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The Texas rapper's conversation with Shannon Sharpe moves from healthier touring habits to football memories and plans for a family compound.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 324,842 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (53,018).
BigXthaPlug On Losing 100 LBS, Fatherhood, Money, Family, Kevin Gates, Shaboozey & Texas Rap
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- 2:26BigXthaPlug says his albums draw increasingly on his personal life and experiences.
- 3:08His tour rider includes grapes as he works to reduce unhealthy food options.
- 4:30He credits cleaner eating and gym workouts with losing more than 100 pounds.
- 11:25Performing shirtless is an expression of confidence: he says it is when he feels freest.
- 32:43He describes music-business relationships as transactional and genuine friendship as rare.
- 49:15He outlines plans for a family compound with separate homes and a shared convention center.
The rider has changed. BigXthaPlug tells Shannon Sharpe that grapes have a place among his backstage requests as he cuts back on less healthy food. His ease with performing shirtless, however, is staying put: "That's when I feel the freest."
The Texas rapper's Club Shay Shay interview passed 220,000 views in its opening 12 hours, a considerably faster start than the channel's usual long-form upload.
BigXthaPlug says he has lost more than 100 pounds through cleaner eating and gym workouts. He describes feeling better and having more energy onstage, but the conversation isn't a story of newly discovered confidence. He already had that. A livestream with Lizzo supplies a more humbling memory: being recognized far less readily than she was by shoppers at Walmart.
Sharpe also finds familiar ground in football. BigXthaPlug recalls playing on both lines, favoring defense and bringing an aggressive nose guard's mentality to the field. Later, he describes music-industry relationships as more transactional than he expected, drawing a distinction between business connections and genuine friendship. The episode includes sponsored segments.
In the comments, Dallas and Texas shout-outs sit alongside observations about Sharpe's way of putting guests at ease. One viewer finds an unexpected connection between the rapper's manner and their own office-working life.
BigXthaPlug's ambitions extend beyond the stage: he says he has bought land for a family compound, with separate homes and a shared convention center.
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Shannon make people feel comfortable. He has a good interview style.
@MustardSeedmedia13See it on YouTubeMy boy Big X! Shout out from Dallas, Tx mayne🤘🏾
@BigmeachdaGoldenboySee it on YouTubeI never thought I would have so much in common with Big X...I carry myself in very similar ways and I am a Civil Servant in an office 😂
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- Channel
- Club Shay Shay
- Subscribers
- 4,330,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,206,710
- Channel views, pace per day
- 326,037 (on a normal day: 739,725)
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 224,437 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 324,842 (on a normal day: 25)
The numbers
BigXthaPlug's interview is starting much faster than a usual Club Shay Shay long-form upload, even as the channel's overall daily views remain below their typical level.
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Which defensive football position does BigXthaPlug say he played?
BigXthaPlug tells Sharpe he played nose guard and favored the aggressive side of defense.