The music video shoot that brought traffic to a temporary standstill on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas last Tuesday is now out.
Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug and Shaboozey on Friday released a nearly four-minute-visual companion to their single, “Home” with cheeky nods to the daylong commotion they caused for motorists on the iconic bridge.
The eastbound lane of the bridge was closed from 9:40 am until around 5 p.m. to accommodate their production, per police.
Some Dallas-area commuters had expressed dismay in interviews with The Dallas Morning News about the music video’s approval, given that filming coincided with rush hour traffic and led to gridlock and vehicle detours that stretched for several hours.
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The “Home” video features a clip of KXAS-TV’s news broadcast of the incident (although the reporter’s voice sounded pitched down presumably for copyright reasons). The station declined to comment.
At the heart of the video and the song is yearning – someone rushing home on the highway to return to their lover.
“Highway, highway / Oh, won’t you take me home for a minute? It’s lonely on this road” Shaboozey sang on the chorus.
BigXthaPlug, who rose to fame with his Lone Star State anthem “Texas” in 2022, has teased the release of his country album for the past few months.
The 27-year-old rapper has teamed up on recent singles with country singers Bailey Zimmerman and Teddy Swims respectively.
Earlier in the year, he was also pictured in a recording studio with Grapevine artist Post Malone, who began his career as a rapper before pivoting toward pop and most recently country in his crossover 2024 project F-1 Trillion.
Malone, who has been on tour, brought BigXthaPlug on stage to perform “Texas” at a Detroit concert in May.