim saying, "Jermaine is always telling people, 'Bow would play basketball 24-7 if he could,' and that's true. I'm serious about my music. I mean my dreams have come true as a rapper. Now I'm working on my other dream, playing in the NBA." Read more.

July 5, 2002 - Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan of The Baltimore Sun reports Lil' Bow Wow has admitted that he may walk away from the rap game at least for awhile to concentrate on other things when he turns 18. "I definitely want to make more movies, more albums, and then I'll probably be 18, and then I'll be like, 'You know what? Let me walk away for a minute,'" he revealed. "I want to go to school, go to the NBA. I want to try something new, do something else in my life." Read more.

July 5, 2002 - Sandra Barrera of the Los Angeles Daily News spoke with Bow Wow at the premiere of his new movie 'Like Mike' -- a role where he's playing the character, not his rapper self. "This isn't the type of movie that you're going to see me playing a Lil' Bow Wow character," he says. "This is the type of movie you're going to see me play a whole different character because that's what acting is all about: trying new things and playing different characters." Read more.

July 5, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca was there for the premiere of 'Like Mike' last week and asked Lil' Bow Wow what was the best perk of being famous. "The girls," he said. When Ted asked if he was getting girls at the age of 15, Bow Wow said, "Yeah, plenty of 'em!" Read more.

July 4, 2002 - 'Like Mike' star Lil' Bow Wow tells Extra TV that despite his lack of height, he still has goals to reach the NBA. "I can’t wait until I get to the league," he boldly said. "I’m going to Duke, and then from Duke I’m going to be the number one draft pick." Watch the Bow Wow video clip here.

July 4, 2002 - Jeff Strickler of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune reviewed Lil' Bow Wow's new film 'Like Mike' giving it good marks. Strickler says Bow Wow "appears relaxed on the screen, and although the role never tests his dramatic range, he sells this fantasy by playing it straight. He's living out every teenage boy's daydream, but he makes it seem almost credible. Teens will come out of the theater wanting to be like Bow Wow." Read more.

July 4, 2002 - Seattle Supersonics star Gary Payton tells the National Enquirer that Lil' Bow Wow does have potential to make it in the NBA. "He's got game, he's got potential," he said. "I'll be retiring just about the time he's ready to come into the league and he can take my position." Bow Wow has said, "My dream has always been to play in the NBA, and now it's come true." Well sort of, he does get to play with NBA stars in his new film 'Like Mike.'

July 3, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow chatted with Launch.com about the soundtrack to his new film 'Like Mike' and working with Fabolous. "It was fun, man," he said. "I'm glad that we can have Fabolous participate in something like this. Being a part of Like Mike soundtrack, it was big." Read more.

July 3, 2002 - Bow Wow will be stopping by the CBS Early Show on Wednesday to promote his new film 'Like Mike' and play a medley of songs including 'Basketball' and 'Take Ya Home' in The Early Show Plaza Concert series. Watch the performance sometime between 7-9am on the program tomorrow. If you miss it, they'll likely have some of it archived on the CBS official website here.

July 3, 2002 - Getty Images, LFI, and WireImage.com all have photos of Lil' Bow Wow and actor Morris Chestnut posing for photographers while promoting their new film 'Like Mike' on Monday, July 1,at Planet Hollywood in New York City. Check out the pictures from Getty Images, LFI, and WireImage.com.

July 2, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow has discovered that making movies is a lot different from making music videos. "Because with the video you don't have to remember things; you just do it," he tells ephen Schaefer of the Boston Herald. "It's lip-synching, basically. I was playing a character, definitely a character, which wasn't hard to do. It was fun. With the movie you got to say it right, look right and it's a long process. A video is about two or three days and this was four months." Read more.

July 2, 2002 - Mindy of KTLA joined 100.3 The Beat host Steve Harvey to talk to 'Like Mike' star Lil' Bow Wow about the new movie. Unfortunately she didn't ask Steve about breaking up the Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg near fight when he hosted last week's BET Awards. They tried to get Bow Wow to freestyle but he wasn't up to it. Check out the video clip here.

July 1, 2002 - Most of the talk shows this week are in reruns though Live with Regis And Kelly isn't. Lil' Bow Wow will be on the show on Monday morning, while Will Smith visits the show on Wednesday. Check your local listings.

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