16 tracks · 54 min
Unleashed is the third studio album by American rapper Bow Wow. It was released on August 19, 2003 by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Amerie, Birdman (aka Baby), Mario and Jagged Edge and was produced by Bink!, The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Swizz Beatz and Lil' Jon, making this Bow Wow's only album to be produced without his mentor Jermaine Dupri. He dropped the 'Lil' from his stage name after his film debut in Like Mike in 2002. Bow Wow has said in interviews that Birdman and the Hot Boys were an influence on this album due to working to keep up with his PG-13 rhyming to fit in more with the new hip hop culture than his previous. In a 106 & Park interview, Bow Wow revealed that Missy Elliott was slated to make a feature on the album, however her contribution never made the final cut. Originally Bow Wow was to appear on the album's cover with raised twin Glock pistols but the artwork was pulled at the last minute after the imagery was deemed unsuitable for many of Bow Wow's younger fans.
