Gennie

Gennie Bolor (born 1987) is a Mongolian rapper. Having started listening to American rap music as a child, she started writing lyrics as a teenager. In the early 2000s, she met Mongolian rapper Enkhtaivan, who became her manager and gave her the stage name Gennie; he remained involved in her career until his death in 2012. Gennie has been described as one of the first female rappers in Mongolian history, as well as one of the most prominent currently active rappers in the country. Gennie's lyrics often include references to politics, social issues, the environment and women. She has been described as the "Queen of Mongolian hip-hop".

Biography Gennie was born in 1987 to Mongolian parents. As a child, she listened to American rap artists including the Wu-Tang Clan, Tupac Shakur and Onyx on her cousin's Walkman. She learned English by translating Eminem lyrics into Mongolian. Gennie has a son, born in 2009, and another son born subsequently; due to difficulties in getting a steady income from music, Gennie also works as a mechanic, becoming one of the first women in the country to work as a water pressure mechanic.

Gennie has reported deliberately staying away from the music industry and releasing her music independently. She has relatively few solo songs, with the majority of her music being collaborations with other artists, including fellow rappers as well as pop and jazz artists. In 2010, Gennie headlined the French music festival Hos Ayas, which featured prominently in the 2012 documentary film Mongolian Bling. This has included the song "Women", which tells the story of a middle-aged woman in an abusive relationship, a teenager being exploited by older men and a victim of human trafficking. Gennie performs primarily in Mongolian, but uses words from African American Vernacular English, such as in the song "Don't Cry".

In 2014, Gennie travelled to the United States to record with American guitarist Burnzi Innes.