What started as a 19-year-old's attempt to blend the two genres created one of the highest-charting singles ever.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the last few years, over a few decent mixtapes, BigX built a reputation as the torchbearer of Texas storytelling rap. He’s got ...

BigXthaPlug didn’t set out to become country music’s favorite rapper. When he first heard the twangy, western guitar loop that would become his breakout 2022 single “Texas,” he thought it sounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “All the Way,” released and promoted through BigXthaPlug/United Masters, ascends from the runner-up rank to crown the Hot Rap ...

Dax, a Nigerian-Canadian poet and rapper, calls from a phone number with a Wichita, Kansas, area code to speak with The Tennessean about his outsider-to-insider rise in country music's mainstream.

Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug is releasing his third album, "I Hope You're Happy," which incorporates country music. BigXThaPlug's foray into country music began after he jokingly announced a country ...

Country rap is finding broader audiences in 2026, propelled by curated streaming playlists that merge rural storytelling with hip-hop energy. Collections from major platforms and music curators are ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

Texas rapper BigXthaPlug is making headlines after a memorable performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"—and now he's teasing a full country-rap project that's already generating major buzz. On April 23, ...

The Florida singer-songwriter builds a sound that blends infectious pop hooks with Southern-tinged beats and unapologetic storytelling. Christie Leigh is planting a flag at the crossroads of pop ...

Snoop Dogg has joined forces with the Zac Brown Band for a new collaboration the rap icon described as "gangster gumbo." On July 18, Snoop Dogg and the Zac Brown Band released their country-rap song, ...