Warren Anderson Mathis, better known by his stage name, Bubba Sparxxx, is an American
hip hop recording artist from Troup County, Georgia.
He is perhaps best known for his singles "Deliverance", "Ugly", and "Ms. New Booty", the latter of
which features the Ying Yang Twins and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Early life and education Mathis was born on March 6, 1977 and grew
up in a rural area north of LaGrange, Georgia, a town 65 miles southwest of Atlanta.
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 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.
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.
In 2007, he moved from Atlanta to Tampa.
Career After high school Sparxxx moved to Athens,
Georgia in 1996.
In Athens, he met industry veteran 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.
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.
In late 2003, he returned with his second album, Deliverance, 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" 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.
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 2013, Sparxxx released the video "Splinter" which featured Crucifix.
In July 2013, a video for his new single "Country Folks" which features Danny Boone of the band
Rehab and Colt Ford, was released.
The album Pain Management was released on October 15, 2013.
Bubba Sparxxx 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 Mas 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 Wayne Newton, and Kid Rock, amongst others.
Discography Studio albums
Singles Guest singles
Guest appearances References
External links Bubba Sparxxx on Myspace
Bubba Sparxxx discography at Discogs Bubba Sparxxx discography at MusicBrainz
Ms New Booty Video & lyrics