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Bubba Sparxxx (born Warren Anderson Mathis on March 6, 1977, in LaGrange, Georgia) is a Southern rapper. Outside of the current commercial success of Ms. New Booty, Sparxxx is most notable for his hit singles "Ugly" and "Deliverance" and for achieving success as a Caucasian rapper. He is a champion of the New South movement as well as a pioneer of country-rap.
Biography
A native LaGrange, Georgia, a young Andy Mathis was introduced to hip hop music by a neighbor (his closest at a half mile away) who received mixed tapes mailed from New York City. He began recording with Lil Devil in a group called One Card Shi in 1996, but the partnership did not last. A subsequent 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 after a bidding war 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 imprint), which now included five collaborations with Timbaland and two with Organized Noise, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Music Charts. In late 2003, he returned with his sophomore album, Deliverance (again through Beat Club) 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 currently signed to Big Boi's (of OutKast fame) Purple Ribbon Label, distributed through Virgin Records.
He has also appeared in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004).
He is currently working on his fourth album, expected to be released in 2007. Chamillionaire is confirmed to be on its first single.
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Discography
Albums
- Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001) #3 US Gold
- Deliverance (2003) #10 US
- The Charm (2006) #6
Singles
From Dark Days, Bright Nights
- "Ugly" (2001) #15 US
- "Lovely" (2002)
From Deliverance
- "Deliverance" (2003)
- "Back In The Mudd" (2003)
From The Charm
- "Ms. New Booty" (feat. Ying Yang Twins) (2006) #7 US, #7 X2M
- "Heat It Up" (2006)
External links
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