Backxwash
Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer
Backxwash
Backxwash 2021 press photo
Born (1991-10-04 ) October 4, 1991 (age 33) Lusaka , ZambiaOrigin Montreal , Quebec , CanadaGenres Occupations Years active 2018–present Labels Ugly Hag (Present/Self-Released), Grimalkin (Past) Website backxwash .bandcamp .com
Musical artist
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
Extended plays
F.R.E.A.K.S (2018)
Black Sailor Moon (2018)
Stigmata (2020)
References
^ Alderslade, Merlin (August 31, 2020). "Backxwash's God Has Nothing To Do With This… is the most important album of 2020" . Louder Sound . Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
^ 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.
^ a b Friend, David (October 19, 2020). "Backxwash wins Polaris Music Prize for her album "God Has Nothing to Do With This..." " . Toronto Star . Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020 .
^ a b 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.
^ "I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses" . Bandcamp . Retrieved 2021-06-21 .
^ "2022 Long List - Polaris Music Prize" . Polaris Music Prize . June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022 .
^ "Music from Work in Progress S1E02" . Tunefind . Retrieved 2021-09-12 .
External links
By year Winners
Owen Pallett , He Poos Clouds (2006)
Patrick Watson , Close to Paradise (2007)
Caribou , Andorra (2008)
Fucked Up , The Chemistry of Common Life (2009)
Karkwa , Les Chemins de verre (2010)
Arcade Fire , The Suburbs (2011)
Feist , Metals (2012)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor , 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2013)
Tanya Tagaq , Animism (2014)
Buffy Sainte-Marie , Power in the Blood (2015)
Kaytranada , 99.9% (2016)
Lido Pimienta , La Papessa (2017)
Jeremy Dutcher , Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)
Haviah Mighty , 13th Floor (2019)
Backxwash , God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
Cadence Weapon , Parallel World (2021)
Pierre Kwenders , José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022)
Debby Friday , Good Luck (2023)
Jeremy Dutcher , Motewolonuwok (2024)