Tommy Genesis

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Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj,[2] known by her stage name Tommy Genesis, is a Canadian rapper and model. Her music incorporates experimental style and often sexual verses.[3] Her debut album titled Tommy Genesis was released in November 2018. Her second album Goldilocks X was released in September 2021.

Born
Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj

Vancouver, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • model
Years active2013–present[1]
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Tommy Genesis
Genesis in 2023
Genesis in 2023
Background information
Born
Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj

Vancouver, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • model
Years active2013–present[1]
Labels
Websitetommygenesis.com
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Early life and education

Genesis was born in Vancouver, Canada. She is of Malayali, Tamil and Swedish descent.[4][5] She graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design[6] where she studied film and sculpture.[7] Genesis is her birth name.[8]

Career

Music

Genesis started recording rap in 2013 as part of a project called G3NESIS.[1] In 2015 Genesis signed with Awful Records and released her debut mixtape World Vision.[4] In 2017 she signed with Downtown Records/Universal. She collaborated with Abra, another artist from Awful Records, on the track "Hair Like Water Wavy Like the Sea" from Genesis's debut mixtape World Vision.[9]

On July 28, 2018, she released the single "100 Bad". This song is the second collaboration that Tommy made with the music producer Charlie Heat, with whom she previously collaborated on the 2017 song "Tommy". The song is featured on her debut album, Tommy Genesis through Downtown/The Orchard.[10][11] Later, British singer-songwriter Charli XCX released a remix of "100 Bad" on September 7. Her debut album, Tommy Genesis was released on November 9, 2018.

In 2020, she collaborated with American experimental hip-hop artist JPEGMAFIA on the track "Rough 7" from his EP! extended play.[12]

In 2023, she appeared on Lana Del Rey's ninth studio album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd on the 15th track, "Peppers", which samples her 2015 song "Angelina".[13]

In July 2025 she released her 5th LP, simply titled Genesis.

Fashion

Tommy Genesis was recruited by Calvin Klein for their Fall 2016 campaign along with other musical artists.[4] In 2017 she collaborated with rapper M.I.A. at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.[14]

Lyricism

Gender and sexuality are common themes in Genesis' music and she has described herself as a "fetish rapper".[3][15] She is also an advocate against girl-on-girl cyberbullying.[16]

Personal life

Genesis is bisexual.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

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Tommy Genesis[18]
Goldilocks X[19]
  • Released: September 10, 2021
  • Label: Downtown Records, Interscope Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Genesis
  • Released: July 25, 2025
  • Label: Ultra Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
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Mixtapes

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World Vision[20]
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Collaborative Albums

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World on Fire
(with Charlie Heat)
  • Released: July 29, 2022
  • Label: Downtown Records, Interscope Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Art" 2016 Non-album singles
"They Cum They Go"
"Empty" 2017
"Tommy" Tommy Genesis
"Lucky" 2018 non-album single
"100 Bad"
(solo or remix featuring Charli XCX)
Tommy Genesis
"Daddy"
"Bad Boy"
"I'm Yours" 2019 Non-album singles
"I'm Gone"
(with Jozzy)
"Cinderelly"
"Bricks"
(with Charli XCX)
"Peppermint" 2021 Goldilocks X
"A Woman Is a God"
(solo or featuring Bia)
"Burn the Witch"
(with Pvris and Alice Longyu Gao)[21]
2024 F.I.L.T.H.
"Church"
(with Austin Millz)
Non-album singles
"Number 1"
(with Marlon Hoffstadt)
"Tempo"
(with Kito)
2025
"T-Shirt"
(with Victoria & Miss Bashfull)
"Slip & Slide"
(with Alex Chapman)
"Baby, Are You Okay?" Genesis
"True Blue"[2]
"Loops"
"Girl’s Girl"
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Guest appearances and collaborations

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Title Year Peak Chart Positions Album
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[22]
NZ
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"Vamp"
(Father featuring Tommy Genesis)
2015 Who's Gonna Get Fucked First?
"Big Boi"
(Abra featuring Tommy Genesis)
2016 Princess
"Enough"
(Dakari, G-Eazy and Jozzy featuring Tommy Genesis)
2018 Non-album single
"2pennies"
(Lil West featuring Tommy Genesis)
2019 Vex Part 1
"Rough 7"
(JPEGMafia featuring Tommy Genesis)
2020 EP!
"Peppers"
(Lana Del Rey featuring Tommy Genesis)
2023 2610 Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
"Disco"
(Nessa Barrett featuring Tommy Genesis)
2024 Aftercare
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Tours

Headlining

  • God is Wild Tour (2019)

Supporting

References

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