Heat It Up Explained

Heat It Up
Cover:Heat It Up.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bubba Sparxxx
Album:The Charm
Released:May 25, 2006
Recorded:2005
Genre:Hip hop, Southern hip hop
Length:3:44
Label:Purple Ribbon Records/Virgin Records
Producer:Mr. Collipark
Prev Title:Ms. New Booty
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Beatin Down the Block
Next Year:2009

"Heat It Up" is the second single off Bubba Sparxxx's third full-length album The Charm (2006). It was produced by Mr Collipark. The song garnered a negative reception from critics. "Heat It Up" had less chart success than its predecessor "Ms. New Booty", peaking at numbers 24 and 57 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively.

Critical reception

"Heat It Up" received generally negative reviews from music critics. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews criticized the song for having production that's generic and simplistic sounding, and Bubba for delivering dull brag rap.[1] Peter Relic of Rolling Stone found the song just as less effective than the other Collipark-produced song "Ms. New Booty", calling it "even more unimpressive than the first."[2]

Live performance

Bubba performed "Heat It Up" with Mr. Collipark on Last Call with Carson Daly on August 3, 2006.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feature for April 11, 2006: Bubba Sparxxx's "The Charm". Juon. Steve 'Flash'. RapReviews. April 11, 2006. December 29, 2015.
  2. Web site: Bubba Sparxxx: The Charm. Relic. Peter. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. April 12, 2006. December 29, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080726051305/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bubbasparxxx/albums/album/9581181/review/9777566/the_charm. July 26, 2008.
  3. Web site: 31OnTV. Billboard. Eldridge Industries. July 31, 2006. December 30, 2015.