Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug was arrested in Collin County and booked into the Collin County Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession, and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to jail records. The arrest, on Friday, came less than 24 hours before the 27-year-old was set to headline the Iowa State Fair's Grandstand stage in Des Moines, and it followed a missed appearance the same night at a North Texas festival.
The Allen Police Department made the arrest, and Public Information Officer Sam Rippamonti confirmed to CBS News Texas that Xavier Landum, the rapper's legal name, was booked into the Collin County Jail, though officers could not release further details because the investigation remains active. As reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, jail records list the charges as DWI, marijuana possession of less than two ounces, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Landum's tickets for the Iowa State Fair show had been on sale since April, and organizers had announced him as a Grandstand headliner for Saturday. Per KCCI, the arrest came less than a day before that scheduled performance, forcing a last-minute disruption to the tour date in Des Moines.
A Missed Festival Set Hours Before the Arrest
Hours before jail records became public, organizers of the Country Rising Festival posted on Instagram that Landum had missed his scheduled performance that evening due to a personal emergency, the report notes. Landum had been set to perform at the festival the same night he was booked into jail, and the vague explanation preceded public confirmation of the arrest by only a short time.
Landum is a Dallas native, though municipal records cited in regional reporting show he actually resides in Aubrey, a Denton County municipality north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, according to CBS News. Aubrey sits northwest of Collin County, where Friday's arrest took place.
An Eerie Anniversary With a Pending Dallas Case
Friday's booking fell on the exact one-year anniversary of Landum's August 21, 2025 arrest in Dallas, when he was taken into custody on similar drug and weapon charges hours before an album release party, the outlet reports. That case remains open, as the Dallas Observer notes he posted a five-thousand-dollar bond and was released the day after his 2025 arrest, but the criminal case stemming from it has not been resolved as of this month.
An arrest affidavit from that 2025 Dallas traffic stop stated officers pulled Landum over for a missing front license plate, then found a gun under his armrest; he disclosed the firearm's location to officers during the stop, and he was charged after an NCIC database flagged him as connected to an Arlington gang, per the same account. Jail records also show Landum had two marijuana-possession arrests in 2025, including one in Arlington in February of that year for which charges were later dismissed, and one in Dallas that August.
What Texas Law Says About the Charges He Now Faces
Under Texas penal law, the unlawful possession of a firearm charge Landum now faces is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, while the DWI and marijuana possession charges are Class B misdemeanors carrying penalties of up to six months in jail, the Dallas Observer reports. It remains unclear what specific circumstances led Allen police to stop or investigate Landum on Friday, and whether Collin County prosecutors will seek any bond revocation or added penalties tied to his still-open Dallas County case has not been addressed publicly.
From Jail Cell Writing to a 200-Million-Stream Anthem
Landum began his music career in 2023 and has said he started writing songs while in jail. His breakout single Texas has generated more than 200 million streams across Spotify and YouTube, according to WFAA, and has become something of a regional anthem, regularly played during home games by franchises including the Texas Rangers. He now counts 19.4 million monthly Spotify listeners, and his song mmhmm has garnered over 548 million streams.
Beyond performing, Landum operates as a music executive. He founded his own independent label, 600 Entertainment, which operates under a distribution arrangement with UnitedMasters and has released projects for North Texas artists including Ro$ama, Yung Hood and MurdaGang PB, according to details shared around SXSW in March. Hoodline has previously covered his SXSW showcase run, and he has also made high-profile guest appearances, including a surprise turn alongside Shaboozey at RodeoHouston and touring dates on Post Malone's stadium run.
