US EditionBigXthaPlug Arrested in Texas on 'I Hope You're Happy' Nashville-Made Album Release Day
BigXthaPlug was arrested early August 21 for less than two ounces of marijuana and an unlawful firearm during a traffic stop related to expired registration, police said.
- Booked at 2:20 a.m., Xavier Landum was taken into custody on Friday, August 22, 2025, for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana and unlawful firearm possession as his album I Hope You're Happy released.
- Officers stopped the vehicle in southeast Dallas for allegedly not having a front license plate and smelled marijuana, leading to a search that uncovered a handgun; passenger Cleodist Landum was detained for an active felony warrant and listed in the NCIC gang database.
- With about 19.1 million monthly Spotify listeners, BigXthaPlug's album I Hope You're Happy features Jelly Roll, Luke Combs and Shaboozey, and had a release party at the Cash Cow bar in Deep Ellum.
- Dallas County Jail records show he is being held with no bond set, and neither BigXthaPlug nor his team has publicly commented as of Friday.
- This marks his second detention in North Texas this year, following a February marijuana arrest in Arlington, Texas, while his 2023 breakout single 'Texas' has more than 200 million streams.
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