Backxwash

Backxwash isn’t so much a misunderstood artist as she is perhaps too often underappreciated for what she actually does best. Which is to say, to rap well and experiment with sounds, words and cadence in a fashion that welcomes excitement and danger back into hip-hop’s natural habitat.It’s not uncommon for a cultural figure to have their persona and politics discussed as much as (if not more often than) their creativity. But Backxwash is a hip-hop talent, first and foremost. Upon the release of a her third LP, His…

Polaris Music Prize winner Backxwash has joined forces with another highly acclaimed rapper, Billy Woods, on “Bite Back,” the latest single from Atlanta group Algiers.The Canadian artist called the epic single “the soundtrack to revolutionary struggle.” Backxwash appears in the official Murat Gökmen video in visual, but not corporeal form. On Twitter, the “Doom Rap Queen” also called the track “a dream collaboration.”In a statement, Algiers producer Ryan Mahan said: “Shit’s been so real the past few years, we really…