Tattoos Designs on Rapper Bow Wow Bow wow the rapper has been around for many years ever since he was a kid hence the original name Lil Bow Wow. As he became a preteen he started getting interested in tattoos like the other big name rap artist in the hip hop game. His uncle Snoop Dogg really introduced him to the game of ink while he was kickin’ it out on the west coast. Now he is off the hook with tats as he tries to show off the smaller muscles that he has developed over the last 5 years or so. The question remains now of how many tattoos will Bow Wow get before he actually retires from the hip hop arena.