Bubba Sparxxx

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Bubba Sparxxx
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
LaGrange, Georgia
Genre(s) Rap/Hip Hop
Country-rap
Dirty South
Label(s) Purple Ribbon Entertainment
Website http://www.bubbasparxxx.com/

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

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Sparxxx was born in LaGrange, Georgia. 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 poor seller. 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. 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 Big Boi's (of OutKast fame) Purple Ribbon Label, distributed through Virgin Records. He has just wrapped up work on a mixtape, due August 17, 2007, entitled "Survive Till Ya Thrive," hosted by DJ Burn One and featuring all new material. Bubba has also moved to Tampa, stopped drinking and smoking, and is currently at work on his next official solo album, "Twice On Sunday," due Spring 2008.

He has also appeared in the video games Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004) and Madden 2004.

Every year at the annual Gathering of the Juggalos there is a Bubba Sparxxx award given to the band/rapper/group that gets booed off of the stage. This is due to the fact that at the very first Gathering, Bubba Sparxxx was booed off the stage before even finishing one song.

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Dark Days, Bright Nights
Deliverance
The Charm

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

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