Southern rapper Bubba Sparxxx must have taken the non-response to his 2003 album, the introspective Deliverance, to heart.
He's moved out of the Timbaland camp -- although the producer does make an appearance on the infectious "Hey!" -- and into Big Boi's Purple Ribbon crew for his third release, the well-rounded, just-short-of-excellent Charm.
Club bangers like the catchy "Ms.
New Booty" with Ying Yang Twins are plentiful and there's a great amount of flash and polish, all wrapped up in a tight package with one major exception.
After a steady stream of driven numbers that justify this chart-hungrier style for Bubba, the too-sweet, too-sugary "Run Away" sounds American Idol clean as it begs to get a taste of the mainstream.
Making up for this is the bouncy and bright "Wonderful," the tense "Otherside" with Petey Pablo, and the low-riding "Claremont Lounge," which brings to mind the great Deliverance with its deep Organized Noize-provided beat.
Deliverance is still his great album, but it didn't work so well on the weekend.
The Charm, on the other hand, does as it good-times Bubba back into the collective consciousness.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RepresentP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Heat It UpS. A. Anderson | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Claremont LoungeP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx, Cool Breeze, Killer Mike | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | As the Rim SpinsP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | That ManP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx, Sleepy Brown, Duddy Ken | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | The OthersideP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Ain't Life Grand | Bubba Sparxxx, Scar | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Run Away | Bubba Sparxxx, Frankie J | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | WonderfulP. Brown | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Ms. New Booty | Bubba Sparxxx, Mr. Collipark, Ying Yang Twins | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Hey! (A Lil Gratitude)Timothy Mosley | Bubba Sparxxx | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Ms. New Booty | Bubba Sparxxx, Mr. Collipark, Ying Yang Twins | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 305 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Alexander | Assistant, Engineer |
| 2 | S. A. Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Micah Bennett | Mixing |
| 4 | Warren Bletcher | Assistant |
| 5 | P. Brown | Composer |
| 6 | Sleepy Brown | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Bubba Sparxxx | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Chris Carmouche | Engineer |
| 9 | Cool Breeze | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Duddy Ken | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Jeremiah "The Kid" Edmonds | Engineer |
| 12 | Steve Fisher | Engineer |
| 13 | Gary Fly | Assistant |
| 14 | John Frye | Engineer, Mixing |
| 15 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 16 | James Hoover | Engineer |
| 17 | Frankie J | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Mike Joyce | Art Direction, Design |
| 19 | Kevin Kendricks | Keyboards |
| 20 | Killer Mike | Primary Artist |
| 21 | Debra Killings | Vocals |
| 22 | Tony Love | Guitar |
| 23 | Anthony Mandler | Photography |
| 24 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 25 | Andy Mathis | Executive Producer |
| 26 | Mr. Collipark | Primary Artist |
| 27 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 28 | Organized Noize | Producer |
| 29 | Marvin "Chanz" Parkman | Keyboards |
| 30 | Antwan Patton | Executive Producer |
| 31 | Marc Raboy | Director |
| 32 | Scar | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 33 | Bobby Stamps | Executive Producer |
| 34 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 35 | Timbaland | Producer, Vocals |
| 36 | Jeremy Von Nida | Guitar |
| 37 | Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers | A&R |
| 38 | Ying Yang Twins | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |