Bow Wow checks out the purple carpet at Variety‘s 2010 Power of Youth event at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on Sunday (October 24).

The 23-year-old rapper is the final honoree from the weekend event which salutes young Hollywood in philanthropic causes. Bow Wow‘s cause: Education Through Music – Los Angeles.

Bow Wow shared with JJJ about the honor: “I’m excited for this. It’s not often that you see a rapper get honored for something positive. For me to be honored alongside the others for Education Through Music definitely means a lot. It means that I’m making a difference and hopefully through this, I can change kids lives and make them want to get out, be positive and do something.”

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