The Price of Fame


The Price of Fame is the fifth album by American rapper Bow Wow. It was released on December 19, 2006, by Bow Wow's LBW Entertainment and Sony Urban Music. Guest features include appearances from Lil Wayne, Pimp C, Chris Brown and more. Jermaine Dupri supplied beats and was the executive producer. The song "I'm a Flirt", a collaboration with R. Kelly, was included as a hidden track on the CD release.
The Price of Fame received negative reviews from music critics but was a commercial success. The album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in the first week. A month later the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in January 2007.

Singles

The first single from the album was "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin; released on October 3, 2006; it peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second single was "Outta My System" featuring T-Pain; released on February 13, 2007, it peaked at number 22 on the chart. The third single "I Don't Know About That".

Commercial performance

The Price of Fame debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in its first week. It became Bow Wow's fourth US top-ten album. On January 23, 2007, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.