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September 29, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Lil' Bow Wow was spotted checking out the retro sports gear at Distant Replays in Buckhead. He was looking for New York Knicks clothes for an upcoming video.

September 29, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow tells MuchMusic that after his Scream 2 Tour with B2K and IMX wraps up, he plans on taking some time off. "Right now after this tour I'm just taking some down time. Just take some time off, just sit in my house," said Bow Wow. "I just bought a new house, so I'm just about to sit in this house and just chill out for a couple of months and then come back."

September 26, 2002 -Stu Bykofsky of the Philadelphia Daily News reports Lil' Bow Wow was spotted representing Pittsburgh with a Steelers baseball cap (over a yellow do-rag) and jersey, where he paid a visit to the uptight Mitchell & Ness sporting goods store. The store wouldn't comment on what he bought. Bow Wow was in town for a concert at the F.U. Center, and was escorted by mom and two beefy security guys. Read more.

September 17, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Pink and Bow Wow are ready to appear on HotPop, the new "tween" magazine show on WAM!, the commercial-free children's channel.

September 15, 2002 - David Lindquist of the Indianapolis Star reviewed the Lil' Bow Wow headlining show at Conseco Fieldhouse, where he said the pint sized rapper "outclassed Eminem and Jay-Z -- two superstars who were disinterested at best during local appearances this summer." Lindquist adds, "He performed his songs rather than reciting them. He was the main focus, as a headliner should be. Rather than flooding the stage with wayward flunkies, he led a clearly defined four-man crew." Read more.

September 13, 2002 - MTV News spoke with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog who is planning on dropping 'Songs in the Key of Poop' this winter on Warner Bros. Records. Adam Sandler will cameo on the album, but don't look for other pooches likely to be linked to the project. "Snoop and Bow Wow," he moaned. "I'm so tired of hearing, 'Why don't you perform with Lil' Bow Wow? Get it? Because he's a dog?' " he asked rhetorically in a mock-little-girl's voice. "Screw him, you know?" he said, returning to his mysterious south-of-the-border accent. "There's only room for one dog, my friend. Lil' Bow Wow, he can rap. I can rap, but I can lick myself, too." Read more.

September 9, 2002 - Lil' Bow Wow tells Vibe magazine in its October issue, "I know how to use the fame, when to turn it on and off. It's cool, 'cause along with the name I get all the attention from girls, get to go anywhere I want - like, just walk into a basketball game. And I get stuff for free - shoes, clothes, and things like that. I'm blessed."

September 4, 2002 - LFI and WireImage.com have photos of Lil Bow Wow, IMX, and B2K at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California on Friday (August 30) as part of the Scream II Tour.

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