I had nightmares after seeing these pics of rapper Bow Wow tenderly cradling his baby daughter Shai while shopping at the Malibu Country Mart on Wednesday. What disturbed me the most was the thought of Shad’s lower IQ thug pals helping him change the baby’s diaper.

Word is that Shai’s birth has changed Bow Wow in a very positive way. He no longer thinks about suicide as often as he did before. A source close to his camp tells us, “Shad wants to live for his baby girl, if nothing else.”

Shai’s mommy is video vixen Joie, who we first introduced you to here last year. Joie and Shad are no longer together.

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