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Lil Peep
Lil Peep in 2016.
Background information
Birth nameGustav Åhr
Also known asLil Bo Peep
Born (1996-11-01) November 1, 1996 (age 27)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OriginLong Beach, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 16, 2017(2017-11-16) (aged 21)[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–2017
LabelsFirst Access
Websitelilpeep.party

Gustav Åhr (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), better known by his stage name Lil Peep, was an American singer and rapper. His songs "White Wine", "Benz Truck" and "The Way I See Things" have each gained over four million views on YouTube.

Early life

Åhr was raised in the city of Long Beach, New York. His mother is of Irish and German descent and his father is of Swedish and also German descent. After dropping out of Long Beach High School, he began taking online computer courses and earned his diploma.[3] He soon began making music and posting it on YouTube and SoundCloud.

Career

Beginnings (2015–2017)

In 2015, Åhr released his first mixtape, Lil Peep Part One to limited success, generating 4,000 plays in its first week. The same year he released his first extended play Feelz and another mixtape, Live Forever.[4][5]

In 2016, Åhr released his two breakthrough mixtapes: Crybaby in June and Hellboy in September.[6]

In May 2017, the band Mineral accused Åhr of plagiarism after his song "Hollywood Dreaming" contained an unlicensed and uncredited sample of the song "LoveLetterTypewriter" off of Mineral's 1998 album EndSerenading. Åhr said that he was only trying to "show some love" with the sample.[7]

Come Over When You're Sober (2017)

On June 2, 2017, Åhr announced his debut album, Come Over When You're Sober via Instagram. The album was given the release date of August 11, 2017.[8][9]

Åhr announced a Come Over When You're Sober tour to promote his debut album, Come Over When You're Sober. The tour began on August 2, 2017 and was scheduled to end on November 17, 2017.[10]

Music videos

On June 8, 2017 Lil Peep uploaded his music video for the song "Benz Truck", shot and directed by Mezzy, Wiggy and Joseph Breese, with VFX from Sus Boy.[11] Shortly after, in August 18, 2017 he uploaded a music video for the song "Awful Things" Featured on his album "Come Over When You're Sober Pt1" Prior to this, Lil Peep had recorded nine videos independently for "Backseat", "Girls", "White Wine", "Gym Class", "Beamerboy", "Drugz", "Live Forever", "California World", "Your Eyes" & "White Tee".[12] On July 27, 2017 Lil Peep uploaded his music video for the song "The Brightside", which also serves as the second single from his debut album 'Come Over When You're Sober (Part I)'.[13]

Musical style

Lil Peep is described as a "Soundcloud rapper" and his musical style as being lo-fi rap[14] and emo-trap.[2] NYT has defined Åhr as lo-fi rap's "Kurt Cobain" and said his music is gloomy and diabolically melodic.[15] Åhr's music generally draws on both southern US rap and the angsty introspection of the rock subgenre post-hardcore.[16]

Åhr’s music contains lyrical themes regarding topics such as suicide, past relationships, drug use, and witchcraft. He has been described as "the future of emo" by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[17] His musical influences include Gucci Mane, Riff Raff, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Crystal Castles, Seshollowaterboyz, Rozz Dyliams, My Chemical Romance and Panic! at the Disco.[18] His songs have sampled such artists as Brand New, Radiohead, Underoath, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, The Postal Service, Oasis, and The Microphones.[19][20]

Personal life

As of 2017, Åhr resides in London, and is a member of the collective Gothboiclique and is formerly a member of Schemaposse.[21]

Åhr plays the trombone and tuba.[22]

Åhr is known for habitual substance abuse, particularly his addictions to cocaine, molly, and xanax; a theme he regularly references in his lyrics and posts on social media.[23][24] In one Instagram post, Åhr proclaimed himself as a "productive junkie" and said "don't do drugs."[25]He is also vocal in his music and in interviews about his close relationship with his mother, Liza, who is a first grade teacher in Long Island.[17]

Åhr came out as bisexual in August 2017[26] on the social media platform Twitter.[27]

Death

In November 2017, Åhr's close friend, Adam Grandmaison, reported on Twitter that Åhr was in the hospital due to an overdose. Åhr's manager, Chase Ortega, revealed that Åhr had died on November 15, 2017.[28]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

  • Lil Peep Part One (2015)
  • Live Forever (2015)
  • Crybaby (2016)
  • Hellboy (2016)

Extended plays

  • Feelz (2015)
  • Vertigo (2016)
  • California Girls (with Nedarb Nagrom) (2016)
  • Teen Romance (2016)
  • Castles (with Lil Tracy) (2016)
  • Castles II (with Lil Tracy) (2017)

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8038492/lil-peep-obit
  2. ^ a b "♫ Listen: LIL TRACY – ✧✧✧ LIFE OF A POPSTAR✧✧✧". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Joyce, Colin. "Meet Lil Peep, All-American Reject". Fader. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lil Peep @ The Foundry 10/30 | mxdwn.com". Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lil Peep Tour Dates & Tickets". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Meet Lil Peep, The All-American Reject You'll Hate To Love". The FADER. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Emo Veterans Mineral Accuse Lil Peep Of Ripping Them Off". Stereogum. May 5, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Lil Peep Announces Album Title, Shares "no respect freestyle"". The FADER. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Instagram post by @lilpeep • Jun 2, 2017 at 10:23am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Emo-rapper Lil Peep announces 'Come Over When You're Sober' tour – News – Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  11. ^ Lil Peep (June 8, 2017). "lil peep – benz truck". YouTube.
  12. ^ "We Went To Lil Peep's House Today To Drop His "White Tee" Music Video". Themaskedgorilla.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  13. ^ Pulgar, E.R. "Lil Peep Looks at 'the Brightside' in New Video". Vmagazine.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "How Losing SoundCloud Would Change Music". The Ringer. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  15. ^ Caramanica, Jon (June 22, 2017). "The Rowdy World of Rap's New Underground". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  16. ^ Harrison, Angus (April 21, 2017). "Lil Peep: the YouTube rapper who's taking back emo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  17. ^ a b Horowitz, Steven J. (January 9, 2017). "Tears of a Dirtbag: Rapper Lil Peep Is the Future of Emo". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Internet Hippy, a Selfie with LiL PEEP 1. How did you end up..." Internet Hippy. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  19. ^ Schnipper, Matthew (October 14, 2016). ""White Wine" by Lil Peep Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  20. ^ "13 Artists You Need To Know About In 2017". Thefader.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  21. ^ Templeton, Lily (June 22, 2017). "Front Row at Haider Ackermann Men's Spring 2018". WWD. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  22. ^ "The Break Presents: Lil Peep – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  23. ^ "Is Lil Peep's Music Brilliant or Stupid as Shit?". Noisey.vice.com. December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  24. ^ SINNER, GOTH ANGEL. "I am a depressed drug addict and I'm nearing my breaking point. Everything I love is disappearing". Twitter. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  25. ^ [1] [dead link]
  26. ^ Tracer, Dan (August 9, 2017). "Rapper Lil Peep comes out as bi on Twitter". Queerty.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  27. ^ "Lil Peep Reveals He's Bisexual – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  28. ^ "Lil Peep Dies at 21: Report". Billboard.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  29. ^ "Lil Peep: Emo-Rap's Goth Angel Sinner Talks Depression, Drugs & Death". highsnobiety.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  30. ^ SINNER, GOTH ANGEL. "GOTH ANGEL SINNER COMING SOONpic.twitter.com/dMoIP9LZOx".

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