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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “All the Way,” released and promoted through BigXthaPlug/United Masters, ascends from the runner-up rank to crown the Hot Rap ...

Rapper BigXThaPlug performed a 90-minute set at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on October 1. The concert highlighted the growing fusion of hip-hop and country music, featuring ...

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 ...

The crossover between hip-hop and country is nothing new. In fact, rappers and country singers have crossed paths on many occasions over the last couple of decades, from joint collaborations to award ...

Hip-hop hits that would never fly today A reader asked a fair question after our ’70s songs series. Why does rock always take the heat? Hip-hop ...

On the evening of Oct. 1, platinum-selling Dallas native BigXThaPlug returned to Music City, not for the first time, and certainly not the last, to deliver a high-octane, 90-minute packed set. His ...