Bubba Sparxxx

Biography

Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper. His 2001 single, "Ugly" (featuring Timbaland) peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Timbaland's Beat Club Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, Dark Days, Bright Nights×Dark Days, Bright Nights18 April 2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Intro0:292The 1st Whutchacallit4:323Hungry4:164Any Porch1:195Infected4:226Well Water4:477Kuntry Folks5:138The Truth of the Matter0:529Regardless5:1110Wigged Out0:4811Run'n Wit Bubba4:3412The Godfather0:4213Betty-betty4:3814End Up Wit Yp's4:5815Take'm to the Water5:4516J.b.0:1817Handle of Beam4:1918Late0:5719Dark Days, Bright Nights4:3720Still Late0:29 (2001). A critical and commercial success, it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.
His second album, Deliverance×Deliverance1 January 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro2Jimmy Mathis3Comin’ Round4She Tried5Nowhere6Overcome7Warrant (interlude)8Warrant9New South10Deliverance11Hootnanny12Take a Load Off13Like It or Not14My Tone15Back in the Mud (2003) was met with further critical acclaim, while his third, The Charm (2006)—released by Big Boi's Purple Ribbon Records, an imprint of Virgin Records—yielded the single "Ms. New Booty×Ms. New Booty4 November 2005 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ms. New Booty4:13" (featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. This marked his final release on a major label, and his subsequent releases delved further into country rap.

Early life

Mathis grew up in Troup County, Georgia, in a rural area near LaGrange. 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 (0.8 km) away, introduced him 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, he was a tight end and linebacker for his high school's football team and earned All-Region honors in his senior year. Steve Herndon, a former offensive lineman for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos, played football with him during high school, according to an interview with Down-South.com. In 2007, he moved to Tampa, Florida.

Career

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

For two years, Houchins and Stamps worked together to produce Sparxxx's first commercial release, Dark Days, Bright Nights, which released in 2001. The debut album saw some success in Georgia and caught the attention of Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records. Sparxxx signed to Interscope and began working with record producers Timbaland and Organized Noize, 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.
In 2002, he had a minor hit being featured on Archie Eversole's "We Ready", which became popular for being played at sporting events, such as American football and basketball games. In late 2003, he returned with his second album, Deliverance×Deliverance1 January 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro2Jimmy Mathis3Comin’ Round4She Tried5Nowhere6Overcome7Warrant (interlude)8Warrant9New South10Deliverance11Hootnanny12Take a Load Off13Like It or Not14My Tone15Back in the Mud, which was critically acclaimed but sold poorly.
Sparxxx signed a recording contract with Virgin Records in 2004; under Virgin, Sparxxx released The Charm with singles "Ms. New Booty×Ms. New Booty4 November 2005 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ms. New Booty4:13" and "Heat It Up×Heat It Up2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracksA1Heat It Up (radio edit)3:44A2Heat It Up (instrumental)3:44A3Heat It Up (album version [explicit])3:45B1Heat It Up (radio edit)3:44B2Heat It Up (instrumental)3:44B3Heat It Up (album version [explicit])3:45".

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×Survive Till Ya Thrive2007 · Studio album · DJ-mixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1Survive Til Ya Thrive (intro)0:592Trouble3:473So Money3:034Never Scared4:245Simple Gentle Man3:186Get tha Fuck On4:217Feet 2 Inches3:208Ya Know What I Like2:349The Real Easy Way3:5310Plus4:0011Throw Away Money3:3312Plenty Money2:3713Bitch Please3:0714Terrific3:2815I Love Luv3:2916None of My Business3:0017Know Shit2:5918Pocket Full of Mid3:3119Boy Look3:50.
In 2012, he signed to Backroad Records, a subsidiary of the independent label Average Joes Entertainment owned by Shannon Houchins and Colt Ford, 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×Splinter16 January 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Splinter4:27" which featured Crucifix. In July 2013, a video for his single "Country Folks", which features Danny Boone of the band Rehab and Colt Ford and produced by Houchins, was released. The album Pain Management×Pain Management15 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Bangin'4:152Country Folks3:333Ride Out of Town3:524Splinter4:285Hairdresser Hot4:146Right3:177Getcha a Pull4:238LaGrange3:539Down Yonder4:0210Devil's Fire4:1011Wicked World4:57 was released on October 15, 2013.
In March 2016, Sparxxx signed to Yelawolf's Slumerican 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×Crickets20 November 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1What We Doin'2:412Country Boy Way3:013Not Your Granddaddy's Country2:464Hi Hater2:525Helicopter2:416Rolling Blind3:38 with Hosier. On December 4, 2020, Sparxxx released his seventh album King of Crap×King of Crap4 December 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks1NFAC2:032Reckon2:503Bird Dawg3:2340 Six2:585Never Better3:196C.A.B.3:077Window Pain2:278Gotta Feel2:41 through New South Entertainment which had the single "Bird Dawg". In May 2021, WorldStarHipHop released a video for "Bird Dawg".

EPs

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

Collaborative EPs

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

Video game appearances

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