Take Care is the second studio album by American rapper BigXthaPlug, independently released on October 11, 2024, via UnitedMasters.[1] It serves as the follow-up to his collaborative mixtape Meet the 6ixers (2024) and the EP The Biggest (2023). The album features a single guest appearance by Wallo267. Production was handled by Bandplay, DeShaun Williams, Einer Bankz, Tony Coles, and several other producers.[2]
Background and recording
Upon the release of the album, Landum appeared in an interview with Rolling Stone in which he revealed that during the making of the record, he sat down with his team and ideated three themes for the album, the first being, "when it get better, it get worse", the second, "do what you gotta do", and the final, "growth and success". When asked to go in-depth about the topics, Landum stated:[3]
We got money. Yeah, we got cars. We got this. But it’s [discussed in] a more mature way. We’re not bragging about it. We just speaking on it. It’s there, but I care more about taking care of my people and my kids.
Release and promotion
On August 9, 2024, Landum released the album's lead single, "The Largest".[4] Later that month, on August 28, Landum was revealed to be Amazon Music's breakthrough artist of the year.[5] On September 6, Landum co-headlined Billboard's Hip-Hop Live Concert in Brooklyn.[6][7] On September 27, Landum released the album's second single, "Change Me".[8]
Writing for AllMusic, Paul Simpson described the album as "filled with lush soul samples and booming beats", noting its influences from 1980s R&B and gospel. He praised the album's sound and BigXthaPlug's vocal performances, writing, "Take Care affirms BigX's status as one of the biggest forces in Southern rap during the 2020s."[9]
Commercial performance
Take Care debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 48,000 album-equivalent units (including 1,500 in pure sales) in its first week.[10] It became Landum's first top ten on the chart and accumulated a total of 62.77 million on-demand streams of its songs.[11]
