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Lucy Bedroque – “c” review

This is the sophomore effort from Los Angeles, California rapper, songwriter & producer Lucy Bedroque. One of the most prolific members of the lumina collective, their full-length solo debut Sisterhood in the summer of 2023 has quickly become a digicore standout. Coming off the Amy & Fête de la Vanille extended plays alongside their widely celebrated deadAir Records debut Unmusique, lostrushi’s dropping the inaugural entry of the c trilogy ahead of an upcoming tour.

“All Speakers Go to Heaven” hops over a rage beat talking about his bitch making hoes disappear whereas the self-produced “9th Circle” leans towards a digicore vibe responding to all the people who think they ain’t with the shits when that couldn’t be any more false. “Speed Demon” produced by Ginseng takes a more melodic approach so Lucy can talk about fame & touring just before “Stone in Focus” flips the Aphex Twin track of the same name seeing this person in their core lies.

As for “Miss Behavior”, we have Lucy pleading for this person not to depend on them & getting ready to spend a check because they have too much guap leading into “B.Y.O.B.” turns up the hypertrap influences asking how they hear one’s rage only for it to leave them yawning outta boredom. “Orochimaru” digs up a loosie that came out on SoundCloud this past February talking about doing better by a landslide while “Married to My Jeweler” ends the 1st half advising that fucking over the bros is against principle.

“C Section” combines digicore, cloud rap, jerk, lowend, rage, pop rap & plugg talking about how they haven’t dropped in 9 months when Unmusique was 16 months earlier while “Co Poison” wants to know what the fuck’s up with everyone hating them over a rage beat. “Safespace” brings the digicore elements back in the picture talking about moving forward regardless of nowhere being safe while “Zygote” condemns ICE in the midst of recalling meeting a nerdy woman discussing the cells formed via fertilization.

The song “SSJ2” talks about one’s lies catching up to them & declining an ex’s pleas of wanting Lucy back in their life while “Erase Your Social” blends jerk, digicore, cloud rap, pop rap & plugg to talk about racism, issues with women & their rise in popularity. “Peace in Pandemonium” has a repetitive songwriting structure to it asking for this person who’s no longer in their life for some closer & the rage-inducing “Blackpink Yzy” ends cshouting out Ye formerly known as Kanye West.

I’m sure we’ll get Musique, Svelte Child, Vanilla & Null by Design at some point but the inaugural entry of this ongoing c saga further cements Lucy Bedroque amongst the most interesting artists in the underground trap scene. They take a backseat from the groundbreaking rage production pulls secondary influences from digicore, pop rap, cloud rap, jerk, lowend & plugg to focus on their focused melodic performances to prepare for c² & c³carrying the series on in their own ways.

Score: 4.5/5

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Lucy Bedroque – “Unmusique” review

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. Their 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 their next full-lengths Svelte Child & Vanilla, syxxru’s putting out their 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 produced by Egobreak & 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 WME Group-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 them boasting that they got all the lights on them striking poses while “Tout Naturel” blends hypertrap & digicore talking about being unnatural.

jackzebra joins Lucy during the cloudy “Finish Him” courtesy of 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 they’re 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 their 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 their style while “Cat’s Eye” talks about it being too late for this woman who let them down to make it right. “Yes, You May” concludes Unmusique with a melodically atmospheric cut running at 116 seconds making that their response to a girl who wants to ruin their 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 themself 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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