Back in his hometown of Dallas, rapper BigXthaPlug was hosting a release party for his third studio album, I Hope You’re Happy, his take on country. But just hours later, though, at 2:20 a.m. on Friday, X, born Xavier Landum, was arrested and booked on charges of marijuana possession (less than two ounces) and unlawful possession of a firearm, per People, who reviewed Dallas County Jail records. BigX’s representatives did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
I Hope You’re Happy follows massive successes for BigX. Though he broke through as a soul-sampling rapper with the now-platinum album Take Care, in April, he scored a Number One hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs with “All the Way” alongside Bailey Zimmerman. I Hope You’re Happy features Luke Combs, Darius Rucker, Shaboozey, Thomas Rhett, Ella Langley, and more. Just today, the rapper’s music video for the Jelly Roll collaboration “Box Me Up” premiered.
“This album’s my heart, my story — the love, the loss, the heartbreak, the grind,” BigXthaPlug said in a press release. “I wanted people to feel it all with me, the highs, the lows, the real life that shapes you. I Hope You’re Happy is me mixing my urban roots with that country soul, tellin’ my story straight up, just me.”
In October, the rapper told Rolling Stone his breakthrough Take Care was motivated by his drive to provide for his two children. “I got to make it to where when my kids my age, they don’t want for shit,” he said. “And the only way to do that is by being where I’m at right now, doing what we doing right now.