Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj, known by her stage name Tommy Genesis, is a Canadian rapper and model. Her music incorporates experimental style and often sexual verses. Her debut album titled Tommy Genesis was released in November 2018. Her second album Goldilocks X was released in September 2021.
Early life and education Genesis was born in Vancouver, Canada. She is of Malayali, Tamil and Swedish descent. She graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design where she studied film and sculpture. Genesis is her birth name.
Career Music Genesis started recording rap in 2013 as part of a project called G3NESIS. In 2015 Genesis signed with Awful Records and released her debut mixtape World Vision. 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.
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. 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.
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".
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. In 2017 she collaborated with rapper M.I.A. at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Lyricism Gender and sexuality are common themes in Genesis' music and she has described herself as a "fetish rapper". She is also an advocate against girl-on-girl cyberbullying.
Personal life Genesis is bisexual.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Tommy Genesis Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Downtown Records Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl Goldilocks X 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
Mixtapes
Title Details World Vision Released: July 2, 2015 Label: Awful Records Format: Digital download, streaming
Collaborative Albums Title Details World on Fire Released: July 29, 2022 Label: Downtown Records, Interscope Records Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles TitleYearAlbum"Art"2016 rowspan="3" "They Cum They Go""Empty"2017"Tommy"Tommy Genesis"Lucky"2018 "100 Bad" (solo or remix featuring Charli XCX)Tommy Genesis"Daddy""Bad Boy""I'm Yours"2019 rowspan="4" "I'm Gone" (with Jozzy)"Cinderelly""Bricks" (with Charli XCX)"Peppermint"2021Goldilocks X"A Woman Is a God" (solo or featuring Bia)"Burn the Witch" 2024F.I.L.T.H."Church" rowspan="5" "Number 1" "Tempo" 2025"T-Shirt" "Slip & Slide" "Baby, Are You Okay?"Genesis"True Blue""Loops""Girl’s Girl"
Guest appearances and collaborations + List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released Title Year Peak Chart Positions Album USRock NZHot "Vamp" 2015 — — Who's Gonna Get Fucked First? "Big Boi" 2016 — — Princess "Enough" 2018 — — "2pennies" 2019 — — Vex Part 1 "Rough 7" 2020 — — EP! "Peppers" 2023 26 10 Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd "Disco" 2024 — — Aftercare
Tours Headlining God is Wild Tour (2019) Supporting Dua Lipa – The Self-Titled Tour (2018) Charli XCX – Charli Live Tour (2019) Poppy - Godless/Goddess Tour (2023; with Pvris) Ashnikko - The Weedkiller Tour (2023)
References
External links Official website