“Two girls from Rajasthan dominated social media: Made fun of rapper-beat boxer, now this is the face of Instagram.

If the pathos is high, then any destination can be found, this proverb has been translated into reality by Tanaya Yadav and Anjali Yaduvanshi, which has been in the headlines of various TV channels and newspapers these days.

Both the girls are students of BAJMC 1st Semester at Apex School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Apex University, Jaipur. Both these girl students belonging to Bihar and UP chose Mass Communication Department of Apex University, Jaipur to fulfill their dream.

Girls have special skills in beatboxing and rap songs. Apex School of Journalism and Mass Communication recognized their special talent and gave them a platform to showcase their creativity in the country and the world.

The girls say that Apex University has given new heights to their dreams, all this was possible due to the constant encouragement of the faculty members of the Mass Communication School. If people today recognize the art & creativity of both these girls, then the credit goes to Apex University.

Many times, when you try to do something out of the box, people ignore you, make fun of you. Sometimes they oppose you too, but in the end, victory is only due to your courage, stubbornness and hard work.

One such story is that of rapper Tanaya Yadav alias Tanaya-D (18) and beat boxer cum rapper Anjali Yaduvanshi alias AJ (19), who studied in first year in a private college in Jaipur.

The duo, who started rapping and beat boxing a few years back, have today become the face of advertising for Instagram, the world’s most popular social media application.

Both kept posting their videos on Instagram for the last two years. The number of followers and views kept increasing. In October, when Instagram caught sight of her talent, it made both of them a part of its ad and today the whole country is watching her art on TV every day.

Salute to enthusiasm

• More than 10 lakh people have seen her art on social media. This number is increasing day by day.

• There are more than 30 thousand followers of these two artists.

• 10 ads are being shown daily on their various channels.

Feels good when those who laugh at you clap for you

She used to listen to Honey Singh’s rap since childhood. On my first rap teacher’s day, I wrote 30 minutes to all 40 of my teachers about what they liked. Many people used to joke too. I was in class 11th, then I saw beat boxing for the first time during a reality show.

I was determined to learn this because no woman was popular in this art form. In 2019, I learned rapping along with beatboxing and won many competitions. Today I am a part of Instagram Ad. My beatboxing got recognition. –beat boxer/rapper Anjali Yaduvanshi alias AJ.

I wrote my first song at the age of 13. Started singing rap when I was 16. I was Inspired by Bodak Yellow, a rap by rapper Cardi-B. In the beginning people did not understand what was happening. One day it was narrated in the school program. No one was taking my passion/interest seriously. I took it forward through social media platforms. Today people are watching me on TV and appreciating my art form.