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Take Care
Standard cover; Spotify cover features a front facing view
Studio album by
BigXthaPlug
ReleasedOctober 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Genre
Length31:13
LabelUnitedMasters
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
  1. "The Largest"
    Released: August 9, 2024
  2. "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]

Background and recording

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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

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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Take Care track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take Care"
Tony Coles2:29
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 Coles0:46
8."Law & Order"
  • Landum
  • Anderson
  • Forsberg
  • Tony Coles
  • Charley Cooks
2:41
9."Back on My BS"
  • Landum
  • Anderson
  • James Economides, Jr.
Tony Coles1:34
10."2AM"
  • Aimonmyneck
  • DeShaun Williams
3:04
11."Story of X"
  • Landum
  • Anderson
  • Gaines
  • Peeples
  • Tony Coles
  • Bandplay
2:19
12."The Largest"
  • Tony Coles
  • Bandplay
2:12
13."Mmhmm"
  • Bandplay
  • Charley Cooks
1:59
14."Rich off Rap"
2:00
15."They Don't Know"
Tony Coles1:42
Total length:31:13

Notes

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Charts

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Chart performance for Take Care
Chart (2024) 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

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Take Care
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Edition(s) Ref.
Various October 11, 2024
Standard [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Horvath, Zachary (October 11, 2024). "BigXthaPlug Brings Charm & Realness To His Sophomore Album Take Care". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Alston, Trey (October 12, 2024). "BigXThaPlug Features Wallo Getting Inspirational on His New Album Take Care". Complex. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Gee, Andre (October 15, 2024). "For BigXthaPlug, Rap Is Business, and Business Is Good". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Horvath, Zachary (August 12, 2024). "BigXthaplug Releases Prideful New Single "The Largest"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Saponara, Michael (August 28, 2024). "BigXthaPlug Is Amazon Music's Next Breakthrough Artist". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Saponara, Michael (September 7, 2024). "Teezo Touchdown, Bossman Dlow & BigXthaPlug Perform at Billboard's Hip-Hop Live Concert in Brooklyn". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Norris, John (September 10, 2024). "Putting the BigX in Xanadu: Texas' BigXthaPlug Takes Brooklyn at Billboard's Hip-Hop Live". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Grant, Shawn (September 27, 2024). "BigXthaPlug Drops New Single "Change Me"". The Source. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Take Care - BigXthePlug | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  10. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of October 26, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Independent Albums: Week of October 26, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of October 26, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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