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Tommy Genesis

movie Rapper, Singer, Model cake 18 August 1990 (Saturday) (Vancouver, Canada)
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Height

5’ 8” (172 cm)

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Age

34

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Nation

Canadian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 18 August 1990 (Saturday)
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Unmarried

Education

Colleges: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
Education: Graduation in Film and Sculpture

Lifestyle

Religion: Christianity
Food Habit: Non-vegetarian

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Tommy Genesis

  • Her grandparents were a scientist and a nurse. They moved to Canada after seeing a newspaper advertisement, which was asking for professionals in their fields.
  • Her mother is Swedish, and her father is a Tamil-Malayali Christian from South India.

    A childhood picture of Tommy Genesis
    A childhood picture of Tommy Genesis
  • Tommy Genesis was raised in a Christian household. She has publicly acknowledged her South Asian ancestry.
  • In 2013, she began rapping and released the project G3NESIS.
  • In 2015, Tommy Genesis released her debut mixtape, World Vision, after signing with Awful Records.
  • She and other musicians were selected by Calvin Klein, an American fashion designer, for their fashion campaign in 2016.
  • Tommy Genesis signed with Universal/Downtown Records in 2017.
  • In 2017, she collaborated with rapper M.I.A. at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
  • Tommy Genesis collaborated with Abra, another musician signed to Awful Records, on the World Vision song “Hair Like Water Wavy Like the Sea.”
  • On 28 July 2018, she released the single “Hundred Bad.” This was her second collaboration with music producer Charlie Heat after their 2017 song “Tommy.”

    The poster of the song 100 BAD
    The poster of the song 100 BAD
  • The song “Hundred Bad” was featured in her debut music album Tommy Genesis, which was released by Downtown/The Orchard.
  • Charli XCX, a British singer and songwriter, released a remix of the song “Hundred Bad” on 7 September 2018.
  • In 2020, Tommy Genesis worked with rapper JPEGMAFIA on his EP called EP!, on the song “ROUGH 7”. 
  • In 2023, she was featured on Lana Del Rey’s music album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd on the 15th song “Peppers,” which used a sample from Genesis’s 2015 song “Angelina.”
  • Tommy Genesis often discusses gender and sexuality in her songs.
  • She once referred to herself as a “fetish rapper.”
  • Tommy Genesis frequently opposes girls’ cyberbullying.
  • She likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

    Tommy Genesis during a trip
    Tommy Genesis during a trip
  • Tommy Genesis has walked the ramp for many noted fashion designers.

    Tommy Genesis while walking the ramp at a fashion show
    Tommy Genesis while walking the ramp at a fashion show

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