Bubba Sparxxx News

Bubba Sparxxx with Tommy Valentine, Profound Breadth and WildKard When: 9 p.m. Friday Where: New Earth Music Hall, 227 W. Dougherty St.

In addition to hosting a pair of sold-out shows at the 40 Watt and an eight-hour block party at the Max Canada, Tommy Valentine is cementing his spot in the Athens hip-hop community by forming an alliance - known as Mean Mic Entertainment - with Bobby Stamps, manager of Southern rap artist Bubba Sparxxx.

Ever since the influx of white boys on the mic began to gain national acclaim about a decade ago, it's been open season for rapping Caucasians.

Sound: The Dirty South's Eminem - a redneck rapper who discovered gangsta rap in rural Georgia.