BigXthaPlug is living his best life. The budding hip-hop star has just unlocked four new RIAA certifications, which is a big deal for that growing career. His breakout single of 2022, “Texas,” has officially gone platinum by selling over 1 million or equivalent streams. Other tracks by BigXthaPlug—”Levels,” “MMHMM,” “Whip It,” and “Safehouse”—grab a bite of Gold and Platinum certification, attesting to his impact in the music scene.
Breakdown of his recent certifications:
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“MMHMM”
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Certification: Gold
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Certification Date: August 2, 2024
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Label: UNITEDMASTERS
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“Levels”
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Certification: Platinum
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Certification Date: August 2, 2024
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Label: UNITEDMASTERS
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“Whip It”
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Certification: Gold
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Certification Date: August 2, 2024
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Label: UNITEDMASTERS
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Certification: Gold
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Certification Date: August 2, 2024
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Label: UNITEDMASTERS
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These accolades underline BigXthaPlug’s meteoric rise into the music scene, which equals the level to which an increasingly wide audience now resonates with his sound.
BigXthaPlug’s history with music was a journey that could never be said to lack grit, determination, and above all, talent. Love for music existed even while in the streets; he started writing lyrics and recording tracks while in the makeshift studio. He quickly became one of those raw, unpolished talents showcased in a string of independent mixtapes. These projects gradually built him a loyal fan base and landed him on the radar of the underground scene.
What set him apart from his peers was a unique blend of trap, drill, and melodic rap. In a time where most were hitching onto the bandwagon of sound, BigXthaPlug began finding his lane in music production by contrasting heavy bass lines, intense hi-hat grooves, dark atmospheric beats combined with lyrics painting imagery, both of the life in the grimy streets and inside of himself—embattled struggles and the will to thrive through those unfortunate circumstances. Massively capable of switching from energy bars into introspective melodies, he would be speaking to a big part of the struggles his fans go through in a day, henceforth fusing energy and retrospection.
The guy, known popularly as BigXthaPlug, meant a knock from bigger opportunities at his door as he expanded in popularity. BigXthaPlug got the biggest break the day he sealed a deal with UNITEDMASTERS. The partnership availed him to all resources required and gave him the much-needed exposure necessary to develop his music industry skills.
UNITEDMASTERS, with their platform, availed him as an instrument to impact more audiences, as his tracks gained streams on the platforms before they eventually certified. These new RIAA certifications mean so much more than just wall plaques; they symbolize hard work, dedication, and every energy BigXthaPlug puts out there into the music industry. An artist who really started from the bottom up, this is really proof that hard work pays off.
