Levels (BigXthaPlug song)

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"Levels"
Song by BigXthaPlug
from the album Amar
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2023
Genre Hip-hop
Length2:37
Label UnitedMasters
Songwriters
Producer Tony Coles
Music video
"Levels" on YouTube

"Levels" is a song by American rapper BigXthaPlug from his debut studio album Amar (2023). Produced by Tony Coles, it contains a sample of the 1974 song "Remember the Rain" by American R&B group 21st Century. [1]

Contents

Composition and critical reception

"Levels" is an upbeat, "soulful" song. [1] [2] BigXthaPlug boasts about his success following his breakout [1] and raps in his signature Texas drawl, over "head-nodding" drums that are "built for slow afternoons cruising in low riders". [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Levels"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Norris, John (September 10, 2024). "Putting the BigX in Xanadu: Texas' BigXthaPlug Takes Brooklyn at Billboard's Hip-Hop Live". Billboard . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. Gee, Andre (October 15, 2024). "For BigXthaPlug, Rap Is Business, and Business Is Good". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. Schube, Will (December 17, 2024). "BigXThaPlug, Wacotron, And More: A Look At The Next Generation Of Texas' Great MCs". Complex . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  5. "American single certifications – BigXthaPlug – Levels". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 5, 2025.