The Price of Fame is the fifth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow. It was released on December 19, 2006, by Bow Wow's LBW Entertainment, an imprint of Columbia Records; it serves as the first project issued through the former label. The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Johntá Austin, Pimp C, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Da Brat, Lil Scrappy, Khleo Thomas, R. Kelly, and former label boss Jermaine Dupri. Production was handled by the latter two themselves, alongside No I.D., Nitti, Lil Ronnie, LRoc, and Bryan-Michael Cox. It was Bow Wow's second album to contain uncensored profanity, though a Parental Advisory label was never issued. The Price of Fame received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. The album debuted at number six 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 (RIAA) 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 nine 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". The fourth and final single was supposed to be "4 Corners", but was never released as a single and a video was not shot. Every track on the album is edited, although explicit versions of songs such as "Shortie Like Mine", "4 Corners", and "I Don't Know About That" were recorded.

Commercial performance

The Price of Fame debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in its first week. This 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 (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of November 26, 2008, the album has sold 600,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

Bonus track

The album was released with the bonus track "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly). This was due to be the album's second single, but it was changed to "Outta My System". The remix to "I'm A Flirt", with T.I. and T-Pain, is on R. Kelly's 2007 album Double Up and does not include Bow Wow. On downloadable music sites and YouTube, Bow Wow's verse was added to the beginning of the remix and is credited as Bow Wow & R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications