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Bubba Sparxxx
Born	March 6, 1977 (1977-03-06) (age 31) LaGrange, Georgia
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia Athens, Georgia
Genre(s)	Hip hop, country-rap
Label(s)	New South Entertainment
Website	Bubba Sparxxx Official Site

Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6 ,1977), known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. His most notable hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States. In addition to the commercial success of his "Ms. New Booty," Sparxxx is notable for his hit singles "Back in the Mud", "Ugly" and "Deliverance" and for achieving success as a white rapper from the Deep South.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Beat Club 1.2 Life After Beat Club 1.3 Other Media 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Solo singles 3 External links 4 References

Biography

Born Warren Anderson Mathis on March 6, 1977, Sparxxx grew up in the country on a rural dirt road 15 minutes north of LaGrange, GA, 65 miles southwest of Atlanta, GA, he lived a relatively rural lifestyle as a youth, with his closest neighbor over a half mile away. It was that neighbor who turned him onto rap/hiphop via mix tapes mailed from New York ¹. He currently resides in Tampa Bay, FL²

Beat Club

His first commercial CD release saw some success in Georgia, and the album Dark Days, Bright Nights caught the attention of Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records. He signed to Interscope and began working with record producers Timbaland and Organized Noize. The major-label version of Dark Days, Bright Nights (released via Timbaland's Beat Club Records imprint), which now included five collaborations with Timbaland and two with Organized Noise, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Music Charts. In 2002, he had a minor hit being featured on Archie Eversole's "We Ready", which became popular for being played at sport events, such as football and basketball games. In late 2003, he returned with his second album, Deliverance (again through Beat Club Records) which was critically acclaimed, but a commercial disappointment.

Life After Beat Club

The poor sales of this critically adored album were attributed to an unclear classification of Bubba; it is believed that the album was too hip-hop for a rock audience and too rock for a hip-hop audience. He soon departed from Beat Club and began an association with Purple Ribbon Records, as reported on AllHipHop.com. His latest album, The Charm (2006), is much more conventional and as a result has generated impressive sales in addition to two hit singles ("Ms. New Booty" and "Heat It Up"). He is signed to his own label, New South Entertainment which is distributed by Koch Records. Bubba is currently working on two projects: a compilation of New South artists as well as his fourth studio LP.

His fourth album, The Impolite Gentleman, is scheduled to be released in March 2009. The album will be released via Koch Records and Sparxxx's own New South Entertainment. The first single, "I Like It A Lot", was produced by and features Mr. Collipark³⁴. A new track, "She Got Me Like (Ahh Shit!)" featuring Ray J was leaked in late August, 2008.

Other Media

He has also appeared in the video games Def Jam: Fight for NY, Madden NFL 2004, and his song "Ugly" in the game "Test Drive: 6".

Discography

Albums

Title	Information
Dark Days, Bright Nights	Released: September 18, 2001 Chart positions: #3 Billboard 200 Last RIAA certification: 700,000 (Gold) Singles: "Ugly," "Lovely"
Deliverance	Released: September 16, 2003 Chart positions: #10 Billboard 200 Last RIAA certification: 350,000 Singles: "Jimmy Mathis," "Back In The Mud," "Deliverance"
The Charm	Released: April 4, 2006 Chart positions: #9 Billboard 200 Last RIAA certification: 497,570 Singles: "Heat It Up," "Ms. New Booty"

Solo singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
2001	"Ugly"	15	6	6	Dark Days, Bright Nights
	"Lovely"	-	77	17
2003	"Jimmy Mathis"	-	98	-	Deliverance
	"Deliverance" (featuring Timbaland)	101	107	22
	"Back in the Mud"	-	-	-
2006	"Ms. New Booty" (featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark)	7	7	3	The Charm
	"Heat It Up"	103	57	24

External links

• Bubba Sparxxx at MySpace
• Bubba Sparxxx at Discogs
• Bubba Sparxxx discography at MusicBrainz

References