Queer Bear Rapper Chris Conde Releases Third Album

To say that Chris Conde has had an incredible year, would be a major understatement. After coming off a successful European tour last summer, the potty-mouthed, tattooed, queer, frequently-naked big boy bear rapper exploded all over the internet (21 million views on one particular post) thanks in no small part to the right wing outrage machine. 

The buzz earned the Brooklyn-based rapper a feature in Rolling Stone and helped foster a connection with RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11 winner Yvie Oddly. That connection ultimately led to the creation of the slut anthem banger “No Longer Human” which appears on Conde’s new record (and can be seen below).

The social media hype also caught the attention of hip-house princess Azealia Banks, who shared an Instagram story about Conde’s collaboration with Italian DJ duo Hard Ton “Good Boys Say Yes Sir”, saying, “This 303 Acid House is tearing, and these lyrics sound fab.”

Even Joe Rogan had to concede saying “this kid is talented” on his popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience.

The aforementioned outrage confirmed that Conde’s music isn’t just a soundtrack to rebellion—it’s a battle cry. At a time when LGBTQ lives are under attack, his music isn’t just about personal expression—it’s about survival, resistance, and visibility. His bars carry the weight of history, the defiance of those who came before him, and the unshakable belief that queer narratives belong in music. More than that, he offers a beacon for those within the diverse communities he thrives in—whether it’s other queer artists, marginalized voices within rap, or anyone who’s ever felt like they had to shrink themselves to fit in.

Conde’s music disrupts and unsettles the right-wing forces waging war on LGBTQ lives not just because of what he says, but because of who he is. A chubby, tattooed, leather-clad, queer artist who refuses to tone it down—his very existence on the mic is an act of defiance. And for those who see themselves in him, it’s an affirmation: You don’t have to ask for permission. You don’t have to be palatable. You can take up space, and you can do it loudly.

Riding the inertia of attention on his career, Conde channeled that energy and hunkered down in his Bushwick apartment to knock out the finishing touches on his third album Eros + Exodus, which was released on April 4, 2025 via Fake Four Inc. (Onry Ozzborn, Ceschi, Open Mike Eagle).

Born from a journey of self-discovery, artistic struggle, and sexual liberation, Eros + Exodus is an album written in the wake of a life-changing move to New York City and explores themes of kink, pleasure, and desire, juxtaposed against past struggles with addiction, internalized homophobia, and religious conditioning. As Conde navigated a creative drought and found solace in his new environment in NYC, the record became both a reclamation of artistic voice and an unapologetic embrace of sexual identity. At its core, Eros + Exodus is a bold, unfiltered expression of self—where the erotic, the spiritual, and the artistic coexist in defiant harmony.

Featuring production from Mid-Air! (Icona Pop), Hard Ton (Boy George), El Dusty (Selena Quintanilla-Perez), Thirty-Siiixth (Johnny Polygon), Torbjørn (Onry Ozzborn), and Tsoh-Tso (Fake Four Inc.), Eros + Exodus traverses an expansive sonic terrain while retaining a striking cohesion. Conde’s dynamic vocal stylings seamlessly fuse lush, melodic textures with intricate, technically precise rap cadences, anchoring the album’s eclectic influences in a singular artistic vision.

Blurring genre boundaries, the project effortlessly shifts from the pulsating rhythms of hip-house on the Hard Ton-assisted “Good Boys Say Yes Sir” to the raw intensity of underground rap on “The Notorious F.A.G.,” the hypnotic sway of neo-Cumbia on “Summertime Heat,” and the ethereal melancholy of cloud/emo rap on “Floating Down.” At once audacious and intimate, Eros + Exodus is an unfiltered expression of queerness, self-exploration, and sonic innovation.

Speaking about the long creative journey which ultimately led to  to Eros + Exodus Conde said: 

“On a charter bus leaving a sober retreat in Connecticut in the spring of 2022, I began writing the lyrics to what would become “C.O.M.B.” (Cum on my Beard). It was my first attempt at crafting a song so boldly sexual and explicit that I initially doubted I’d ever share it. I worried that my audience—those who had supported my earlier EPs and records—wouldn’t grasp my perspective or understand why I was choosing to release something so provocative, especially when much of my previous work focused on themes like internalized homophobia, overcoming addiction, and social issues—rather than anything related to sexual liberation.

Songwriting has a unique way of showing me the shit that I actually need to face in my life. Deep within my subconscious, there were secrets and shames aching to be addressed. Since getting sober, I’ve embarked on a transformative journey concerning my sexuality, my body, and how I relate to others. I’ve delved deeper into the kink and leather community, navigating my desires while deconstructing the hyper-religious views I was conditioned to hold about sex. This process of embracing pleasure has been both beautiful and challenging. After fifteen years in Texas, I made the move to New York City coincidentally the same week as that sober retreat.

I struggled to find my footing and I craved community while pursuing my music career. As I tried to navigate this vast city and the music scene, my depression loomed large, stifling my creativity. It felt like I was trapped in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where my artistic voice was muted. Yet, in what felt like an oasis in that arid landscape, I managed to write a few songs, including “Good Boys Say Yes Sir” and “Notorious F.A.G.”

Over the past year, through therapy and support from friends, I’ve worked to pull myself out of that artistic rut. I started writing songs about not writing songs and grappling with my identity as a rapper and artist. I also wrote more songs about sex. As I continued to put pen to paper, I envisioned walking out of that desert wasteland into a lush, abundant forest. This led me to a new question: Would these songs about sex and my artistic journey fit together cohesively? I wasn’t sure, and I’m still figuring it out.                                                    

But I realized that my live shows encapsulate many facets of who I am—the sexual, the spiritual, the political. Why not embrace that complexity on a record? Eros + Exodus is a celebration of sexual liberation and the journey through an artistic desert. It captures a moment in time that I want to honor, and I hope you connect with it.”

Eros + Exodus  is available for purchase on beautiful clear vinyl and digital download here and is currently streaming everywhere you listen to music.