Bubba Sparxxx

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Bubba Sparxxx

Bubba Sparxxx is a young American hip-hop rapper. His all time hit songs are "Ugly", "Deliverance" and "Ms. New Booty". His best selling album is Dark Days, Bright Nights which sold thousand of copies worldwide.

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About

Early life

Bubba Sparxxx (Warren Anderson Mathis) was born on March 6, 1977 in LaGrange, Georgia. It was his neighbor who lived a half mile away who introduced him to rap. When he was 15 years old, Sparxxx started writing songs of his own. Rap as a career never crossed his mind instead he wanted a football career but it never happened.

Early Career

Sparxxx met producer, Shannon Houchins, of So So Def Label and became impress. He matched Lil’ Devil (from One Card Shi) with Sparxxx and recorded songs. The duo did not work out and Sparxxx pursued his solo career. In 1999, Sparxxx went back to the studio with Houchins to record some songs but ended up with 12 songs and resulted to his debut album, Dark Days, Bright Nights, released in 2001. The album received air time and landed on the hands of Jimmy Iovine, head of Interscope Records. Iovine offered him a record deal which Sparxxx accepted. He started working on the single, “Ugly”, it was included in the Dark Days, Bright Nights album. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart.

In 2003, Sparxxx issued his follow-up album Deliverance.In 2006, he released his third album, The Charm.

Awards & Certifications

Awards

Year Award Category
2002 Soul Train Music Award Nominated for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for "Ugly"
2007 International Dance Music Award Nominated for Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track for "Ms New Booty"

Certifications

Year Album Certification
2001 Dark Days, Bright Nights Certified Gold in U.S.

Chart Toppers

Year Title Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Billboard Hot 100 Album
2001 Ugly 6 6 15 Dark Days, Bright Nights
2002 Lovely 77 22 Dark Days, Bright Nights
2003 Jimmy Mathis 98 Deliverance
2006 Heat It Up 57 24 The Charm
2006 Ms. New Booty 7 3 7 The Charm

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Tours & Concerts

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Announcements

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single Label Album
2001 Ugly Universal International Dark Days, Bright Nights
2002 Lovely Polygram International Dark Days, Bright Nights
2003 Jimmy Mathis Interscope Deliverance
2004 Back in the Mud Universal Deliverance
2006 Heat It Up Virgin The Charm
2006 Ms. New Booty Virgin The Charm

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Contemporaries

Trivia

  • He was in the game Def Jam: Fight for NY.
  • He is a champion of the New South movement.
  • His famous quote is "you put it on me enthusicastically, whatever it is that you do you do it admirably".

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