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Lil Peep
Lil Peep in August 2016
Born
Gustav Elijah Åhr

(1996-11-01)November 1, 1996
Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2017(2017-11-15) (aged 21)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of deathFentanyl overdose[1]
Other names
  • Lil Bo Peep
  • Lil Kennedy
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2014–2017
Musical career
OriginLong Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsFirst Access
Websitelilpeep.party

Gustav Åhr (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), better known by his stage name Lil Peep, was an American rapper and singer. Peep was known for his cloud rap musical style in which the rappers are emotional and sincere, usually in a sad manner; with topics frequently ranging from drug abuse to suicide and the instrumentals sounding ethereal and often ambient-like, commonly with grunge influences. Several media outlets have also described him as being responsible for the "post-emo revival style of hip-hop".[2][3][4]

On November 15, 2017, a few weeks after his 21st birthday, Åhr died; succumbing to what is suspected to be a drug overdose.

Early life

Gustav Åhr was born on November 1, 1996, in Pennsylvania and grew up on Long Island, New York.[5] His parents were both Harvard graduates who divorced when he was a teenager.[5] Åhr's mother, Liza Womack[6] is a first grade teacher and his father is a college professor.[7]

Åhr attended Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York, which he rarely attended in spite of good grades[8] and was on the deans list for the time he attended.[6] He later dropped out of the high school and took online courses to earn his diploma.[9] Shortly thereafter, he began posting his music on YouTube and SoundCloud.

When Åhr was 17, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music.[10]

Career

Beginnings (2015–2017)

In 2015, Åhr released his first mixtape, Lil Peep Part One, which generated 4,000 plays in its first week. Shortly thereafter, he released his first extended play, Feelz, and another mixtape, Live Forever.[11][12]

In 2016, Åhr released two full-length mixtapes; Crybaby and Hellboy.[13]

In May 2017, the band Mineral accused Åhr of copyright infringement for including an unlicensed and uncredited sample of their song "LoveLetterTypewriter" in his "Hollywood Dreaming" track. Åhr said that he was only trying to "show some love" with the sample.[14]

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.[15][16] After a slight delay, the album was released on August 15, 2017.[17]

Åhr announced a Come Over When You're Sober tour to promote the album. The tour began on August 2, 2017 and was scheduled to end on November 17, 2017, but was cut short by two days due to his death.[18]

Musical style

Lil Peep was described as a "cloud rapper", "SoundCloud rapper", and most recently an "emo rapper"[19][20][21] as well as lo-fi rap.[22] New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica defined Åhr as the Kurt Cobain of lo-fi rap and described his music as gloomy and diabolically melodic.[23] Åhr's music generally drew on both Southern rap and the angsty introspection of the rock subgenre post-hardcore.[24] He said that he wanted to become the "New Kurt Cobain".[5]

Åhr’s music contains lyrical themes regarding topics such as depression, drug use, past relationships, and suicidal thoughts. He had been described as the future of emo by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[25] Before the release of his first album, he mentioned Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Frank Ocean and Riff Raff as inspirations, and wanted to be known as the "Kurt Cobain of Rap".[5] His other musical influences include Gucci Mane, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Crystal Castles, Seshollowaterboyz, Rozz Dyliams, My Chemical Romance and Panic! at the Disco.[26] His songs have sampled such artists as Brand New, Radiohead, Underoath, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, The Postal Service, Oasis and The Microphones.[27][28]

Personal life

In 2016, Åhr moved from Skid Row to his Echo Park apartment in Los Angeles where he recorded and produced the majority of his commercial work.[29] Åhr played the trombone and tuba[30] and expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age. Åhr regularly referenced addictions to cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax in his lyrics and posts on social media,[31][32] where he described himself as a "productive junkie" and advised his audience not to use drugs.[33] Åhr came out as bisexual in a Twitter post in August 2017.[34][35][36]

Åhr briefly dated Bella Thorne, who paid tribute to him after he died.[37]

Death

On November 15, 2017, Lil Peep was found dead on his tour bus when his manager went to check on him in preparation for that night's performance at a Tucson, Arizona venue.[38] Foul play was not suspected,[39] with his death believed to be from an overdose.[40]

In a series of Instagram posts in the hours leading up to his death, Åhr claimed to have ingested psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana concentrate. In another, he claimed to have consumed six Xanax pills following a video depicting his attempts to drop an unidentified pill into his mouth several times before successfully swallowing one and shaking a full prescription bottle. A subsequent post was captioned "When I die, you'll love me."[41]

In the days after his death, a police report revealed that Åhr had taken a nap around 5:45 p.m. before the concert. His manager checked on him twice and found him sleeping and breathing fine, but was unable to wake him. When the manager checked on Åhr a third time, he was unresponsive and not breathing. Åhr's manager performed CPR before medics arrived, though he was pronounced dead at the scene.[42]

Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Åhr following his death, including Diplo, Post Malone, Pete Wentz, Marshmello, Zane Lowe, ASAP Nast, Rich Chigga, Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Bella Thorne, Sam Smith and Mark Ronson.[43][44]

Discography

Studio album

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[45] 		US
Alt.
[45] 		US
R&B/HH
[45] 		US
Rap
[45]
Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 38 3 16 13

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)

Other charted songs

List of charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[46]
"Awful Things"
(featuring Lil Tracy) 		2017 79 Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1

References

  1. ^ http://people.com/music/lil-peep-died-of-toxic-fentanyl-xanax-overdose-report/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Lil Peep Is Leading The Post-emo Revival".
  3. ^ "Maybe Lil Peep Really Is The Future of Emo".
  4. ^ "Tears of a Dirtbag: Rapper Lil Peep Is the Future of Emo".
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  6. ^ a b Lil Peep (December 2, 2017), The Fascinating and Colorful Life of Iconic Gus Ahr (Lil Peep), retrieved December 2, 2017
  7. ^ "You Might Not Have Known Lil Peep, but He Represented a New Generation of Rap". Esquire. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Verrico, Lisa (August 6, 2017). "Interview: Lil Peep". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  9. ^ Joyce, Colin. "Meet Lil Peep, All-American Reject". Fader. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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  24. ^ Harrison, Angus (April 21, 2017). "Lil Peep: the YouTube rapper who's taking back emo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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  26. ^ "Internet Hippy, a Selfie with LiL PEEP 1. How did you end up..." Internet Hippy. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  27. ^ Schnipper, Matthew (October 14, 2016). ""White Wine" by Lil Peep Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ [1] [dead link]
  34. ^ Tracer, Dan (August 9, 2017). "Rapper Lil Peep comes out as bi on Twitter". Queerty.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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  39. ^ Respers France, Lisa (November 15, 2017). "Rapper Lil Peep dies at 21". CNN. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  40. ^ Strauss, Matthew (November 16, 2017). "Lil Peep Died of Suspected Overdose, Medical Examiner Says". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  41. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (November 16, 2017). "The death of Lil Peep: how the US prescription drug epidemic is changing hip-hop". The Guardian. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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  44. ^ Gordon, Arielle (November 16, 2017). "Diplo, Pete Wentz, Post Malone and Other Musicians React to Lil Peep's Death". Spin. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  45. ^ a b c d Peak positions for Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1:
  46. ^ "Lil Peep – Awful Things – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2017. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 26 (help)

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