Have y'all seen ticket prices?
I remember being mad I had to pay 7 bucks to see De La Soul back in the day. (SHOULDA BEEN 5)
They want ~100 bucks to see Gunna

Considering how wack a lot of todays shyt is, I would yes, Bow wow's music is/was better. Also remember Bow Wow had prime JD production and songwriting.Bow wows music wasn't any better than the music today, its all the way music is consumed.
It seems more Impactful because music consumption was completely different back then, You literally had to wait till you got home from school to see you favorite video. Singles had a 4-5 month life span depending on hot was.