BUBBA SPARXXX ~ MADE ON MCCOSH MILL ROAD [CD] New!!

This album is the real me ~ Bubba Sparxxx says of his new eOne album Made On McCosh Mill Rd. brBubba: I'm genuine authentic country, and I'm also genuine authentic hip-hop. The thing about music is that people can smell when it's phony, so I just let my soul be the backbone this time.brWhen he first arrived at the beginning of the 21st century with his seminal smash 2001 debut Dark Days, Bright Nights and its equally innovative follow-up Deliverance, the pioneering Georgia-bred MC's rule-breaking, crowd-pleasing combination of inventive hip-hop beats, vivid down-home verbal imagery and live acoustic and electric instruments struck a responsive chord with legions of fans who'd never heard anything like it before. brMore than a dozen years later, Bubba's visionary country-rap fusion has been accepted and widely emulated in the worlds of both hip-hop and country, with the rise of such successful country-rap acts as Colt Ford and The Lacs, with country superstars like Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and Tim McGraw tapping into rap phrasing and hip-hop beats, with rappers like Nelly, Ludacris and LL Cool J collaborating with country performers, and with traditional instruments becoming increasingly prominent in hip-hop. brBut the original is still the greatest, and Bubba Sparxxxx now back in action after an extended recording hiatus is in the midst of a decisive creative renaissance that's redefining the parameters of the genre that he helped to create. Bubba's resurgence began with 2013's well-received Pain Management, and continues with the even more impressive Made On McCosh Mill Rd., which stands as one of the artist's most accomplished efforts. brBUBBA: I'm proud of Pain Management, but it was the first record I'd put out in seven years, and it was kind of just knockin' the dust off and gettin' back into the swing of things; Bubba explains. With Made On McCosh Mill Rd., I feel like I'm hitting on all cylinders again.brThe fact that the new album's title track, which features Danny Boone of Georgia hard-rockhip-hop band Rehab, references the area of rural Georgia where Bubba grew up is a reflection of the project's personal edge. brBUBBA: Made On McCosh Mill Rd.' is a tribute to the road that I grew up on, north of LaGrange, Georgia, Bubba explains: It's a unique place, and it's synonymous with wild country living. The song is an ode to the culture that I come from, and the work-hardplay-hard mentality that people have where I come from.brMade On McCosh Mill Rd.'s vital balance of personal expression and flat-out fun is embodied by such rousing, heartfelt tracks as Past Is Practice (featuring rising country artist JJ Lawhorn), Pay Attention (with a guest appearance by up-and-coming country-rappers the Redneck Souljers) and Prolly Right (which introduces Bubba's side-project group I4NI).