Backxwash
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Backxwash 2021 Press Photo
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Born | Lusaka, Zambia |
October 4, 1991
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Horrorcore, rap metal, trap, alternative hip hop, rap rock, nu metal[1] |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Ugly Hag (Present/Self-Released), Grimalkin (Past) |
Website | backxwash |
Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer based in Montreal, Quebec.[2] She is most noted for her 2020 album God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It, which won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[3][4]
Biography
Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Mutinta began rapping and producing music in FL Studio before moving to British Columbia, Canada at age 17 to attend university for computer science.[5][4]
After completing her degree she moved to Montreal, where she began performing at jam nights and released her debut extended play (EP) F.R.E.A.K.S. in 2018.[5] She followed up later the same year with the EP Black Sailor Moon.[6] Around the same time, she came out as transgender.[7]
God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It, her second full-length album, was released in May 2020.[8] Her musical style blends hip hop with heavy metal and post-rock, including Black Sabbath samples and instrumental interludes influenced by Godspeed You! Black Emperor.[9] However, the album featured numerous uncleared samples, which have forced its removal from online music stores and streaming services, meaning that it is now available solely as a free download from Backxwash's Bandcamp page.[10]
She would then release her third full-length album, I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses,[11] on June 20, 2021, to generally positive reviews. I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.[12]
Backxwash's "Don't Come to the Woods" and "Devil in a Moshpit" appeared in Season 1, Episode 2 of the Showtime series, Work in Progress.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- Deviancy (2019)
- God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
- I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses (2021)
- His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering (2022)
Extended plays
- F.R.E.A.K.S (2018)
- Black Sailor Moon (2018)
- Stigmata (2020)
References
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- ↑ Erik Leijon, "Trans hip hop artist Backxwash delivers unfiltered rhymes" Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Cult MTL, June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Philippe Renaud, "La Montréalaise Backxwash remporte le prix Polaris" Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Le Devoir, October 19, 2020.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Philippe Renaud, "Backxwash, elle et son autre" Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Le Devoir, May 30, 2020.
- ↑ Victoria Lamas, "Rapper Backxwash Releases Innovative EP ‘Black Sailor Moon’" Archived 2020-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. The Link, December 24, 2018.
- ↑ Jesse Locke, "Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury" Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Xtra, May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Scott Simpson, "Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'" Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, May 28, 2020.
- ↑ Matt Bobkin, "The Metal Influences That Shape Backxwash's Ferocious Hip-Hop" Archived 2020-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, August 18, 2020.
- ↑ Richard Trapunski, "Polaris Music Prize 2020: Montreal rapper Backxwash’s victory is for the unapologetic" Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgia Straight, October 20, 2020.
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