BigXthaPlug didn’t set out to become country music’s favorite rapper. When he first heard the twangy, western guitar loop that would become his breakout 2022 single “Texas,” he thought it sounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BigXthaPlug performs for the Apple Music Live: BigXThaPlug show alongside special guests at the historic Ryman Auditorium on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the last few years, over a few decent mixtapes, BigX built a reputation as the torchbearer of Texas storytelling rap. He’s got ...

At the beginning of his career, Shaboozey’s interests in country and rap felt like dueling contradictions. He got signed to Republic Records as a rapper, on the heels of his brash trap song “Jeff ...

Texas rapper BigXthaPlug is making headlines after a memorable performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"—and now he's teasing a full country-rap project that's already generating major buzz. On April 23, ...

Texas rapper BigXthaPlug and country star Shaboozey shut down the streets of Dallas to film a new video of their highly anticipated rap-country collaboration, bringing traffic to a standstill. Dallas ...

Perhaps more than any other figure, producer and executive Shannon Houchins has had the most significant impact on the development of country-rap. He produced the first Bubba Sparxxx album, and his ...

After Morgan Wallen, Lil Nas X and Shaboozey, Nashville is going hip-hop yet again. “Oil Money” by Graham Barham is the latest example of a long lineage, our critic explains from the driver’s seat.