Bubba Sparxxx
Bubba Sparxxx | |
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 Sparxxx in Cologne, Germany in June 2002. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Warren Anderson Mathis |
| Also known as | Bubba |
| Born | March 6, 1977 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, southern hip hop, country hip hop |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | New South Entertainment Backroad Records Interscope/Universal Records Virgin/EMI Records |
| Website | www.bubbasparxxx.com |
Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is a Southern hip hop artist. He is best known for his songs, "Deliverance", "Ugly", and "Ms. New Booty", featuring The Ying Yang Twins, which peaked at #7 in the United States.
Personal background
Warren Anderson Mathis was born on March 6, 1977. Sparxxx grew up in a rural area north of LaGrange, Georgia, a town 65 miles southwest of Atlanta.[1] His father was a school bus driver, and his mother was a grocery store cashier.[2] His closest neighbor, who lived half a mile away, introduced Mathis to rap music through mixtapes mailed from New York City. The music of 2 Live Crew was his introduction to hip-hop; he began listening to West Coast gangsta rap such as N.W.A and Too Short and the Atlanta duo OutKast. With rapping as a hobby, Mathis was a tight end and linebacker for his high school's football team and earned All-Region honors in his senior year.[1] Steve Herndon, a former offensive lineman for the NFL teams Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos, played football with Mathis during high school, according to an interview with Down-South.com.[1][2] In 2007, he moved from Atlanta to Tampa.[3]
Music career
After high school Sparxxx moved to Athens, Georgia in 1996. In Athens, he met industry veteran (and now manager and business partner) Bobby Stamps. Stamps noticed Sparxxx rapping after a University of Georgia football game. Stamps arranged for Sparxxx to work with many artists in Athens and Atlanta to complete his first CD. 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. Sparxxx signed to Interscope Records and began working with record producers Timbaland and Organized Noize.[1] The major-label reissue 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 200. 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. His 2002 London debut was described by Caroline Sullivan, Guardian music critic, as the worst gig she had been to.[4] In late 2003, he returned with his second album, Deliverance, which was critically acclaimed but sold poorly.[1]
Sparxxx signed a recording contract with Virgin Records in 2004; under Virgin, Sparxxx released The Charm with singles "Ms. New Booty" and "Heat It Up". 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. He stated in an interview that he planned on releasing an album to be called Miracle on Gamble Road, in 2012. He is supposed to appear on Lil Wyte's album Still Doubted. In 2012, he signed to Backroad Records, a subsidiary of the independent label Average Joe's Entertainment, 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.
In January of 2013, Sparxxx released the video "Splinter" which featured Crucifix. Sparxxx expects to release his 4th studio LP, "Pain Management" in late spring of '13.
Non-musical work
Sparxxx has also appeared in the video games Def Jam: Fight for NY and Madden NFL 2004. His song "Back in the Mud" was used by ESPN's "College Gameday" as the 2003 and 2004 theme song. He has participated in a number of television productions and collaborated with the popular "Girls Gone Wild" brand to shoot two DVDs detailing life as a rap star. Sparxxx has featured on MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen (Kristy Landers episode) and was a mentor in MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar. He has been a guest on each major late-night show, including Saturday Night Live, Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2003, Sparxxx donated his time to travel to Kuwait and Iraq to perform for U.S. troops along with Blink-182, Wayne Newton and Kid Rock amongst others.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold)[5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
US Rap [6] |
NZ [7] | ||||||
| 2001 | Dark Days, Bright Nights
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3 | 3 | * | — | ||||
| 2003 | Deliverance
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10 | 9 | * | 30 | ||||
| 2006 | The Charm
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9 | 3 | 2 | — | ||||
| 2013[9] | Miracle on Gamble Road
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TBA | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US R&B [10] |
US Rap [10] |
UK [11] |
NZ [12] | ||||
| 2001 | "Ugly" (featuring Timbaland) |
15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | Dark Days, Bright Nights | |
| "Lovely" | — | 77 | — | 24 | — | |||
| 2003 | "Jimmy Mathis" | — | 98 | — | — | — | Deliverance | |
| "Deliverance" (featuring Timbaland) |
101 | 107 | 22 | 55 | — | |||
| "Back in the Mud" | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 2005 | "Hey! (A Lil' Gratitude)" | — | — | — | — | — | The Charm | |
| "The Otherside" (featuring Petey Pablo and Sleepy Brown) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ms. New Booty" (featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. ColliPark) |
7 | 7 | 3 | — | 22 |
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| 2006 | "Heat It Up" | 103 | 57 | 24 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "I Like It Alot" | — | — | — | — | — | Best of Bubba Sparxxx | |
| "She Got Me Like (Ahh Shit)" (featuring Ray J) |
— | — | — | — | — | The New South | ||
| 2009 | "Beatin Down the Block" (featuring Dirt Reynolds) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | ||||||||
Guest singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Wylin'" | The Lacs | 190 Proof |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "White Gutz" | Dungeon Family | Even in Darkness |
| "Rearranged (Timbaland Remix)" | Limp Bizkit | New Old Songs | |
| "They Ain't Ready" | Jadakiss | Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust | |
| 2002 | "We Ready (Remix)" | Archie Eversole | Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style |
| "Oh My God" | Haystak | The Natural | |
| "Right For Me" | Justin Timberlake | Justified | |
| 2003 | "Dat Look" | Turk | Raw & Uncut |
| "Shenanigans" | Timbaland & Magoo | Under Construction, Part II | |
| 2004 | "Get On Dis Motorcycle" | Petey Pablo | Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry |
| "The World Is Ours" | Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Kiley Dean | The World Is Ours | |
| 2005 | "Oh No" | Big Boi, Killer Mike | xXx: State of the Union (soundtrack) |
| "Claremont Lounge" | Purple Ribbon All-Stars | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |
| 2011 | "This Is Our Song" (Remix) | Colt Ford, The Lacs, Demun Jones, Rehab | Mud Digger Vol. 2 |
| 2012 | "Show Some Skin" | Lil Wyte | Still Doubted |
| "Wylin" | The Lacs | 190 Proof | |
| "The Labyrinth" | Crystal Seth | District XXIII | |
| 2013 | "Project X" | Shane Dollar and the Sense, Wody | Life, Love, and Hip Hop |
References
- ^ a b c d e Birchmeier, Jason (2006). "Bubba Sparxxx > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b Braxton, Charlie. "Bubba Sparxxx Interview". Down-South.com. Retrieved 2009-03-23. [dead link]
- ^ Arnold, Paul W. (2007-08-03). "Bubba Sparxxx: 4th Time's A Charm?". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-03-23. [dead link]
- ^ Paul Lester (2011-08-04). "The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b c "Bubba Sparxxx > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ Mike Winslow (2010-11-23). "Bubba Sparxxx Returns To Rap With 'Miracle On Gamble Road'". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ a b c "Bubba Sparxxx > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Bubba Sparxxx". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 23, 2010: Bubba Sparxxx certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
External links
- Template:Myspace
- Bubba Sparxxx discography at Discogs
- Bubba Sparxxx discography at MusicBrainz
- Ms New Booty Video & lyrics
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