What started as a 19-year-old's attempt to blend the two genres created one of the highest-charting singles ever.

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 ...

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug hosts birthday bash at Fair Park's Dos Equis Pavilion with Keyshia Cole, Shaboozey and Sexyy Red.

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

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 ...

Shaboozey is having quite the star turn of a year. It’s the type of trajectory that budding artists dream of and veteran acts envy. I mean, who else has been featured on a Beyoncé album (twice) and ...

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, ...

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 ...

One night at a Whiskey Jam event at Midtown's Losers Bar showed country & Nashville's cultural shift A trio of singer-songwriters -- HARDY, ERNEST, and Ben Burgess --honor fans' blue-collar existences ...

The 2026 iHeartCountry Festival in Austin showcased both traditional country acts and the growing country-rap crossover trend, with artists like Shaboozey sharing the bill alongside genre mainstays.