Rapper Raftaar called out Canadian rapper Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj, popularly known as Tommy Genesis, over her controversial music video True Blue, in which she was seen disrespecting both Hinduism and Christianity. In the explicit video, she appeared with her body painted blue, wearing a red bindi and traditional gold jewellery, seemingly portraying a Hindu goddess. The video also featured her licking a Christian cross and posing with it near her posterior, sparking widespread outrage.
On Sunday, Raftaar took to his Instagram Stories to report Tommy Genesis' music video on YouTube. He stated, "This is a mockery of my religion. This shouldn’t exist," as the reason for flagging the video. He also urged his followers to do the same, calling on fans to report the video in hopes of getting it removed from the platform, adding a clear message, "Report This."
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The rapper is yet to react to the backlash.
Who is Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj?
Yasmine, born in Vancouver, Canada, is of Malayali, Tamil, and Swedish heritage. Her music commonly comprises themes of gender and sexuality, and in the past, she had described herself as a "fetish rapper".
She began her music career in 2015, and her work often features an experimental style with sexually explicit lyrics.
Genesis began recording rap in 2013. A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design, she studied film and sculpture.
Raftaar's work front
Raftaar was recently seen in the reality show The Traitors, hosted by Karan Johar. In the latest episodes, the rapper was eliminated by his fellow players in the Circle of Shaq after they believed he was the traitor, when in fact, he was innocent.
Following all the eliminations so far, the contestants who have managed to survive in The Traitors include Elnaaz Norouzi, Harsh Gujral, Uorfi Javed, Anshula Kapoor, Jannat Zubair, Purav Jha, Janvee Gaurr, Apoorva Mukhija, Jasmine Bhasin, Nikita Luther, Sudhanshu Pandey, and Sufi Motiwala.
