BigXthaPlug
{{Short description|American rapper (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = BigXthaPlug
| image = BigXthaPlug.jpg
| caption = BigXthaPlug in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|12}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- songwriter
- record producer
}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = UnitedMasters
}}
Xavier Landum (born May 12, 1998), better known by his stage name BigXthaPlug, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed to UnitedMasters and is best known for his songs "Texas", "Mmhmm", "Climate", "Levels", "The Largest" and "Whip It".{{cite web |last1=Berry |first1=Peter A. |title=BigXThaPlug Interview - Rap Career, Trapping, 'Mmhmm' and a Billboard Hot 100 Debut |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/bigxthaplug-interview/ |website=XXL |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=December 13, 2023}}
Early life
Xavier Landum was born on May 12, 1998, in Dallas, Texas. He was raised in a challenging environment, the son of two street-dwellers, and recalls an early childhood marked by extremes. At the age of four or five, Landum witnessed his mother, whom he describes as a "gangsta", shoot at a would-be thief during an attempted robbery.{{cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |title=BigXThaPlug Interview - Rap Career, Trapping, 'Mmhmm' and More |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/bigxthaplug-interview/ |website=XXL |date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=October 13, 2024}} While his mother was his best friend, his father took on the role of disciplinarian. Both parents also introduced him to a variety of music, from Isley Brothers and UGK to Drake and Lil Wayne, influencing his eclectic taste.
Landum struggled in school from a young age, frequently skipping classes and getting into fights. By the time he was nine, he relocated to Commerce, Texas to live with his father. Football became an outlet for his aggression, and his skills on the field eventually earned him attention from Division 1 scouts. In 2016, after graduating from Ferris High School, he enrolled at Crown College in Minnesota. However, during his time there, Landum began selling marijuana to students, which led to police discovering his product in his dorm room. He was given a ticket and expelled from the school, ending his collegiate football ambitions.
Without stable employment, Landum turned to alternative means of making a living, including robbing drug dealers. His activities led to an arrest just before his 18th birthday on an aggravated robbery warrant. After violating his probation two years later, he was sent back to jail, where he missed his son's first birthday—a moment that deeply impacted him. While in solitary confinement, he battled boredom and frustration, leading him to write his first raps on a jail-issued medical form. Upon his release, Landum pursued music seriously, paying for studio time with money from street hustles and recording his first mixtape, Bacc from the Dead.
Career
In 2022, he was arrested for illegal possession of weapons and marijuana and spent time in jail, where he wrote songs while in solitary confinement.{{cite web |last1=Schube |first1=Will |title=BigXThaPlug Rides Hard For Texas. A Conversation With The State's Hottest MC Right Now |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/will-schube/bigxthaplug-texas-interview |website=Complex |access-date=February 20, 2024 |date=June 19, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://pianity.com/artist/bigxthaplug | title=BigXthaPlug | work=pianity.com | accessdate=March 5, 2024}} After being released, he released his debut album Amar , named after his son, in February 2023, which includes the single "Texas", which was certified Gold by the RIAA.{{cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=BigXthaPlug&ti=Texas&format=Single&type=#search_section | title=American single certifications – BigXthaPlug – Texas | publisher=Recording Industry Association of America | accessdate=March 5, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Max |title=BigXthaPlug Is Booming in Texas |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/02/bigxthaplug-interview/ |website=Spin |access-date=February 20, 2024 |date=February 23, 2023}} He launched his own label 600 Entertainment in 2023, signing rappers Ro$ama and Yung Hood.{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/bigxthaplug-mmhmm-song-chartbreaker-february-2024-1235599572/ | title=BigXthaPlug's 'Mmhmm': Texas Rapper on His Songs | work=Billboard.com | date=February 6, 2024 | accessdate=March 5, 2024 | author=Saponara, Michael}}
In October 2023, he released the single "Mmhmm". The song debuted at 93rd and reached 65th position on the Billboard Hot 100 two months after its release, after a remix with Finesse2tymes was featured on his EP The Biggest.{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Hot 100 First-Timers: BigXthaPlug Connects With Breakout Hit 'Mmhmm' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bigxthaplug-hot-100-debut-mmhmm-1235552502/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
In 2023, he went on the Don't Mess With Texas Tour.{{Cite news |last=Amy |first=Geiger |date=June 1, 2023 |title=BigXthaPlug announces "Don't Mess With Texas" tour with Big Yavo |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/bigxthaplug-announces-dont-mess-with-texas-tour-with-big-yavo/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=Brooklyn Vegan}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | EP details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"| US |
|---|
| scope="row" |Bacc from the Dead
|
| — || — |
| scope="row" |Big Stepper
|
| — || — |
| scope="row" |The Biggest
|
| 111 || 47 |
| scope="row" |Meet the 6ixers (with Ro$ama and Yung Hood) |
| — || — |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | WW |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Who Am I"
| rowspan="4"| 2019 | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Came Thru"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Mula"
| — || — || — || — | | Bacc from the Dead |
| scope="row"| "The Plug"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="9" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "ZaZa" {{small|(featuring Ybgrone)}} | rowspan="9"| 2021 | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Strange Fruit" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Soul Cry" {{small|(featuring Ybgrone)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Feeling Like Dennis"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Mr. Trouble"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Big Stepper"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "The Truth" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "The Man"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Safehouse"
| — || — || — || — | | Big Stepper |
| scope="row"| "I Like" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | rowspan="10"| 2022 | — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "New Day"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" | Big Stepper |
| scope="row"| "Enemies" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Rap Niggas" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Active"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "We from Texas" {{small|(with Rizzoo Rizzoo)}} | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Safehouse (Remix)" {{small|(with Maxo Kream)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "I Know" {{small|(with Sauce Walka)}} | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" | Amar |
| scope="row"| "Texas"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Texas" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-01-27/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of January 27, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2024}}}} || 38 || — || — |
|
| scope="row"| "BigXmas"
| — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Primetime"
| rowspan="4"| 2023 | — || — || — || — | | Amar |
| scope="row"| "Boy" {{small|(with Big Yavo)}} | — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Mmhmm"
| 63 || 11 || — || — | | The Biggest and Take Care |
| scope="row"| "'02 Lakers" {{small|(featuring Ro$ama)}} | — || — || — || — | | The Biggest |
| scope="row"| "Meet the 6ixers" {{small|(with Ro$ama and Yung Hood)}} | rowspan="3"| 2024 | — || — || — || — | | Meet the 6ixers |
| scope="row"| "The Largest"
| 71 || 16 || — || — | | rowspan="2" | Take Care |
| scope="row"| "Change Me"
| 79 || 23 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "All the Way" {{small|(featuring Bailey Zimmerman)}} | 2025 | 4 || — || 21 || 23 | | {{TBA}} |
= Other charted and certified songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-11-02/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 2, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
|
|---|
| scope="row"| "Levels"
| rowspan="5"| 2023 | — || 41 | | rowspan="2" | Amar |
| scope="row"| "Whip It"
| — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Hit List" {{small|(That Mexican OT featuring BigXthaPlug and Big Yavo)}} | — || — | | Lonestar Luchador |
| scope="row"| "Back on My BS"
| 95 || 32 | | The Biggest and Take Care |
| scope="row"| "Climate" {{small|(with Offset)}} | — || 48 | | The Biggest |
| scope="row"| "Pistol Paccin" {{small|(NLE Choppa featuring BigXthaPlug)}} | rowspan="8"| 2024 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Pistol Paccin" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nle-choppa/chart-history/hbu/|title=NLE Choppa Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2024}}}} || 47 | |
| scope="row"| "Drink Don't Need No Mix" {{small|(Shaboozey featuring BigXthaPlug)}} | — || 45 | |
| scope="row"| "Take Care"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Take Care" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-11-02/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of November 2, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2024}}}} || 36 | | rowspan="7" | Take Care |
| scope="row"| "Lost the Love"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lost the Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.}} || 47 | |
| scope="row"| "Leave Me Alone"
| 96 || 33 | |
| scope="row"| "Therapy Session"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Therapy Session" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.}} || 46 | |
| scope="row"| "Law & Order"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Law & Order" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.}} || 49 | |
| scope="row"| "2AM"
| 64 || 18 | |
| scope="row"| "Holy Ground" {{small|(with Jessie Murph)}} | 2025 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Holy Ground" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2025-02-08/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of February 8, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 5, 2025}}}} || 27 | |
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