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Hours after BigXthaPlug<\/a> held an album release party, the rapper was arrested and booked in a Dallas County jail.\n<\/p>\n According to Dallas County Jail records viewed by PEOPLE, the rapper born Xavier Landum, 27, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 22 and booked on charges of marijuana possession (less than two ounces) and unlawful possession of a firearm at 2:20 a.m., following the release of his highly anticipated studio album I Hope You’re Happy<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n The night prior, the “Big Stepper” rapper revealed he was having an album release party<\/a> at Cash Cow, a night club in Dallas, on Instagram.\n<\/p>\n A rep for BigX did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.\n<\/p>\n I Hope You’re Happy features 11 tracks and collaborations with Luke Combs<\/a>, Jelly Roll<\/a>, Darius Rucker<\/a>, Shaboozey<\/a>, Thomas Rhett<\/a>,\u00a0Ella Langley<\/a> and more.\n<\/p>\n BigXthaPlug in Berlin in July 2025.<\/p>\n Colin Darbyshire\/Getty<\/p>\n “This album\u2019s my heart, my story \u2014 the love, the loss, the heartbreak, the grind,” he said in a press release.\n<\/p>\n BigX added, “I wanted people to feel it all with me, the highs, the lows, the real life\u00a0that shapes you. I Hope You\u2019re Happy is me mixing my urban roots with that country soul, tellin\u2019 my story straight up, just me.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n To coincide with the release of the album, BigX also released a music video<\/a> for his collaboration with Jelly Roll<\/a> titled “Box Me Up.”\n<\/p>\n Days before the album release, the “Hit List” rapper celebrated the RIAA platinum certification for his 2024 album\u00a0Take Care\u00a0on social media. In the post, BigX revealed he “fell into the darkest hole I’ve ever been in.”\n<\/p>\n BigXthaPlug in London in July 2025.<\/p>\n Simone Joyner\/Getty<\/p>\n “I questioned my purpose for life. I questioned my goals. I even questioned being on this very earth,” he\u00a0wrote on Instagram<\/a>. “Depression and the life of being\u00a0@bigxthaplug<\/a>\u00a0was moving faster then I could ever think of for the first time since I\u2019ve been [an] artist. I let everything out and put it into this project.”\n<\/p>\n BigX went on to thank his team for standing by his side as he made the project that “means more than what the world would ever know.”\n<\/p>\n “They didn\u2019t just help me make this platinum album, they helped me SAVE MY LIFE,” he continued. “Less than a year\u2026 No features\u2026 No major label\u2026 We PLATINUM!!! I thank you all for helping me achieve this \u2026 oh and TAKE CARE\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79”\n<\/p>\n