BigXThaPlug was taken into police custody after celebrating the release of his I Hope You’re Happy album. According to Dallas County Jail records, the rapper, legal name Xaviar Landum, was booked early Friday morning (Aug. 22) for possession of marijuana (less than 2 ounces) and unlawful possession of a firearm. No bond has been set for the 26-year-old.
CBS News reported the “Back On My BS” performer hosted a party in honor of the aforementioned project on Thursday night at the Deep Ellum nightclub, and was scheduled to appear at a Wingstop location in Dallas on Friday night.
In an interview published this week with The New York Times, BigXThaPlug explained how his new album, which fuses country and rap music, came to be.
“Artistic, because in my head, whatever I do, I want to be the best at it. And so I feel like I’m not just a hip-hop artist — I want to be the best artist in the world,” he explained of the opportunity to venture into a new genre.
“The only way I can do that is if I can show that I can do something other than rap. Hip-Hop and country music both have the same base, which is storytelling. With that being said, country is still different. They put a lot more into it. It’s a love-hate relationship. I love the fact that they put so much into it, but I hate the fact that the process is so long. I’ve never, ever spent that long on a project.”
I Hope You’re Happy includes 11 tracks with features from Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Bailey Zimmerman, Shaboozey, Ink, and more.
VIBE has contacted BigXThaPlug’s team for a statement regarding the arrest. Stream I Hope You’re Happy above.