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BigXthaPlug has had another run-in with the law.
Exactly one year after his previous arrest on similar charges, the 28-year-old rapper was arrested again in Texas on Friday (Aug. 21).
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The Dallas native, whose real name is Xavier Landum, was arrested by the Allen Police Department and booked into Collin County Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to Dallas’ KDFW .
On Aug. 21, 2025, BigXthaPlug was arrested in North Texas on marijuana and weapon possession charges. He was out on bail for those charges when he was arrested Friday.
The rapper was scheduled to perform at the Country Rising Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but was forced to cancel his appearance.
Organizers wrote in a statement on X that they understood the “disappointment and frustrated felt by those in attendance.” In another statement on Instagram , the festival wrote that BigXthaPlug wouldn’t be appearing “due to a personal emergency.”
The rapper is still slated to perform at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand on Saturday (Aug. 22). “We are aware of reports regarding BigXthaPlug. We are in communication with his agent and at this time, we have been told he will still be performing,” organizers there told KCCI in Des Moines.
In February 2025, BigXthaPlug was arrested on a marijuana possession charge in Arlington, Texas.
Last September, BigXthaPlug earned his first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Hot Rap Songs chart with “All the Way,” featuring Bailey Zimmerman. Its parent album, I Hope You’re Happy , debuted in the top two on both the Top Rap Albums and Top Country Albums charts.
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