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Article: The Scream Tour featuring Lil' Bow Wow at the Arie Crown
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 15, 2001
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The foresight of Snoop Dogg, who took on a 6-year-old protege and
dubbed him Lil' Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri, who signed him to So So
Def Records/Columbia seven years later, culminated in a sold-out
Sunday show at Arie Crown.
Teen heartthrob Lil' Bow Wow, on his first headlining tour,
exploded onto the stage (with the help of fireworks) singing "The
Future," from his double-platinum debut album, "Beware of Dog."
It was hard not to be reminded of a young Michael Jackson, as the
14-year-old freshly cornrowed cutie took command of a stage he barely
cast a shadow on physically, but covered from end to end musically,
making girls scream, and little boys attempt to emulate his charm and
style.
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