Queer Media Update: c by Lucy Bedroque

By Linley Mueller
Welcome back to the Queer Media Update! Today I will be discussing Lucy Bedroque’s new album titled c. Lucy Bedroque is a nonbinary rapper, singer, and producer whose music has developed through the online underground, taking influence from genres such as digicore, experimental hip-hop, and rage. Their newest album was released on September 18th, 2026, through deadAir and contains 15 tracks. With a runtime of forty minutes, c is an album that does not really give its listeners much time to catch their breath. From the beginning of “ALL SPEAKERS GO TO HEAVEN” to the final track, “PEACE IN PANDEMONIUM,” Bedroque fills the album with distorted production, heavy bass, electronic sounds, and vocals that range from melodic to hardcore.
I think one of the most interesting things about Lucy Bedroque is how difficult it can be to place their music into one specific category. Their music exists within a larger internet music scene where artists are constantly experimenting with genre, production, and identity. This makes c feel like more than simply a rage or experimental rap album. Bedroque takes many of the sounds that have become popular within online rap and pushes them to an extreme, creating something that can feel chaotic, overwhelming, and strangely intimate at the same time.
As a nonbinary artist, Bedroque also exists within a queer music scene that has become increasingly connected to internet culture. However, I do not think that c needs to be interpreted entirely through Bedroque’s gender identity. Instead, I think their identity is useful when considering the freedom and experimentation that exists throughout their music. The album does not seem particularly interested in following traditional expectations of what a rap album should sound like, and that willingness to experiment is something that I think makes c especially interesting to discuss in the Queer Media Update.
One of the first tracks that stood out to me on c was “MISS BEHAVIOR.” I think this song is a good example of what makes Lucy Bedroque’s music so exciting to me. The beat for this song reminds me of an arcade, glitching as the arpeggio is played. The lyric, “He talk, she talk, they talk / But it’s my name they got addicted to” is one that showcases Bedroque’s confidence during their rise in the underground scene. I find the repetition of the lyric, “Do not depend on me, lil’ baby / Do not depend on moi,” to be an accessible motif that makes this song addictive. Compared to some of the other tracks on the album, “MISS BEHAVIOR” feels futuristic yet familiar, which makes it one of the songs I found myself coming back to.
Another track I really enjoyed was “OROCHIMARU.” The title itself immediately caught my attention because of its reference to the character Orochimaru from Naruto. The lyrics “There’s no chance that I’m losin’, I ain’t playing fair” make a lot of sense with the title—as the character reflects the same attitude in the anime. I think Bedroque consistently does a good job of taking references that feel very connected to internet and youth culture and incorporating them into their music without making the song feel like it is relying entirely on the reference. “OROCHIMARU” is one of the tracks that helped me understand the kind of sound Bedroque is embedding within c.
My third favorite track is “MARRIED TO MY JEWELER.” This song was familiar to me, as I had heard its unreleased version on soundcloud months before. I especially like the background effects and how stimulating the accidentals within the music are throughout the verses. There is something about the production and Bedroque’s delivery on this track that makes it feel like it’s playing in a spaceship. Out of these three songs, I think this one best demonstrates Lucy’s old sound while being produced at a newer date. They have done this with many unofficial releases in the past and it was nice to see that this song is officially out. “MARRIED TO MY JEWELER” is a track that I found myself paying closer attention to with each listen.
These three tracks are probably my favorites on the album because they each show a different part of what I like about Lucy Bedroque’s music. Together, they helped make c an album that I found myself wanting to return to rather than something I could be fully satisfied understanding after one listen.