Bubba Sparxxx
Bubba Sparxxx in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Warren Anderson Mathis
Also known as	Bubba
Born	(1977-03-06)March 6, 1977 (age 48) Troup County, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip-hop country rap
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Slumerican New South E1 Average Joe's Backroad Koch Purple Ribbon Virgin Polydor EMI Interscope Beat Club 11th Hour Noncents So So Def
Formerly of	Dungeon Family Purple Ribbon All-Stars

Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage nameBubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper. His 2001single, "Ugly" (featuringTimbaland) peaked at number 15 on theBillboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Timbaland's Beat Club Records, an imprint ofInterscope Records to release his debut studio album,Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001). Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked at number three on theBillboard 200.

His second album,Deliverance (2003) was met with further critical acclaim, while his third,The Charm (2006)—released byBig Boi'sPurple Ribbon Records, an imprint ofVirgin Records—yielded the single "Ms. New Booty" (featuringYing Yang Twins andMr. Collipark), which peaked at number seven on theBillboard Hot 100. This marked final release on a major label, and his subsequent releases delved further intocountry rap.

Mathis grew up inTroup County,Georgia in a rural area nearLaGrange, Georgia. He is of French descent.^[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 (0.8 km) away, introduced him to rap music through mixtapes mailed fromNew York City. The music of2 Live Crew was his introduction to hip hop; he began listening to West Coast gangsta rap such asN.W.A andToo Short and the Atlanta duoOutkast. 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.^[1]Steve Herndon, a former offensive lineman for theNFL'sAtlanta Falcons andDenver Broncos, played football with him during high school, according to an interview withDown-South.com.^[1][2] In 2007, he moved toTampa,Florida.^[3]

In 1996, he moved toAthens, Georgia where he met industry veteran Bobby Stamps. Stamps noticed him rapping after aUniversity 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 ofJimmy Iovine ofInterscope Records. Sparxxx signed to Interscope and began working withrecord producers Timbaland andOrganized Noize, as well as continuing to work with Shannon Houchins.^[1] The major-label reissue ofDark 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 theBillboard 200.

In 2002, he had a minor hit being featured onArchie Eversole's "We Ready", which became popular for being played at sporting events, such asAmerican football andbasketball games. In late 2003, he returned with his second album,Deliverance, which was critically acclaimed but sold poorly.^[1]

Sparxxx signed arecording contract with Virgin Records in 2004; under Virgin, Sparxxx releasedThe 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 titledSurvive Till Ya Thrive.

In 2012, he signed to Backroad Records, a subsidiary of the independent labelAverage Joes Entertainment owned by Shannon Houchins andColt 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 calledMiracle 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 bandRehab andColt Ford and produced by Houchins, was released.^[4] The albumPain Management was released on October 15, 2013.

In March 2016, Sparxxx signed toYelawolf'sSlumerican records imprint.^[5] On October 7, 2016, Sparxxx released his first release under SlumericanThe Bubba Mathis EP.^[6] Sparxxx releasedRapper From The Country on September 16, 2018, through New South Entertainment (E1).^[7]

On November 11, 2020, Sparxxx released an EP,Crickets with Hosier. On December 4, 2020, Sparxxx released his seventh albumKing of Crap through New South Entertainment which had the single "Bird Dawg". In May 2021,WORLDSTARHIPHOP released a video for "Bird Dawg".

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

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

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

• Bubba Sparxxx onMyspace
• Bubba Sparxxx discography atDiscogs
• Bubba Sparxxx discography atMusicBrainz

• 1977 births
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• American country singer-songwriters
• Dungeon Family members
• Interscope Records artists
• People from LaGrange, Georgia
• American people of French descent
• Musicians from Tampa, Florida
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• Swing Mob artists
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• Country rappers
• 21st-century American male rappers
• MNRK Music Group artists
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• 21st-century American rappers
• Purple Ribbon All-Stars members
• Singer-songwriters from Florida
• Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)

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