Bubba Sparxxx

Fun Facts: Bubba Sparxxx played football as a tight end and linebacker all throughout high school. He earned All-Region honors as a senior.

Claim to Fame: Bubba Sparxxx has released 3 albums over the last7 years, but his most notable hit came in 2006 from “The Charm.” “Ms New Booty” featuring the Ying Yang Twins peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboards Hot 100.

Warren Anderson Mathis, known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. His biggest hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States. In addition to the commercial success of his "Ms. New Booty," Sparxxx is notable for his hit singles "Back in the Mud", "Ugly", and "Deliverance" featuring Timbaland and for achieving success as a white rapper from the rural South.


Born Warren Anderson Mathis on March 6, 1977, Sparxxx grew up in a rural area north of LaGrange, Georgia, a town 65 miles southwest of Atlanta. His closest neighbor, an African-American 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.


After high school Sparxxx moved to Athens, Georgia in 1995. He met industry veteran Bobby Stamps after Stamps noticed him rapping after a University of Georgia football game. Mr. 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 and began working with record producers Timbaland and Organized Noize. A new track, "She Got Me Like " was leaked in late August 2008.



Sparxxx has also appeared in the video games Def Jam: Fight for NY and Madden NFL 2004. Bubba's song "Back in the Mud" was used by ESPN's "College Gameday" as the 2003 and 2004 theme song. Bubba has participated in a number of television productions and collaborated with the popular "Girls Gone Wild" brand to shoot two DVD's detailing life as a rap star. Bubba has recently been featured on MTV's "My Super Sweet Sixteen" and was a mentor in MTV's "Celebrity Rap Superstar". Bubba has been a guest on each major late-night show, including "Saturday Night Live", as well as "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" In 2003, Bubba donated his time to travel to the Kuwait and Iraq and perform for U.S. troops along with Wayne Newton, Kid Rock, and many other musicians, actors and pro athletes.

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