Lucy Bedroque is a 19 year old rapper, songwriter & producer from Los Angeles, California notable for rising above the ranks as one of if not THE biggest member of the lumina collective rather quickly & understandably so. His solo debut Sisterhood in the summer of 2023 has quickly become a digicore standout, following it up with the EPs Amy & the LP highly acclaimed Fête de la Vanille. As a prelude to Musique along with his next full-lengths Svelte Child & Vanilla, syxxru’s putting out his debut mixtape under deadAir Records.
I felt that “Speakers Never Learn” was a great self-produced digicore intro to the tape talking about turning into a demon when the night is young whereas “G6 Anthem” works in some rage undertones continuing the glitchcore vibes homaging G6s in a way I haven’t heard in a commanding way since Far East Movement did 15 years ago. “Ultraviolet” featuring prettifun co-produced by 9lives maintains a hypertrap route instrumentally suggesting you’re on crack if the hoe loves you while “2010 Justin Bieber” mentions Playboi Carti with the “N****s 25 with personas. Somethin’ called a job, you ain’t no vampire” line.
“SmackDown” takes it’s name after the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division’s Friday Night secondary flagship show on the USA Network further referencing their primary flagship show Monday Night RAW on Netflix favoring a cloudier approach leading into “Fenty Face” turning the rage back up talking about this chick who thinks he looks good. “Made in Italy” finds him boasting that he got all the lights on him striking poses while “Tout Naturel” blends hypertrap & digicore talking about being unnatural.
jackzebra joins Lucy during the cloudy “Finish Him” produced by thr6x referencing the Fatality gameplay feature during the Warner Bros.-owned Mortal Kombat series of fighting games showcasing Jack as one of the nicest in the Chinese hip hop scene currently prior to “Ouija” showing a glitchcore influence again talking about running drills whenever he’s on the mic. “I’m Impossible” gets back on the hypertrap tip making reference to Family Guy on the Fox Corporation’s flagship property while “Cara Mia” talks about being desperate for motion.
“Ignorant” switches it up with a pop rap joint displaying his recklessness while “1 of Us is Lying” industrially talks about a relationship built on cap. The title track mixes trap & EDM looking to break eardrums with his style while “Cat’s Eye” talks about it being too late for this woman who let him down to make it right. “Yes, You May” concludes Unmusique with a melodically atmospheric cut running at 116 seconds making that his response to a girl who wants to ruin his life.
This tape has been making a lot of noise this weekend with many saying that it’s cuts above the new ApolloRed1 album Midnight Blassic marking his debut for his cousin Carti’s increasingly popular Opium imprint & finally getting to hear it for myself, I’d have to agree. Lucy prominently takes on an experimentally rage direction in favor of making the digicore & cloud rap that made a name for himself secondary influences, throwing hints of electronic dance music as well as industrial hip hop & pop rap in with them.
Score: 4.5/5
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