Backxwash

Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash produces a highly cathartic, volatile blend of hip-hop, metal, hardcore, and industrial noise, with harsh, unforgiving lyrics focusing on gender identity, trauma, race, and religion. Her breakthrough album, God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It, was awarded the 2020 Polaris Music Prize, and its follow-up, 2021's I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses, garnered further acclaim.