Bow Wow announces his retirement from music industry aged 29

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Bow Wow says he's going to retire from music to "start a new adventure".

The 29-year-old rapper says he's going to release one more album, which will be executive produced by Snoop Dogg, before hanging up his mic.

In a series of posts on social media, Shad Moss, or Lil' Bow Wow as he used to be known, says he always planned to retire before he turned 30.

To some, it's not much of a surprise as his recent albums have failed to hit the success of earlier work.

By working with Snoop, who he worked with on Bow Wow (That's My Name) in 2000, he says it's "only right" to end his career with him.