At 62, Geneviève is favored by Booba and has 52,000 fans on social networks where she talks about her passion: rap.
The phenomenon began with exchanges between mother and son around a shared passion: rap. Geneviève, 62, and her offspring Aurèle never exhaust the subject. At the table, the son gets into the habit of “discreetly filming these exchanges” and shows them to his friends. “He made everyone laugh. A lot of people said it would be so funny if it was posted on social media.”
Read also:
Rose Festival: “The Duke of Toulouse, it's incredible…” Booba lights up the stage
The spark came after a hip-hop exhibition the two went to see together at La Villette. “He bought all the books. On the subway, on the way back, she told me that she was a little sad because she had a new passion, rapping, but that she didn't have anyone to share it with because she didn't collect. people her age, I found it super moving.” Aurèle then tells him about another world: “social networks”.
“You are safe”
In March 2023, the character “Geneviève Rapjeu”, modeled by Aurèle, debuted on Tik Tok. Messages from Internet users meet. Until the day when rapper Booba himself nicknamed the sixty-year-old: “You're safe,” he wrote to him at the Les Ardentes festival.
Asked about the origins of his success, Lilleanca shrugs: “I say things with my words. I don't evolve in the rap world. But I listen to him deeply and I appreciate him”. With over 52,000 fans on social media, “Geneviève Rapjeu” has a bright future ahead of her.