Bubba Sparxxx

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. 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 Mixtapes EPs • The Bubba Mathis EP (2015) • Crap Gawd (2021) Collaborative EPs • Crickets (with Hosier) (2020) • Life Is Serious (with Los Ghost) (2021) Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances == Video game appearances ==

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