Rapper, producer and self-proclaimed underground princess Backxwash uses her powerfully vivid voice and distinct sonic approach to push hip-hop toward unconventional territory. The Zambian-Canadian artist specialises in subversive songwriting, which she layers on top of varied production styles, including searing metal and trap beats. On 2019’s confrontational “Dont Come to the Woods”, Backxwash weaves boastful lyrics into undulating experimental hip-hop. But with the Ada Rook-assisted 2021 single, “I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS and MY DRESSES”, Backxwash transforms her delivery to match the electrifying rock that encases her rhymes.