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This past July, Will Evans and Madison Ford hosted the inaugural Deep Vellum Music & Literature Festival in Deep Ellum. Today, D Magazine is publishing the essay Dallas author Mike Nagel read at the event. I was at a company-sponsored happy hour at a bar called Midnight Rambler when my co-worker Linda told me she’d recently … Continued The post Crimes and Misdemeanors appeared first on D Magazine.
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Xavier Landum, the Dallas rapper who goes by the stage name BigXthaPlug, was arrested on Friday and booked into the Collin County Jail on multiple charges.BigXthaPlug arrestedCourt records show Landum was arrested by the Allen Police Department and booked into the Collin County Jail on Friday, August 21.The Collin County Jail website states Landum has been charged with driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession of less than 2 ounces, and unlawful possession of a firearm.BigXthaPlug was scheduled to perform at the Country Rising Festival on Friday, but missed his apparearance with what the festival called a "personal emergency" on their Instagram page.We don't know the details that led to Landum's arrest.Who is BigXthaPlug?Xavier Landum is a Dallas native who began his music career in 2023. He started writing songs while in jail, including his breakout single "Texas." After the success of his debut album, Landum launched his own record label.He has a significant online presence, wi
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Jury selection begins on Monday for a high-profile Dallas murder case involving a deadly feud between rival rappers.MO3 was shot to death on Interstate 35 back in 2020. Prosecutors allege the shooting was part of a murder-for-hire plot.MO3 MurderMO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, was gunned down in the middle of the busy interstate. The deadly shooting shocked the local hip-hop community.But prosecutors allege it wasn’t random. They believe Noble was targeted as part of a murder-for-hire plot.Prosecutors argue there was a long-running feud between Noble and Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway.Conway is accused of orchestrating the killing and hiring Kewon White to carry it out.Conway has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and denies involvement.White is already serving time for an unrelated gun charge. He now faces capital murder for MO3’s death.A third defendant, Devin Brown, is also charged with capital murder. Prosecutors said he was in the car with Wh
