BigXthaPlug is having his method. The 26-year-old Dallas rapper has been dwelling giant ever since his sonorous voice took his rhymes to new ranges outdoors the Lone Star State. His hometown-pride anthem “Texas” and Billboard Scorching 100 smash “Mmhmm” highlights the intelligent magnetism and hanging storytelling that has put him on the forefront of Texas avenue rap over the past yr. He brings each—and masses of cash—to his 2024 XXL Freshman freestyle.
The previous soccer participant flexes the ice on his wrist and in his mouth whereas placing a bounty on somebody’s head. “50K on my watch, 30K on my face, 60K in your head in case you play then you definitely late/Who you realize up the rating and placed on for his state/You may hate, simply do not play with my people and also you nice,” BigX raps.
Rising up, the Southern MC was centered on the gridiron not rapping. Whereas Lil Wayne and Ye had been artists he listened to on the come up, BigXthaPlug was extra an “R&B kind of man.” The rapper makes that clear in his freestyle with a shout-out to 1990’s R&B group Escape. “See I actually been gliding on sh*t like Escape, largest steppa,” he delivers. “Once I step on sh*t, guess it shake/Oh you tougher than me, I do not do the debates/I acquired cake, I can by no means get talked out my place.”
BigXthaPlug’s place in rap solidified proper now. As an indie artist signed to UnitedMasters, he is been using excessive on the charts with no main label backing. His hit track, “Mmhmm,” is paying homage to Will Smith’s personal 1997 smash “Miami,” since each tracks pattern The Whispers’ 1979 traditional track “And the Beat Goes On.” “Mmhmm” debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard Scorching 100 final December. For a person who did not have huge rap desires as a child, BigX has been pumping out initiatives since 2020: Bacc From the Lifeless, Huge Stepper, Amar, The Greatest and the collab effort Meet the Sixers with Ro$ama and Yung Hood.
“I didn’t develop as much as do music,” he admits. “I used to be purported to play sports activities. So, I assume you might say the individuals who turned me up and acquired me in my mindset whereas I used to be taking part in sports activities, you bought Lil Wayne, the previous Kanye was onerous. I am a R&B kind of man. I hearken to Rod Wave and stuff like that to today. In the event you wanna throw again, you bought Avant, you bought, you realize, your Boyz II Males, you bought your Isley Brothers. That is all my pops listening to.”
Today, avenue rap is his forte, and his huge steppin’ throughout it. “[What I bring to this class is] simply character, humor,” BigX maintains. “I am speaking about quite a lot of harsh gangsta-type stuff, however in additional of a fab method. I am tryna make rap enjoyable once more, you realize what I am sayin? I make individuals transfer their hips. You a gangsta, you bought your gun in your hand, however your hips transferring on the similar time, you realize?”
The Freshman difficulty is on newsstands in all places. Along with interviews with the 2024 Freshman Class and producer Southside, there are additionally conversations with Sexyy Crimson, Ski Masks The Hunch God, Mustard, Rubi Rose, Ken Carson, Ghostface Killah, Lola Brooke and extra, plus, a glance again at what the 2023 XXL Freshman Class has been doing. Additionally, there are tales on the continuing scamming and fraud plaguing hip-hop, and the way podcasters and streamers are taking part in a serious function in rap beef. The problem is on sale right here, together with some unique Freshmen merch.
