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 (2001). A critical and commercial success, it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.

His second album, Deliverance (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" (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 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.

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.

thumb|upright|Bubba Sparxxx in 2002

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 album Pain Management 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 with Hosier. On December 4, 2020, Sparxxx released his seventh album King of Crap through New South Entertainment which had the single "Bird Dawg". In May 2021, WorldStarHipHop released a video for "Bird Dawg".

Discography

Studio albums

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details

! colspan="6" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small>

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:40px;"| US<br />

! style="width:40px;"| US<br />R&B<br />

! style="width:40px;"| US<br />Rap<br />

! style="width:40px;"| US Country<br />

! style="width:40px;"| GER<br />

! style="width:40px;" | NZ<br />

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! scope="row"| Dark Days, Bright Nights

|

  • Release date: October 9, 2001
  • Label: Beat Club/Interscope Records

| 3

| 3

| —

| —

|93

| —

| style="text-align:left;"|

  • RIAA: Gold

|-

! scope="row"| Deliverance

|

  • Release date: September 16, 2003
  • Label: Beat Club/Interscope Records

| 10

| 9

| —

| —

|44

| 30

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|-

! scope="row"| The Charm

|

  • Release date: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Virgin/Purple Ribbon Records

| 9

| 3

| 2

| —

|—

| —

|

|-

! scope="row"| Pain Management

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  • Release date: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Backroad Records

| —

| —

| —

| 40

|—

| —

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|-

! scope="row" | Made on McCosh Mill Road

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  • Release date: June 24, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records

| —

| —

| —

| 49

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| —

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|-

! scope="row" | Rapper From the Country

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  • Release date: September 14, 2018
  • Label: New South Entertainment

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! scope="row" | King of Crap

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  • Release date: December 4, 2020
  • Label: New South Entertainment

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|—

|—

|—

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|—

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|-

! scope="row" | Life Is Serious (Deluxe) <small>(with Los Ghost)</small>

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  • Release Date: January 29, 2022
  • Label: SHG Entertainment

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|—

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|—

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| colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart

|}

Mixtapes

{| class="wikitable"

|+

!Title

!Mixtape Details

|-

|Survive Till Ya Thrive

|Release Date: August 17, 2007,

Label: N/A

|}

EPs

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

Collaborative EPs

  • Crickets <small>(with Hosier)</small> (2020)
  • Life Is Serious <small>(with Los Ghost)</small> (2021)

Singles

As lead artist

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:10px;" | Year

! colspan="6" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:150px;" | Certifications

! rowspan="2" style="width:145px;" | Album

|-

! style="width:3em; font-size:85%" |US<br />

! style="width:3em; font-size:85%" |US<br />R&B/HH<br />

! style="width:3em; font-size:85%" |NZ<br />

! style="width:3em; font-size:85%" |UK<br />

|-

! scope="row" | "Ugly"<br /><small>(featuring Timbaland)</small>

| rowspan="3" | 2001

| 15

| 6

| 6

|38

| —

| 7

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| rowspan="2" | Dark Days, Bright Nights

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! scope="row" | "Lovely"

| —

| 77

| —

|—

| —

| 24

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|-

! scope="row" | "They Ain't Ready"<br />

|—

|60

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust

|-

! scope="row" | "Jimmy Mathis"

| rowspan="3" |2003

| —

| 98

| —

|—

| —

| —

|

| rowspan="3" |Deliverance

|-

! scope="row" | "Deliverance"<br /><small>(featuring Timbaland)</small>

| 101

| 107

| 22

|—

| —

| 55

|

|-

! scope="row" | "Back in the Mud"

| —

| —

| —

|—

| 3

| —

|

|-

! scope="row" | "Hey! (A Lil' Gratitude)"

| rowspan="3" | 2005

| —

| —

| —

|—

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| rowspan="4" |The Charm

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! scope="row" | "The Otherside"<br /><small>(featuring Petey Pablo and Sleepy Brown)</small>

| —

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| —

|—

| —

| —

|

|-

! scope="row" | "Ms. New Booty"<br /><small>(featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. ColliPark)</small>

| 7

| 7

| 3

|—

| 22

| —

|

  • RIAA: 2× Platinum

|-

! scope="row" | "Heat It Up"

||2006

| 103

| 57

| 24

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| —

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|-

! scope="row" | "I Like It Alot"

| rowspan="2" |2008

| —

| —

| —

|—

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|

||Best of Bubba Sparxxx

|-

! scope="row" | "She Got Me Like (Ahh Shit)"<br /><small>(featuring Ray J)</small>

| —

| —

| —

|—

| —

| —

|

| rowspan="2" |The New South

|-

! scope="row" | "Beatin Down the Block"<br /><small>(featuring Dirt Reynolds)</small>

||2009

| —

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|—

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| —

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! scope="row" | "Country Folks"<br /><small>(featuring Danny Boone and Colt Ford)</small>

||2012

| —

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  • RIAA: Gold

|

|The Wash (soundtrack)

|-

|"White Gutz"

|Dungeon Family

|Even in Darkness

|-

| rowspan="5" |2002

|"PHDream"

|The Crystal Method

|Blade II (soundtrack)

|-

|"Oh My God"

|Haystak

|The Natural

|-

|"Hungry"

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|Undisputed (soundtrack)

|-

|"Oops (Oh My) <small>[Amended Version]</small>

|Tweet

|<small>single</small>

|-

|"Right for Me"

|Justin Timberlake

|Justified

|-

| rowspan="3" |2003

|"Club Hoppin'"

|Jamelia

|Thank You

|-

|"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

|-

|rowspan="2"|2005

|"Oh No"

|Big Boi, Killer Mike

|xXx: State of the Union (soundtrack)

|-

|"Claremont Lounge"

|Purple Ribbon All-Stars

|Got Purp? Vol. 2

|-

|rowspan="1"|2011

|"This Is Our Song" (Remix)

|Colt Ford, The Lacs, Demun Jones, Rehab

|Mud Digger Vol. 2

|-

|rowspan="3"|2012

|"Show Some Skin"

|Lil Wyte

|Still Doubted

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|"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

|-

|rowspan="3"|2014

|"Outlaw"

|Shane Dollar

|?

|-

|"Baby Wussup"

|Ricky Young

|Feels Damn Good

|-

|"Try Harder Than That"

|Meghan Linsey

|?

|-

|2016

|"Take a Ride With Me"

|Twang & Round

|Take A Ride With Me

|-

|2017

|"Born in Fire"

|Boondox w/ Jamie Madrox & Struggle

|The Murder

|-

|2018

|"Beautiful Day"

|Mike Smith and Jonathan Hay

|Jail Tattoos

|-

|2024

|"Chrome on the Wheels"

|Landon Sears and Young Buck

|All Men Lie

|}

Video game appearances

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

References

  • Bubba Sparxxx on Myspace