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Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper from
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. His
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include "
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", " Ugly" (both featuring
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), and "
Ms. New Booty "Ms. New Booty" is a hip hop song by American rapper Bubba Sparxxx. It features the Ying Yang Twins singing the song's middle verses and Mr. Collipark, who provided the production. It also interpolates elements of Wait (The Whisper Song) It was ...
" (featuring
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and
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), the latter of which peaked at number 7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Early life

Mathis grew up in a rural area near LaGrange, Georgia. He is of French descent. His father was a school bus driver, and his mother was a grocery store cashier. His closest neighbor, who lived half a mile away, introduced him to rap music through mixtapes mailed from New York City. The music of
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was his introduction to hip hop; he began listening to West Coast gangsta rap such as
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and
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and the Atlanta duo Outkast. With rapping as a hobby, he was a tight end and linebacker for his high school's football team and earned All-Region honors in his senior year.
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, a former offensive lineman for the NFL's
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and
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, played football with him during high school, according to an interview with ''Down-South.com''. In 2007, he moved to
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.


Career


Beginnings and early years (1996–1998)

In 1996, he moved to Athens, Georgia, where he met industry veteran Bobby Stamps. Stamps noticed him rapping after a
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football game and later introduced him to Atlanta producer Shannon Houchins.


''Dark Days, Bright Nights'' (1999–2001)

For two years, Houchins and Stamps worked together to produce Sparxxx's first commercial CD release, ''
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'', which released in 2001. The debut album saw some success in
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and caught the attention of
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of
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. Sparxxx signed to Interscope and began working with
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,
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as well as continuing to work with Shannon Houchins. The major-label reissue of ''Dark Days, Bright Nights'', released via Timbaland's Beat Club Records imprint and which now included five collaborations with Timbaland and two with Organized Noise, debuted at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.


''Deliverance'' (2002–2003)

In 2002, he had a minor hit being featured on
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's "We Ready", which became popular for being played at sporting events, such as
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and
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games. In late 2003, he returned with his second album, ''
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'', which was critically acclaimed but sold poorly.


Virgin Records and ''The Charm'' (2004–2006)

Sparxxx signed a
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with
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in 2004; under Virgin, Sparxxx released ''
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'' with singles "
Ms. New Booty "Ms. New Booty" is a hip hop song by American rapper Bubba Sparxxx. It features the Ying Yang Twins singing the song's middle verses and Mr. Collipark, who provided the production. It also interpolates elements of Wait (The Whisper Song) It was ...
" and " Heat It Up".


New South Entertainment and mixtape (2007–2011)

He left Virgin to establish his own label, New South Entertainment, which is distributed by E1 Records. In 2007, he released a mixtape with DJ Burn One titled ''Survive Till Ya Thrive''.


Current projects (2012–present)

In 2012, he signed to Backroad Records, a subsidiary of the independent label
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owned by Shannon Houchins and
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, and recorded the song "Country Boy Coolin'" which was featured on Mud Digger Vol. 3, a compilation album released by Average Joe's on June 12, 2012. He stated in an interview that he planned on releasing an album to be called ''Miracle on Gamble Road'', in 2012. In January 2013, Sparxxx released the video "Splinter" which featured Crucifix. In July 2013, a video for his single "Country Folks", which features Danny Boone of the band Rehab and
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and produced by Houchins, was released. The album ''
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'' was released on October 15, 2013. In March 2016, Sparxxx signed to
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's
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records imprint. On October 7, 2016, Sparxxx released his first release under Slumerican ''The Bubba Mathis EP''. Sparxxx released ''Rapper From The Country'' on September 16, 2018, through New South Entertainment (E1). On November 11, 2020, Sparxxx released an EP, ''Crickets'' with Hosier. On December 4, 2020, Sparxxx released his seventh album ''King of Crap'' through New South Entertainment. which had the single "Bird Dawg". In May 2021,
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released a video for "Bird Dawg".


Discography


Studio albums


Mixtapes


EPs

* ''The Bubba Mathis EP'' (2015) * Crap Gawd (2021)


Collaborative EPs

* Crickets (with Hosier) (2020) * Life Is Serious (with Los Ghost) (2021)


Singles


Guest singles


Guest appearances


Video game appearances

Bubba Sparxxx is a playable character in the video game '' Def Jam: Fight for NY''.


References


External links


Bubba Sparxxx
on Myspace * *
Ms New Booty Videos & lyrics
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