All The Way

Album

I Hope You're Happy

Label

United Masters

Genre

Southern Hip Hop

Composer(s)

Xavier Landum;Jenna Johnson;Kelly Katherine Johnson;Krishon Gaines;Ben Johnson;Austin Shawn;Charles Forsberg III

Entered Chart

Apr 19, 2025

Peak Date

Apr 19, 2025

Released

April 4, 2025

If you've ever wondered what it would sound like if Nashville took a road trip to Houston and decided to make a pit stop somewhere emotionally devastating, you might find your answer in "All the Way," a collaborative single by rapper BigXthaPlug and country singer Bailey Zimmerman. "All The Way" explores the emotional turmoil of an on-again, off-again relationship. BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman plead for a clean break - not out of spite, but because dragging around half-dead feelings like emotional luggage is exhausting. BigXthaPlug co-wrote the song with Jenna Johnson, KK Johnson, BandPlay, Ben Johnson, Austin Shawn, and Charles Forsberg II. The rapper approached Zimmerman with a demo, who was immediately hooked by the track's potential. "I got in the studio, cut the song, and sent it back to him," Zimmerman told Complex. The genre-blending production combines both artist's worlds. You've got steel guitars and acoustic strums on one side, trap beats and sub-bass rumbles on the other. It's a little bit front porch, a little bit freeway overpass. The whole thing is stitched together by BandPlay and Charley Cooks, who also cooked up BigX's breakout hit, "Mmhmm." BigXthaPlug first teased "All The Way" on Valentine's Day 2025 via Instagram, sparking viral attention on TikTok. The version fans first heard was a rough demo, but the reaction sent both artists scrambling to fine-tune it. "We immediately went into trying to get the production right, trying to get his vocal right, trying to get my vocal right. Just getting it perfect," said Zimmerman. Report This Ad Released officially on April 4, 2025, "All the Way" is the lead single from BigXthaPlug's country-infused EP - a project that sees him stepping boot-first into Nashville territory for the first time. The music video, shot in March 2025 at a romantically decaying country cottage, leans into the heartbreak. There are couples arguing and bags being packed, intercut with shots of the artists performing in front of pickup trucks. The blending of trap and country music, often referred to as "country trap" has resulted in several notable songs and collaborations over the years. Here are some key examples: 2019 "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) The gold standard. This 2019 smash broke the internet (and Billboard genre charts) with its yeehaw trap beat, twangy banjo loop, and a cameo from the achy breaky heart himself. 2019 "The Git Up" by Blanco Brown Imagine a line dance crashing a 808 party. This 2019 viral hit was as much TikTok fuel as it was genre-blending proof of concept. Brown dubbed his style "TrailerTrap." 2019 "My Truck" by Breland (ft. Sam Hunt on remix) Breland's breakout hit, combining trap hats and brash lyrics about a pickup truck. The remix with Sam Hunt helped legitimize the crossover with Nashville. 2019 "Rodeo" by Lil Nas X & Cardi B This track leans more country-western spaghetti flair than traditional country, but it's 100% trap in its bones. With a cowboy showdown guitar riff and Nas X's signature genre-blurring vocal swagger, "Rodeo" feels like the soundtrack to a digital-age duel. 2021 "Broadway Girls" by Lil Durk & Morgan Wallen This one is an oddball in the best way - Durk, a Chicago drill rapper, and Morgan Wallen, a chart-topping country singer, vibing over a moody, minor-key trap beat with a country storytelling structure.

[Chorus: Bailey Zimmerman]
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way
Don't ask for all your things back, cussin' out my name, yeah
Just to go and take back what you say
Burn all the bridges, don't ask forgiveness
Walk away like I'm someone you hate
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way

[Verse 1: BigXthaPlug]
Ayy, if it's over, it's over, so fuck it
Just don't act like my love wasn't nothin'
Like I wasn't the one you was holdin' at night
Tellin' all of your secrets and huggin'
Guess you right, it's too good to be true
Was a point all I needed was you
But shit, time after time, all this fussin' and fighting
It's time that you do what you do
And it's cool
Mama said it was fish in the sea, I got lost in the pool
Knew it was comin', I watched how you move
How you turn your back on me and leave me to lose?
Remember the text, all you said that you'd do
Said that you'd never leave, we would fight 'til it's due
But as it went on, I was fightin' for you
Seen the texts had turn green, why the fuck it ain't blue?
Guess you done and I get it
Said you stayin', you wanted my name and you left, so I'm guessin' that you never meant it
Said you'd try and hold on 'cause the love was so strong, now I'm standing alone this kitchen
Singin' sad songs, but I'm knowin' that this shit don't last long
If you leavin', then leave 'cause your bags gone
But just know, you can never come back home

[Chorus: Bailey Zimmerman]
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way
Don't ask for all your things back, cussin' out my name, yeah
Just to go and take back what you say
Burn all the bridges, don't ask forgiveness
Walk away like I'm someone you hate
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way

[Verse 2: BigXthaPlug]
Ayy, if you say that you done, ain't no take backs
Said you fell out of love and I hate that
But see me, I was stuck like a drug, really fiendin' for love and somehow, I can't shake back
When you walked out that door, I was hurtin'
All the dreams in my head, you was perfect
You remember the very first time that we chilled and I reached for your hand, where them nerves at?
Time repairs and shit, that's what it do
It be times I be sick, sit and thinkin' 'bout you
It was death do us part 'til you gave me the blues
Really played my heart, left me lost and confused
Thought this shit was fair game, but you made up the rules
On my heart, left a scar and a bruise
Hope that you can stand on all the shit that you did
'Cause I'm done, yeah, I'm finally through


[Chorus: Bailey Zimmerman]
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way
Don't ask for all your things back, cussin' out my name, yeah
Just to go and take back what you say
Burn all the bridges, don't ask forgiveness
Walk away like I'm someone you hate
Don't let me down easy, if you're gonna leave me
Baby, go and leave me all the way