BigXThaPlug is arguably the hottest MC out of Texas right now. The rapper hails from Dallas but is equally indebted to chopped and screwed from Houston and the smooth-spitting H-Town legend Z-Ro, ...

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Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. The first ...

Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug has a presence that stands out on a crowded midtown Manhattan street. He and his team walk toward the Rolling Stone offices as a united front, cracking jokes while the fall ...

It wasn’t too long ago That Mexican Outta Texas was playing to modest crowds during his stops in Austin. Last year, the Texas rapper, better known as OT, played small South by Southwest shows at ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. The ...

According to reports from RapHouseTV, ZeeTheWizard was making an appearance at a New Year’s grand opening event at Pink House ...

BigXthaPlug is in the end zone of a long day. He caught a flight back to his hometown of Dallas from North Carolina—where he performed at DaBaby’s birthday bash amid a lineup of trap-rap all-stars ...

One of the best Texas rap songs of the year isn’t as easy to find as it should be. There are two ways to listen to HOODLUM’s “Better Dayz (Freestyle)”: directly on his Instagram page or hidden on the ...

There are a few simple facts that we know about Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old who shot and killed two adults and 19 children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County, Texas. We know that the day ...

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