Levels (BigXthaPlug song)

"Levels"
Song by BigXthaPlug
from the album Amar
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2023
GenreHip-hop
Length2:37
LabelUnitedMasters
Songwriters
ProducerTony 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]

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.