Take Care (BigXthaPlug album)

Take Care
Standard cover; Spotify cover features a front facing view
Studio album by BigXthaPlug
Released	October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Genre	Hip-hop Southern hip-hop trap
Length	31:13
Label	UnitedMasters
Producer	Aimonmyneck BandPlay Charley Cooks DeShaun Williams DWilly Einer Bankz Haze IIInfinite Sheffmade Tony Coles Zuus
BigXthaPlug chronology
Meet the 6ixers (2024) Take Care (2024)
Singles from Take Care
"The Largest" Released: August 9, 2024 "Change Me" Released: September 27, 2024

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] A deluxe edition was released on January 24, 2025, with three additional tracks.

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]

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]

Track listing

Take Care track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Care"	Xavier Landum Tony Anderson Wallace Peeples Willie Hutch	Tony Coles	2:29
2.	"Lost the Love"	Landum Ethan Hayes Clarence Reid James Price	Haze Sheffmade Zuus	2:15
3.	"Change Me"	Landum Anderson Krishon Gaines Charles Forsberg Jake Troth	Tony Coles Bandplay Charley Cooks	2:16
4.	"Leave Me Alone"	Landum Gaines Zabornikov Vladislav Divashen Govender	Bandplay Aimonmyneck	2:23
5.	"Therapy Session"	Landum Anderson Gaines David Wilson	Tony Coles Bandplay DWilly	1:48
6.	"Planting Seeds"	Landum Anderson Gaines Forsberg	Tony Coles Bandplay Charley Cooks	1:40
7.	"Words from Wallo267"	Landum Anderson Peeples	Tony Coles	0:46
8.	"Law & Order"	Landum Anderson Forsberg	Tony Coles Charley Cooks	2:41
9.	"Back on My BS"	Landum Anderson James Economides, Jr.	Tony Coles	1:34
10.	"2AM"	Landum Vladislav DeShaun Williams Robert Kelly	Aimonmyneck DeShaun Williams	3:04
11.	"Story of X"	Landum Anderson Gaines Peeples	Tony Coles Bandplay	2:19
12.	"The Largest"	Landum Anderson Gaines Charles Miller Harold Brown Howard Scott Lonnie Jordan Lee Oskar Morris Dickerson Thomas Allen Ro'Darrion Harrison	Tony Coles Bandplay	2:12
13.	"Mmhmm"	Landum Gaines Forsberg Leon Sylvers III Stephen Shockley William Shelby Harrison	Bandplay Charley Cooks	1:59
14.	"Rich off Rap"	Landum Forsberg Price Spencer Harris Rick James	Charley Cooks Sheffmade Einer Bankz IIInfinite	2:00
15.	"They Don't Know"	Landum Anderson Thomas Barrett Jr.	Tony Coles	1:42
Total length:				31:13

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Holy Ground" (with Jessie Murph)	Landum Jessie Murph Jon Hall Forsberg Anderson Victor Williams Laura Veltz	Charley Cooks Tony Coles	2:57
17.	"Life of a Boss"	Landum Anderson Gaines Vladislav Zabornikov Madeline Stone Marc Gabriele Norman Dolph	Tony Coles BandPlay Aimonmyneck	2:04
18.	"Comes & Goes" (with Tommy Newport)	Landum Oliver Milmine Mateen Niknam Mikael Haataja Samuel Haataja RoDarrion Harrison Adam Farag	AyoPeeb Off & Out	2:01
Total length:				38:15

Notes

• "Take Care", "Words from Wallo267" and "Story of X" feature spoken word by Wallo267.
• "Back on My BS" and "Mmhmm" were originally included on The Biggest (2023).
• "Take Care" contains a sample of "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold", written and performed by Willie Hutch.
• "2AM" contains samples of "Contagious", written by Robert Kelly, as performed by the Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly and Chanté Moore.
• "The Largest" contains a sample of "Slippin' into Darkness", written and performed by War.
• "Mmhmm" contains a sample of "And the Beat Goes On", written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley, and William Shelby, as performed by the Whispers.
• "Rich off Rap" contains samples of "Give It to Me Baby", written and performed by Rick James.
• "They Don't Know" contains samples of "Nobody Knows", written and performed by Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir.

Charts

Chart performance for Take Care

Chart (2024–2025)	Peak position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [12]	63
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13]	24
US Billboard 200 [10]	8
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [14]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [15]	3

Certifications

Certifications for "Take Care"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Take Care

Region	Date	Label(s)	Format(s)	Edition(s)	Ref.
Various	October 11, 2024	UnitedMasters	Digital download streaming	Standard	[1]
	January 24, 2025			Deluxe	[17]
	May 30, 2025		CD LP	Standard	[18]

See also

• 2024 in hip hop music
• List of 2024 albums

References

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2. Alston, Trey (October 12, 2024). "BigXThaPlug Features Wallo Getting Inspirational on His New Album Take Care". Complex . Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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10. Caulfield, Keith (October 21, 2024). "Jelly Roll Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With Beautifully Broken". Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2024.
11. Caulfield, Keith (October 22, 2024). "Rod Wave's Last Lap Debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums". Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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13. "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of October 26, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
16. "American album certifications – BigXthaPlug – Take Care". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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