Backxwash | |
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 Backxwash 2021 press photo | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 4, 1991 Lusaka, Zambia |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.