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Lil Peep

A pink-haired Caucasian male with visible tattoos on his hands, neck, and forehead. He wears a red t-shirt which shows the NHL's New Jersey Devils logo.

Lil Peep in 2016

Born

Gustav Elijah Åhr

November 1, 1996

Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died November 15, 2017 (aged 21)

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Cause of death Accidental fentanyl–alprazolam (Xanax) overdose[1]
Resting place Cremated
Other names Trap Goose
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2014–2017
Relatives John Womack (grandfather)
Musical career
Origin Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres
  • Emo rap
  • lo-fi
  • trap
  • pop punk
Instrument(s) Vocals
Labels
  • First Access
  • Columbia
Formerly of GothBoiClique
Website lilpeep.com

Gustav Elijah Åhr Swedish pronunciation: [ˈoːr] (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), known professionally as Lil Peep, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2] He was a member of the emo rap collective GothBoiClique. Helping pioneer an emo revival-style of rap and rock music, Lil Peep has been credited as a leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo rap scene and came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures.[3]

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to an American mother and a Swedish father and raised on Long Island, Åhr started releasing music on SoundCloud in 2013 under the name «Trap Goose»,[4] later changing his artist name to Lil Peep because his mother had called him «Peep» since he was a baby.[5] He soon became popular on the platform with the release of his 2015 single «Star Shopping», and his popularity grew further with his release of mixtapes Lil Peep; Part One and Live Forever later that year. In 2016, Lil Peep released his widely acclaimed mixtapes Crybaby and Hellboy, along with many other projects including California Girls and Vertigo.

Lil Peep’s first live performance was February 12, 2016, in Tucson as member of Schemaposse. Later that year, he toured briefly with Fat Nick, Mikey The Magician, and Smokepurpp. In the spring of 2017, Lil Peep embarked on his first solo tour, performing to packed venues in three Russian cities, making his way across western Europe, and then across the United States. Soon after the tour Lil Peep moved to London, where he recorded his EP Goth Angel Sinner, and in August he released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1.[6]

While his mixtapes explored emo, trap, lo-fi and alternative rock, his debut album was a transition into pop punk and rap rock.[7] His second album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was released in 2018 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[8] A documentary film about him, Everybody’s Everything, was released in 2019.

On November 15, 2017, two weeks after his 21st birthday, Lil Peep died on his tour bus before a scheduled performance in Tucson, his second to last scheduled show on a 33-date tour of the United States. The Pima County medical examiner’s office, which conducted toxicology tests on Lil Peep, ruled his cause of death an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid, and Xanax, a benzodiazepine sedative. His death was observed as a great loss to 21st century music. «He could have been his generation’s Kurt Cobain», a Rolling Stone profile stated.[9][10]

Early life and education

Gustav Elijah Åhr was born on November 1, 1996, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the second child of first grade teacher Liza Womack and Harvard history professor Karl Johan Åhr. John Womack, an economist and historian of Latin America liberation movements, is Åhr’s maternal grandfather.[11]

He moved to Long Beach, New York on Long Island before his fifth birthday.[12] He had one sibling, Karl «Oskar» Åhr.[13][14] His parents were both Harvard graduates.[14][15] His mother’s family is from Oklahoma and his father is Swedish.[16][17] Åhr’s Swedish citizenship was granted to him through his father in accordance with Swedish law which states that Swedish citizenship is granted automatically at birth to anyone with at least one Swedish parent.[18]

Åhr’s parents separated in 2012 when he was 15. He began experiencing anxiety around age 16 and, according to his mother, self-medicated with marijuana and Xanax.[10] Lil Peep had a close relationship with his mother, going so far as to tattoo her initials and birthday on his arm as his first tattoo at the age of 14.[5] Following his parents’ split, he moved with his mother and older brother to Long Beach, New York, where he would eventually record «Lil Peep; Part One», Feelz, Vertigo, most of «California Girls,» «Garden,» «In the Bedroom I Confess,» «Mall Music,» «Romeo’s Regrets,» and several tracks that were released as singles, including «Star Shopping».

Åhr attended Lindell Elementary School, located just across the street from his mother’s apartment in Long Beach. Just a few days into Åhr’s kindergarten year, the September 11 attacks took place with smoke plumes clearly visible from Åhr’s kindergarten classroom. In third grade, Åhr was placed in Long Beach’s gifted and talented program. Later, in middle school, he was placed in accelerated classes. He played the trombone and tuba[19] and expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age. Åhr attended Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York, which was directly impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and caused the school to close for a few weeks. When the school reopened, the faculty and administrators were more relaxed on the students, leading Åhr to enjoy his junior year of high school significantly more than the rest.

When Åhr returned to school the following year as a senior, there was a new administration that was unfamiliar with the student body and culture. An exhausted Åhr was ready to drop out, but was assisted by a teacher named Maria Hartmann to finish school. With the help of two other teachers whom Åhr knew and trusted, Åhr finished high school by completing his last two necessary courses, English and Social Studies. He graduated six months early in January 2014.

Later that January, Åhr was accepted into SUNY Old Westbury on Long Island, but declined to attend and instead enrolled as an out of state student at Glendale Community College in Pasadena, California. There, he was able to enroll in one class with a middle school friend, who ultimately dropped out. After his first semester at Glendale Community College, Åhr decided to drop out and instead enrolled at Nassau Community College on Long Island. By the fall of 2015, Åhr was taking four classes online (two business classes, one criminal justice class, and one art history class) in which he earned three A’s and one B.

During Åhr’s only full-time semester at Nassau Community College, he made the dean’s list. However, instead of enrolling in a second term, Åhr decided drop out and begin performing with Schemaposse. By the end of 2015 he had already completed a large body of work in his bedroom while attending school full-time.[20][21][22][23]

At the age of 18, Åhr got his first face tattoo, a broken heart below his left eye, as a sign of commitment to avoiding a straight life. «A tattoo on your face is gonna stop you from getting a lot of jobs,» he would later say.[10][24] He returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music under the stage name Lil Peep in February 2016.[25] He moved to Los Angeles, he later explained, because living on Long Island depressed him.[21]

Career

Lil Peep (left) performing with Fat Nick in San Antonio, November 30, 2016

Lil Peep performs in Amsterdam, October 17, 2017[26]

Lil Peep performing in Toronto, October 25, 2017

When Lil Peep was a teenager, he was self-described as a loner who made most of his friends online. Inspired by underground acts like Seshollowaterboyz and iLoveMakonnen,[27] Peep made music while residing on Long Island[28] under the pseudonym «Trap Goose»[22] and lived temporarily with childhood friend Brennan Savage until both decided to move to Los Angeles.[29]

In Los Angeles, Lil Peep initially lived in Skid Row and dipped in and out of homelessness,[30] staying at Savage’s apartment while Savage pursued a degree. The two eventually went separate ways,[29] and Peep met Atlanta rapper and producer JGRXXN, Florida rapper Ghostemane and Houston rapper Craig Xen, living with them while forming the collective Schemaposse.[31] He originally met Craig Xen online and was introduced to JGRXXN, who needed a singer.[32] Lil Peep also attended Glendale Community College during his first year in Los Angeles.[12]

In 2015, Peep released his first extended play, Feelz. This was followed by his debut mixtape Lil Peep; Part One, which generated 4,000 plays in its first week. Shortly thereafter, he released a follow-up mixtape, Live Forever.[33][34]

Lil Peep began to grow in popularity in the fall of 2015, garnered by the popularity of songs such as «Star Shopping» (later released as a single posthumously)[35] making waves in underground hip-hop circles.[31] Lil Peep’s popularity continued to rise after the release of the song «Beamer Boy», which led to him performing live for the first time with the rest of Schemaposse in February 2016 in Tucson, Arizona.[36] In April, Schemaposse broke up and Lil Peep was no longer associated with a collective, though they remained on good terms.[37] Shortly after Schemaposse’s breakup, Peep began to associate with Los Angeles-based rap collective GothBoiClique, featuring members of the group on his full-length mixtape Crybaby.[38] The group shared a squat in Skid Row with Peep and often shared beds.[24] Crybaby was recorded over the span of one month and was completed hours before its original release on SoundCloud in June 2016. Peep completed a majority of the mixing and mastering himself.[27] In August, First Access Entertainment (FAE) partnered with Lil Peep on a joint venture to invest in and advise him on his career.[39]

In September 2016, Lil Peep released his fourth and final solo mixtape, Hellboy.[40] Songs from Hellboy such as «Girls» and «OMFG» received millions of views and plays on SoundCloud and YouTube.[41] Hellboy’s success led to Peep’s first solo tour across the United States and Europe in the spring of 2017, which included performances in Russia and the UK for the first time in his career.[42] In May 2017, the band Mineral accused Peep of copyright infringement for including an unlicensed and uncredited sample of their song «LoveLetterTypewriter» on his track «Hollywood Dreaming». Peep said that he was only trying to «show some love» with the sample.[43]

Soon after the tour was completed, Peep emigrated to London, England, during a disentanglement with Gothboiclique. There he began to associate with figures such as Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen and longtime friend Bexey, and recorded Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 and Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, the EP Goth Angel Sinner and an unreleased collaborative project with iLoveMakonnen.[44][45][46] Peep released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, on August 15, 2017.[47] Shortly thereafter he embarked on his second world tour, beginning in the UK in September[48] and moving to Germany before finishing in the United States in November, which was cut short by his death.[49]

Posthumous releases

After his death, Lil Peep’s fanbase and popularity grew quickly, resulting in a significant increase in sales and streams of his music.[50] The single «Awful Things» from Come Over When You’re Sober, Part One charted, becoming his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79.

Due to Peep’s prolific work rate, a number of songs and projects were completed prior to his death. The first official posthumous release arrived within 24 hours of his death, as Wiggy, a director of many of Peep’s music videos, released the official video for the then-unreleased song «16 Lines».[51] On January 12, 2018, Marshmello officially released a collaboration titled «Spotlight».[52] The video for «Spotlight» was released on February 12, 2018. On January 15, 2018, rapper Juicy J released the song «Got ‘Em Like», which featured Lil Peep and Wiz Khalifa.[53] On January 27, 2018, SoundCloud rapper Teddy released a song collaboration with Lil Peep, «Dreams & Nightmares».[54]

In March 2018, Peep’s music archive was acquired by Columbia Records. On May 13, 2018, a posthumous single, «4 Gold Chains», featuring Clams Casino, was released as well as a music video.[55] A collaboration album between Peep and rapper iLoveMakonnen is expected to be released on Makonnen’s label Warner Bros.[56] On August 17, 2018, Makonnen announced a new Lil Peep single, «Falling Down», a reworking of «Sunlight on Your Skin» that he recorded with Peep in the fall of 2017 in London. The new version features recently deceased rapper XXXTentacion, who recorded his verses following Peep’s death.[57] The creation of the single was condemned by some surviving members of GothBoiClique, who said there had been unresolved conflict between the two artists stemming from latter’s alleged history of violence towards women.[58] This was disputed by other close friends of Lil Peep.[59] «Falling Down» was released on September 19, 2018, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[60] The original «Sunlight on Your Skin» was released on September 27, 2018.[61]

On October 14, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate revealed that his first posthumous project, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was finished in September 2018 and Lil Peep’s executive producer for the project, Smokeasac, confirmed that it was just awaiting approval from Peep’s family.[62] On October 17, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate confirmed that the lead single from Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, «Cry Alone», would be released on October 18, 2018.[63] Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 was released on November 9, 2018.[64] On November 1, 2018, the second single from the album, «Runaway», was officially released.[65] On November 7, 2018, the third single, «Life is Beautiful»—a remix of the track «Life» from the Feelz EP—was released.[66]

Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 81,000 album-equivalent units (including 43,000 pure album sales), making it Lil Peep’s first US top 10 album.[8][67]

On January 31, 2019, the first single from the upcoming collaboration album with iLoveMakonnen, «I’ve Been Waiting», featuring Fall Out Boy, was released.[68] The song was originally a demo by ILoveMakonnen; Peep then performed on it, spawning a partnership that created up to 20 songs. Fall Out Boy was added to the song after Peep’s death.[69]

On March 10, 2019, the documentary Everybody’s Everything, which chronicles Lil Peep’s life, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival.[70] On November 1, 2019, the estate announced the release of the soundtrack to the documentary, which features both released and unreleased tracks.

In April 2019, «Gym Class» and «Star Shopping», two Lil Peep singles that were originally released in March 2016 and August 2015 respectively, were re-released onto all streaming platforms by the Lil Peep estate.[71] The 2016 EP Vertigo was subsequently released by the estate to streaming platforms on March 5, 2020.[72] The Peep estate officially released the Crybaby mixtape with most samples cleared to all streaming platforms on June 10, 2020, to coincide with the four-year anniversary of the original release.[73] The track «falling 4 me» was missing as it couldn’t be cleared with Radiohead.[73] The estate released the Hellboy mixtape with most samples cleared on September 25, 2020, the fourth anniversary of its original release.[74] The song «drive by» was reproduced due to sample clearance issues.[75]

On January 26, 2021, the estate announced that the California Girls EP was to be re-released.[76] It was released on January 29, 2021, with a music video for the song «lil kennedy».[77] Later, on June 30, 2021, the estate announced the re-release of the Lil Peep and Lil Tracy collaboration EPs, Castles and Castles II. They were released on July 2, 2021, with video of past live performances of certain tracks from the EPs. In the fall of 2021, the estate released Friends and High Fashion, two previously unreleased EPs made in collaboration with Yunggoth and Harry Fraud, respectively.[78] On May 20, 2022, the Feelz EP was re-released, with the videos for «feelz» and «life» also being released.[79] On December 2, 2022, the mixtape LIVE FOREVER was re-released, with the music video for the mixtape’s title track also being released.[80]

Fashion

Lil Peep had been into fashion since his teenage years, and during the last months of his life he modelled for Vlone and was invited to and attended several fashion shows such as Balmain men’s show at Paris Fashion Week and Moncler Gamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer show in Milan.[81][82][83] Nico Amarca of Hypebeast said, «Even though Peep’s brand of trendy sits on a far more niche spectrum than most modern-day tastemakers, something that largely attributed to his success. In a time where genuine individuality is becoming increasingly obsolete, Peep was the tattoo-covered, Manic Panic-hued mall rat the creative world needed to disrupt its ever-growing homogeny.»[84] Rapper Playboi Carti described Lil Peep as a «trendsetter».[84]

His style has been described as evoking fashion styles associated with emo[85] and mall goth.[86] He often wore items including graffitied jackets, colored fur,[87] and pink clothes.[86] He cited Fat Mike, Marcelo Burlon and the Casualties as style influences. In a 2017 interview with GQ, he stated:

I never dress the same way for a week—I’ll dress like a whole other person the next week. I like to get weird and mix things. Not necessarily draw on the streets, but mix darker, dirtier cultures with high class shit. And kind of fuse them together and see how they can become one. And I think that already happens when I put on any really elegant piece of clothing, because of the way I look. You expect me to dress like a fucking punk.[81]

In late 2018, it was announced that a Lil Peep clothing line was being created called «No Smoking» (stylized as «NO SMOK!NG») which was developed before Lil Peep’s death.[88]

Musical style


«Cobain» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy (2016) harbors downcast lyrics, and the title references Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.[89] Lil Peep intones emotionally raw lines laced with hazy, narcotic melodies in a deadpan voice.[90][91] The song features poignant samples of «Bad News» by indie-folk singer-songwriter Owen.[90]

Lil Peep was described as making lo-fi rap,[92] being an «emo-trap heart throb»[93] and an «emo rapper».[94][95] Music journalists often compared Lil Peep to singer-songwriter and guitarist Kurt Cobain.[96] New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica defined Peep as the Kurt Cobain of lo-fi rap, describing his music as gloomy and diabolically melodic.[97] Lil Peep himself encouraged the connection and persona in his musical and lyrical content, saying that he wanted to become the «New Kurt Cobain».[96][14] According to Angus Harrison from The Guardian, Lil Peep was «repurposing Kurt Cobain for bedroom diarists who are more used to rap than they are guitars.»[98]

AllMusic described Lil Peep’s music as a blend of hip hop and rock influences along with trap, punk, and dream pop.[99] His songs generally drew on the triple-time hi-hats of Southern rap and the angsty introspection of post-hardcore.[98] He combined elements of emo and pop punk into rap music, bringing a fresh take on the genre.[100] This resulted in him being described as the «future of emo» by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[100]

As a burgeoning artist, Lil Peep gained a significant amount of traction in the alternative hip-hop scene, establishing a better platform for himself to speak to fans about topics of his concern such as mental health.[101] His lyrical themes include topics such as depression, drug use, past relationships, and suicidal thoughts and meshes together third-wave emo, alternative rock, pop-punk and dream pop with trap music and hip-hop.[99] A close friend and the executive producer of Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 said that Peep «wanted to give a voice to people that suffer from anxiety and depression, people who have been abused, bullied, and the people who were misunderstood like him. He had demons of his own and he faced those demons by creating music.»[28]

Personal life

Lil Peep was candid about struggles with his sexuality, depression, heartbreak, and drug use.[102] Lil Peep came out as bisexual in a Twitter post on August 8, 2017.[103][104][100] He took to Twitter to open up about this aspect of his personal life to his fans.[101] Lil Peep simply stated, «yes i’m bi sexual.»[100] After coming out as bisexual, he would regularly confront homophobes on Twitter.[105] He was also known collaborators with iLoveMakonnen, an openly gay recording artist whose music also blurs the line between rap and rock.[105]

Lil Peep came out around the time he and actress and singer Bella Thorne began dating in September 2017.[100][106] Shortly after the release of his debut studio album, the two were spotted kissing. They briefly dated, before Thorne became involved with rapper Mod Sun.[100] While on the Come Over When You’re Sober tour, Lil Peep had met and started dating Instagram influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez around the time of his death in November.[107]

Lil Peep actively talked about his issues with depression, anxiety and substance abuse and stated that he had bipolar disorder.[21] Alongside drug use, Lil Peep struggled with suicidal impulses that date back to his adolescent years.[108] On the track «OMFG» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy, Lil Peep talked about wanting to kill himself.[109] During an interview, he was asked if he was suicidal. Lil Peep replied, «Yeah, it is serious. I suffer from depression and some days I wake up and I’m like, Fuck, I wish I didn’t wake up. That was part of why I moved to California, trying to get away from the place that was doing that to me, and the people I was around.»[109] He continued, «I realized it was just myself—it’s a chemical imbalance in my brain. Some days I’ll be very down and out, but you won’t be able to tell, really, because I don’t express that side of myself on social media. That’s the side of myself that I express through music. That’s my channel for letting all that shit out.»[109] He claims the frankness with which he spoke about difficulties in his life led to an intense connection with his fans through his music. In an interview with The Times, Lil Peep stated, «They tell me that it saved their lives. They say that I stopped them from committing suicide, which is a beautiful thing. … It’s great for me to hear. It helps. It boosts me, because music saved my life as well.»[108]

Lil Peep was not medicated for depression. While those around him insisted, he did not want to, and opted to just smoke marijuana and whatever other drug came his way.[109] In his final interview before his death with Zane Lowe, Peep confessed that his depression was getting worse saying «Things just get worse. Things already get worse and worse and worse every day.»[110] Lil Peep regularly referenced addictions to cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax in his lyrics and posts on social media,[111] where he described himself as a «productive junkie» and advised his audience to avoid drug use.[112]

At the time of his death, Lil Peep was residing in Portobello Road, London, with his friend and close collaborator Bexey,[113][21] and Smokeasac. The move was provoked by Peep’s need to escape his circumstances and his then-collective GothBoiClique.[45][91]

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.[114] Foul play was not suspected,[115] with his death believed to be from an overdose.[116] In a series of Instagram posts in the hours leading up to his death, Lil Peep claimed to have ingested psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis 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.»[117] In the days after his death, a police report revealed that Lil Peep 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 Lil Peep a third time, he was unresponsive and not breathing. Lil Peep’s manager performed CPR before medics arrived, though he was pronounced dead at the scene.[118]

On December 8, Pima County’s Office of the Medical Examiner certified his cause of death as an accidental overdose from the powerful pain medication fentanyl and the benzodiazepine Xanax, a sedative.[119] Toxicology tests were also positive for cannabis, cocaine and the painkiller Tramadol. Urine tests also showed the presence of multiple powerful opioids, including hydrocodone, hydromorphone (marketed under the brand name Dilaudid), oxycodone and oxymorphone. There was no alcohol in his system.[1]

Wrongful death lawsuit

The rapper’s mother Liza Womack filed wrongful death charges against Lil Peep’s management FAE grp in 2019, accusing them of «negligence and other breaches of contract which, the lawsuit alleges, contributed to his death in 2017 of an accidental drug overdose.» Among the claims in the lawsuit are that FAE was complicit in providing access to «illegal drugs» and «prescription medications», and that the company knowingly allowed drug use to take place during the rapper’s tour «despite being aware of his addiction». At one point, the lawsuit charges that FAE encouraged the star to take drugs.[120] In a responding statement, FAE expressed disappointment in the lawsuit:

«Lil Peep’s death from an accidental drug overdose was a terrible tragedy. However, the claim that First Access Entertainment, any of its employees, or Chase Ortega, or anyone else under our auspices, was somehow responsible for, complicit in, or contributed to his death is categorically untrue. In fact, we consistently encouraged Peep to stop abusing drugs and to distance himself from the negative influence of the drug users and enablers with whom he chose to associate.»[120]

FAE formally filed court documents at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 23, 2019, to dispute all claims, including claims of negligence, breach of contract, «and wrongful death». Stennett told Rolling Stone that «[she] felt very protective of Lil Peep from day one.» In later documents and court filings, the company said that their work with Lil Peep was an «arm’s length business arrangement», something disputed by the rapper’s mother.[121]

Despite court filings, FAE supported the release of Peep’s first posthumous album Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2019), which reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, a career-best for the rapper.[122] At the start of 2020, the company released statements about their belief that they had no contractual responsibility for Lil Peep’s personal life, and that a ruling to suggest so would damage management businesses, «Imposing a duty on FAE Ltd. or FAE LLC to prevent [Lil Peep’s] drug overdose would extend the boundaries of legal obligations far beyond any precedent, and far beyond the contractual obligations and reasonable expectations of parties doing business. It would convert businesses engaged in the music and entertainment industries into full-time babysitters for artists. That clearly was not the parties’ intent upon entering ‘the JVA [(joint-venture agreement)].'»[123]

Tributes

Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Lil Peep following his death, including Diplo, Post Malone, Pete Wentz, Marshmello, Mark Ronson, Zane Lowe, Sam Smith, Bella Thorne, Trippie Redd, A$AP Nast, Rich Brian, Playboi Carti, Ugly God, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Xan, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Pump, XXXTentacion, Dua Lipa, and El-P.[124][125] Jon Caramanica, a music critic for The New York Times, held a special remembrance podcast episode to honor Peep following his death which was released on November 22, 2017.[126] Good Charlotte also honored Lil Peep, releasing a cover of «Awful Things», which was shown at his memorial in Long Beach, New York on December 2, 2017.[127] Three Days Grace paid tribute by posting a video on Instagram and Twitter of a remix of Peep’s song «Witchblades» featuring Lil Tracy. The remixed song’s beat was a slowed down instrumental track of the band’s song «The Real You». Lil Peep would be mentioned by Juicy J (who had collaborated with him before his death) on Rae Sremmurd’s «Powerglide». Lil Peep was also honored during the 60th Grammy Awards. On June 19, 2018, Juice Wrld released a two-song EP titled Too Soon.. dedicated to him and XXXTentacion, the latter being killed in June 2018.[128][129] In The 1975 track, «Love It If We Made It», there is a lyric that gives a tribute to Lil Peep: «Rest in peace Lil Peep, The poetry is in the streets».[130] In the song «Glass House» by Machine Gun Kelly, which pays tribute to many deceased artists, Lil Peep is mentioned in the lines: «Wish Lil Peep and me had met, but I can’t get that back». Fellow emo rapper XXXTentacion shared similar sentiments, saying that if he and Lil Peep had known each other better that they would have been good friends.[131] XXXTentacion recorded a verse for a song in tribute to Lil Peep prior to his own murder, which was later turned into the posthumous collaboration «Falling Down». Grimes stated that she wrote the song «Delete Forever» on the night of Lil Peep’s death, with the lyrics being inspired by substance abuse.[132]

Lil Peep was cremated at Huntington Station, New York.[12] On December 2, 2017, friends, family and fans paid their respects to Lil Peep at his memorial in Long Beach, New York.[133] A memorial was also held in London on the same day that a large picture of Lil Peep was projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament in central London.[134]

Legacy and influence

Before he died of an accidental overdose in 2017, Lil Peep was believed to be on track in taking SoundCloud rap into the pop mainstream.[135]

Before dying at the age of 21, Lil Peep came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures drawn together by the internet.[136] He earned legions of fans in a short time from both hip hop and emo subcultures.[137] Although he did not claim so himself, he is widely considered to have made a style of music that has been since regarded «emo rap».[138][98] He has been credited as the leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo music scene[139] and is commonly cited as an inspiration for upcoming emo rappers.[140]

At the time of Lil Peep’s death, he was on the cusp of something significant. Three months earlier, he’d released Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, the album that took the skeleton sound he’d developed in his bedroom — emo sentimentality, thunderous hip-hop underbelly, rock-star insouciance — and thickened it up. His mixtapes Hellboy and Crybaby, released on SoundCloud, were on the front lines of hip-hop’s open-eared engagement with other genres, as well as documents of the ways emo and pop-punk had begun to make room for hip-hop. He was at the musical vanguard and, covered in a symphony of tattoos, an emerging fashion icon as well. – New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica[141]

In 2017, Pitchfork hailed Lil Peep as «the future of emo».[100] Regarding his death, in January 2018, John Jeremiah Sullivan of GQ wrote, «When Lil Peep died late last year, he left behind an outsized legacy.»[142] Rolling Stone journalist Elias Leight concurred similarly and wrote that Lil Peep’s «rise to stardom was powered by relentless drive.»[143] A profile on his artistry was written by Billboard editor Steven Horowitz.[100] The lengthy article resulted in an influx of think pieces centered around Lil Peep amongst writers, with music publications such as Noisey discussing his role within the broader emo genre. Though it allowed Peep to gather attention from a wide audience beyond his SoundCloud base, the piece polarized readers, some of whom protested applying the «future of emo» label to the young rapper in the headline.[138][100] However, Lil Peep has since become regarded being an integral part of a «post-emo revival style of hip hop and rock»,[144][145][146][147] and had been described as «arguably the biggest emo icon of the past few years»[148]

The death of Lil Peep left an impact on several of his musical contemporaries.[149] Lil Uzi Vert offered tribute by sharing on Twitter an edited version of one of the final photos Lil Peep had shared online.[149] The news of Lil Peep’s tragic passing greatly affected Lil Uzi Vert, who shortly tweeted, «We would love 2 stop ….. but do you really care cause we been on xanax all fucking year. […] Rip buddy I 100% understand and I don’t fault u.»[149] The prescription pills Xanax has since become an epidemic in the hip hop realm, particularly among the current SoundCloud generation.[150] The SoundCloud rap scene Lil Peep originated from is notorious for its drug use, with artists often abusing prescription pills such as Xanax which have since become a go-to metaphor in their lyrics.[151] In an assessment of the reactions, many were hopeful Lil Peep’s death has served as a wake-up call for the community regarding drug abuse.[150] After offering their thoughts, Lil Uzi Vert indicated they were looking to do something for themselves in response to Lil Peep’s untimely passing.[150] Lil Uzi Vert also seemed to make attempts to detox, and the following Thursday tweeted an update saying they were sober for the day and already shaking.[149]

In the years following his death, Lil Peep became influential on the development of the e-girls and e-boys subculture,[152] with the New York Post describing him as «the patron musical saint of e-land».[153]

In addition to calling him «the future of emo», Pitchfork also posited that Lil Peep’s willingness to be vulnerable was an antidote to the toxic attitude towards women, which in the past has been a core element of hip-hop culture and its rap-rock variant.[154] According to fellow GothBoiClique member, Fish Narc, Lil Peep explicitly rejected contemporary SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion for his alleged history of violence against his ex-girlfriend, spending time and money removing XXXTentacion’s songs from his Spotify playlists.[58] On the contrary, rapper Fat Nick, a mutual friend of Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, said on Twitter that right before Peep died, he and Peep had a conversation about XXXTentacion and had planned to meet up with him, and that XXXTentacion was «super happy about it».[59] Fat Nick also spoke about the matter on an Instagram livestream, where he dismissed the claims from Fish Narc and others about tension between XXXTentacion and Lil Peep, and confirmed that Lil Peep wanted to meet XXXTentacion once he was off tour. In the livestream, he also implied that members of GothBoiClique were responsible for Lil Peep’s death, saying, «Some of y’all are siding with the people that took advantage of Peep. I don’t get it… That’s crazy. Y’all say shit about fucking X, but you’re not saying shit about the people that killed [Lil Peep]… The people that gave him fentanyl. Y’all don’t say shit to them.»[155] After this, Fish Narc faced criticism for his initial statement condemning the song. Fish Narc responded on Twitter, «I feel that people think I am trying to insult X. But really I wish him rest. I protest a posthumous collab between unaffiliated artists», and clarified that he did not wish to attack XXXTentacion and that his comments were, «how I interpreted what Peep told me as a friend.»[156][157] When the posthumous 2018 single, «Falling Down», uniting the two deceased rappers was created without Lil Peep’s consent, some Lil Peep fans and some of Lil Peep’s friends opposed the retroactive inclusion of XXXTentacion. Some surviving band members posted a story onto Instagram disavowing the collaboration and imploring others not to listen to it.[58] Following his death, Mic bemoaned: «Sadly, Peep had barely just begun bringing emo into the future with a message that many of his less woman-friendly influences, like Brand New, have failed to put forward.» He continued saying, «For a ‘crybaby’ who left this world so young, Peep inspired a lot of people to keep going.»[154] The day after hearing news of his death, rapper Lil B paid tribute through a tweet. He wrote, «I remember Lil peep telling me he is against the sexual abuse of women and people in the music industry … I will continue to push his vision.»[158]

Achievements

Having arisen from SoundCloud scene, Lil Peep was a large presence on social media and came to be revered online.[159][98] He attracted a cult following through the songs he released and their emotional, downtrodden lyrics.[160] Lil Peep also enjoyed the draw of his YouTube channel, where several millions of views were generated by his music videos for «Awful Things», «Benz Truck», «The Brightside» among others.[102]

According to The Atlantic, «If you were going to bet on the young musicians most likely to soon be superstars, until yesterday, a lot of smart money would have been on Lil Peep.»[137] Lil Peep had laid before him a promising career, which had been on the rise since 2015 thanks to a series of tracks, EPs and mixtapes released on SoundCloud.[102] After being around for a little more than a year, Lil Peep had already managed to amass millions of hits on YouTube and SoundCloud.[159] A year after posting his first song, Lil Peep attracted 82,000 followers on SoundCloud and 112,000 followers on Instagram.[109] The burgeoning rapper had generated millions of online streams before releasing his debut album Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1 in August 2017.[161] Despite being involved with GothBoiClique for the shortest amount of time, Lil Peep became the first member of the group to be paid serious critical attention as well as tour internationally.[159] Due in part to his divisive nature, Lil Peep made his way onto Pitchfork‘s «Best Songs of the Year» list and completed a largely sold-out tour of Russia and Europe.[159]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 (2017)
  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2018)

Filmography

Concert tours

  • Come Over When You’re Sober Tour (2017)[163]

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Further reading

  • «Emo rapper Lil Peep embodies sadboi aesthetic in new album». Rocky Mountain Collegian. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via collegian.com.

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Lil Peep

A pink-haired Caucasian male with visible tattoos on his hands, neck, and forehead. He wears a red t-shirt which shows the NHL's New Jersey Devils logo.

Lil Peep in 2016

Born

Gustav Elijah Åhr

November 1, 1996

Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died November 15, 2017 (aged 21)

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Cause of death Accidental fentanyl–alprazolam (Xanax) overdose[1]
Resting place Cremated
Other names Trap Goose
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2014–2017
Relatives John Womack (grandfather)
Musical career
Origin Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres
  • Emo rap
  • lo-fi
  • trap
  • pop punk
Instrument(s) Vocals
Labels
  • First Access
  • Columbia
Formerly of GothBoiClique
Website lilpeep.com

Gustav Elijah Åhr Swedish pronunciation: [ˈoːr] (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), known professionally as Lil Peep, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2] He was a member of the emo rap collective GothBoiClique. Helping pioneer an emo revival-style of rap and rock music, Lil Peep has been credited as a leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo rap scene and came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures.[3]

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to an American mother and a Swedish father and raised on Long Island, Åhr started releasing music on SoundCloud in 2013 under the name «Trap Goose»,[4] later changing his artist name to Lil Peep because his mother had called him «Peep» since he was a baby.[5] He soon became popular on the platform with the release of his 2015 single «Star Shopping», and his popularity grew further with his release of mixtapes Lil Peep; Part One and Live Forever later that year. In 2016, Lil Peep released his widely acclaimed mixtapes Crybaby and Hellboy, along with many other projects including California Girls and Vertigo.

Lil Peep’s first live performance was February 12, 2016, in Tucson as member of Schemaposse. Later that year, he toured briefly with Fat Nick, Mikey The Magician, and Smokepurpp. In the spring of 2017, Lil Peep embarked on his first solo tour, performing to packed venues in three Russian cities, making his way across western Europe, and then across the United States. Soon after the tour Lil Peep moved to London, where he recorded his EP Goth Angel Sinner, and in August he released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1.[6]

While his mixtapes explored emo, trap, lo-fi and alternative rock, his debut album was a transition into pop punk and rap rock.[7] His second album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was released in 2018 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[8] A documentary film about him, Everybody’s Everything, was released in 2019.

On November 15, 2017, two weeks after his 21st birthday, Lil Peep died on his tour bus before a scheduled performance in Tucson, his second to last scheduled show on a 33-date tour of the United States. The Pima County medical examiner’s office, which conducted toxicology tests on Lil Peep, ruled his cause of death an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid, and Xanax, a benzodiazepine sedative. His death was observed as a great loss to 21st century music. «He could have been his generation’s Kurt Cobain», a Rolling Stone profile stated.[9][10]

Early life and education

Gustav Elijah Åhr was born on November 1, 1996, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the second child of first grade teacher Liza Womack and Harvard history professor Karl Johan Åhr. John Womack, an economist and historian of Latin America liberation movements, is Åhr’s maternal grandfather.[11]

He moved to Long Beach, New York on Long Island before his fifth birthday.[12] He had one sibling, Karl «Oskar» Åhr.[13][14] His parents were both Harvard graduates.[14][15] His mother’s family is from Oklahoma and his father is Swedish.[16][17] Åhr’s Swedish citizenship was granted to him through his father in accordance with Swedish law which states that Swedish citizenship is granted automatically at birth to anyone with at least one Swedish parent.[18]

Åhr’s parents separated in 2012 when he was 15. He began experiencing anxiety around age 16 and, according to his mother, self-medicated with marijuana and Xanax.[10] Lil Peep had a close relationship with his mother, going so far as to tattoo her initials and birthday on his arm as his first tattoo at the age of 14.[5] Following his parents’ split, he moved with his mother and older brother to Long Beach, New York, where he would eventually record «Lil Peep; Part One», Feelz, Vertigo, most of «California Girls,» «Garden,» «In the Bedroom I Confess,» «Mall Music,» «Romeo’s Regrets,» and several tracks that were released as singles, including «Star Shopping».

Åhr attended Lindell Elementary School, located just across the street from his mother’s apartment in Long Beach. Just a few days into Åhr’s kindergarten year, the September 11 attacks took place with smoke plumes clearly visible from Åhr’s kindergarten classroom. In third grade, Åhr was placed in Long Beach’s gifted and talented program. Later, in middle school, he was placed in accelerated classes. He played the trombone and tuba[19] and expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age. Åhr attended Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York, which was directly impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and caused the school to close for a few weeks. When the school reopened, the faculty and administrators were more relaxed on the students, leading Åhr to enjoy his junior year of high school significantly more than the rest.

When Åhr returned to school the following year as a senior, there was a new administration that was unfamiliar with the student body and culture. An exhausted Åhr was ready to drop out, but was assisted by a teacher named Maria Hartmann to finish school. With the help of two other teachers whom Åhr knew and trusted, Åhr finished high school by completing his last two necessary courses, English and Social Studies. He graduated six months early in January 2014.

Later that January, Åhr was accepted into SUNY Old Westbury on Long Island, but declined to attend and instead enrolled as an out of state student at Glendale Community College in Pasadena, California. There, he was able to enroll in one class with a middle school friend, who ultimately dropped out. After his first semester at Glendale Community College, Åhr decided to drop out and instead enrolled at Nassau Community College on Long Island. By the fall of 2015, Åhr was taking four classes online (two business classes, one criminal justice class, and one art history class) in which he earned three A’s and one B.

During Åhr’s only full-time semester at Nassau Community College, he made the dean’s list. However, instead of enrolling in a second term, Åhr decided drop out and begin performing with Schemaposse. By the end of 2015 he had already completed a large body of work in his bedroom while attending school full-time.[20][21][22][23]

At the age of 18, Åhr got his first face tattoo, a broken heart below his left eye, as a sign of commitment to avoiding a straight life. «A tattoo on your face is gonna stop you from getting a lot of jobs,» he would later say.[10][24] He returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music under the stage name Lil Peep in February 2016.[25] He moved to Los Angeles, he later explained, because living on Long Island depressed him.[21]

Career

Lil Peep (left) performing with Fat Nick in San Antonio, November 30, 2016

Lil Peep performs in Amsterdam, October 17, 2017[26]

Lil Peep performing in Toronto, October 25, 2017

When Lil Peep was a teenager, he was self-described as a loner who made most of his friends online. Inspired by underground acts like Seshollowaterboyz and iLoveMakonnen,[27] Peep made music while residing on Long Island[28] under the pseudonym «Trap Goose»[22] and lived temporarily with childhood friend Brennan Savage until both decided to move to Los Angeles.[29]

In Los Angeles, Lil Peep initially lived in Skid Row and dipped in and out of homelessness,[30] staying at Savage’s apartment while Savage pursued a degree. The two eventually went separate ways,[29] and Peep met Atlanta rapper and producer JGRXXN, Florida rapper Ghostemane and Houston rapper Craig Xen, living with them while forming the collective Schemaposse.[31] He originally met Craig Xen online and was introduced to JGRXXN, who needed a singer.[32] Lil Peep also attended Glendale Community College during his first year in Los Angeles.[12]

In 2015, Peep released his first extended play, Feelz. This was followed by his debut mixtape Lil Peep; Part One, which generated 4,000 plays in its first week. Shortly thereafter, he released a follow-up mixtape, Live Forever.[33][34]

Lil Peep began to grow in popularity in the fall of 2015, garnered by the popularity of songs such as «Star Shopping» (later released as a single posthumously)[35] making waves in underground hip-hop circles.[31] Lil Peep’s popularity continued to rise after the release of the song «Beamer Boy», which led to him performing live for the first time with the rest of Schemaposse in February 2016 in Tucson, Arizona.[36] In April, Schemaposse broke up and Lil Peep was no longer associated with a collective, though they remained on good terms.[37] Shortly after Schemaposse’s breakup, Peep began to associate with Los Angeles-based rap collective GothBoiClique, featuring members of the group on his full-length mixtape Crybaby.[38] The group shared a squat in Skid Row with Peep and often shared beds.[24] Crybaby was recorded over the span of one month and was completed hours before its original release on SoundCloud in June 2016. Peep completed a majority of the mixing and mastering himself.[27] In August, First Access Entertainment (FAE) partnered with Lil Peep on a joint venture to invest in and advise him on his career.[39]

In September 2016, Lil Peep released his fourth and final solo mixtape, Hellboy.[40] Songs from Hellboy such as «Girls» and «OMFG» received millions of views and plays on SoundCloud and YouTube.[41] Hellboy’s success led to Peep’s first solo tour across the United States and Europe in the spring of 2017, which included performances in Russia and the UK for the first time in his career.[42] In May 2017, the band Mineral accused Peep of copyright infringement for including an unlicensed and uncredited sample of their song «LoveLetterTypewriter» on his track «Hollywood Dreaming». Peep said that he was only trying to «show some love» with the sample.[43]

Soon after the tour was completed, Peep emigrated to London, England, during a disentanglement with Gothboiclique. There he began to associate with figures such as Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen and longtime friend Bexey, and recorded Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 and Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, the EP Goth Angel Sinner and an unreleased collaborative project with iLoveMakonnen.[44][45][46] Peep released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, on August 15, 2017.[47] Shortly thereafter he embarked on his second world tour, beginning in the UK in September[48] and moving to Germany before finishing in the United States in November, which was cut short by his death.[49]

Posthumous releases

After his death, Lil Peep’s fanbase and popularity grew quickly, resulting in a significant increase in sales and streams of his music.[50] The single «Awful Things» from Come Over When You’re Sober, Part One charted, becoming his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79.

Due to Peep’s prolific work rate, a number of songs and projects were completed prior to his death. The first official posthumous release arrived within 24 hours of his death, as Wiggy, a director of many of Peep’s music videos, released the official video for the then-unreleased song «16 Lines».[51] On January 12, 2018, Marshmello officially released a collaboration titled «Spotlight».[52] The video for «Spotlight» was released on February 12, 2018. On January 15, 2018, rapper Juicy J released the song «Got ‘Em Like», which featured Lil Peep and Wiz Khalifa.[53] On January 27, 2018, SoundCloud rapper Teddy released a song collaboration with Lil Peep, «Dreams & Nightmares».[54]

In March 2018, Peep’s music archive was acquired by Columbia Records. On May 13, 2018, a posthumous single, «4 Gold Chains», featuring Clams Casino, was released as well as a music video.[55] A collaboration album between Peep and rapper iLoveMakonnen is expected to be released on Makonnen’s label Warner Bros.[56] On August 17, 2018, Makonnen announced a new Lil Peep single, «Falling Down», a reworking of «Sunlight on Your Skin» that he recorded with Peep in the fall of 2017 in London. The new version features recently deceased rapper XXXTentacion, who recorded his verses following Peep’s death.[57] The creation of the single was condemned by some surviving members of GothBoiClique, who said there had been unresolved conflict between the two artists stemming from latter’s alleged history of violence towards women.[58] This was disputed by other close friends of Lil Peep.[59] «Falling Down» was released on September 19, 2018, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[60] The original «Sunlight on Your Skin» was released on September 27, 2018.[61]

On October 14, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate revealed that his first posthumous project, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was finished in September 2018 and Lil Peep’s executive producer for the project, Smokeasac, confirmed that it was just awaiting approval from Peep’s family.[62] On October 17, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate confirmed that the lead single from Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, «Cry Alone», would be released on October 18, 2018.[63] Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 was released on November 9, 2018.[64] On November 1, 2018, the second single from the album, «Runaway», was officially released.[65] On November 7, 2018, the third single, «Life is Beautiful»—a remix of the track «Life» from the Feelz EP—was released.[66]

Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 81,000 album-equivalent units (including 43,000 pure album sales), making it Lil Peep’s first US top 10 album.[8][67]

On January 31, 2019, the first single from the upcoming collaboration album with iLoveMakonnen, «I’ve Been Waiting», featuring Fall Out Boy, was released.[68] The song was originally a demo by ILoveMakonnen; Peep then performed on it, spawning a partnership that created up to 20 songs. Fall Out Boy was added to the song after Peep’s death.[69]

On March 10, 2019, the documentary Everybody’s Everything, which chronicles Lil Peep’s life, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival.[70] On November 1, 2019, the estate announced the release of the soundtrack to the documentary, which features both released and unreleased tracks.

In April 2019, «Gym Class» and «Star Shopping», two Lil Peep singles that were originally released in March 2016 and August 2015 respectively, were re-released onto all streaming platforms by the Lil Peep estate.[71] The 2016 EP Vertigo was subsequently released by the estate to streaming platforms on March 5, 2020.[72] The Peep estate officially released the Crybaby mixtape with most samples cleared to all streaming platforms on June 10, 2020, to coincide with the four-year anniversary of the original release.[73] The track «falling 4 me» was missing as it couldn’t be cleared with Radiohead.[73] The estate released the Hellboy mixtape with most samples cleared on September 25, 2020, the fourth anniversary of its original release.[74] The song «drive by» was reproduced due to sample clearance issues.[75]

On January 26, 2021, the estate announced that the California Girls EP was to be re-released.[76] It was released on January 29, 2021, with a music video for the song «lil kennedy».[77] Later, on June 30, 2021, the estate announced the re-release of the Lil Peep and Lil Tracy collaboration EPs, Castles and Castles II. They were released on July 2, 2021, with video of past live performances of certain tracks from the EPs. In the fall of 2021, the estate released Friends and High Fashion, two previously unreleased EPs made in collaboration with Yunggoth and Harry Fraud, respectively.[78] On May 20, 2022, the Feelz EP was re-released, with the videos for «feelz» and «life» also being released.[79] On December 2, 2022, the mixtape LIVE FOREVER was re-released, with the music video for the mixtape’s title track also being released.[80]

Fashion

Lil Peep had been into fashion since his teenage years, and during the last months of his life he modelled for Vlone and was invited to and attended several fashion shows such as Balmain men’s show at Paris Fashion Week and Moncler Gamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer show in Milan.[81][82][83] Nico Amarca of Hypebeast said, «Even though Peep’s brand of trendy sits on a far more niche spectrum than most modern-day tastemakers, something that largely attributed to his success. In a time where genuine individuality is becoming increasingly obsolete, Peep was the tattoo-covered, Manic Panic-hued mall rat the creative world needed to disrupt its ever-growing homogeny.»[84] Rapper Playboi Carti described Lil Peep as a «trendsetter».[84]

His style has been described as evoking fashion styles associated with emo[85] and mall goth.[86] He often wore items including graffitied jackets, colored fur,[87] and pink clothes.[86] He cited Fat Mike, Marcelo Burlon and the Casualties as style influences. In a 2017 interview with GQ, he stated:

I never dress the same way for a week—I’ll dress like a whole other person the next week. I like to get weird and mix things. Not necessarily draw on the streets, but mix darker, dirtier cultures with high class shit. And kind of fuse them together and see how they can become one. And I think that already happens when I put on any really elegant piece of clothing, because of the way I look. You expect me to dress like a fucking punk.[81]

In late 2018, it was announced that a Lil Peep clothing line was being created called «No Smoking» (stylized as «NO SMOK!NG») which was developed before Lil Peep’s death.[88]

Musical style


«Cobain» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy (2016) harbors downcast lyrics, and the title references Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.[89] Lil Peep intones emotionally raw lines laced with hazy, narcotic melodies in a deadpan voice.[90][91] The song features poignant samples of «Bad News» by indie-folk singer-songwriter Owen.[90]

Lil Peep was described as making lo-fi rap,[92] being an «emo-trap heart throb»[93] and an «emo rapper».[94][95] Music journalists often compared Lil Peep to singer-songwriter and guitarist Kurt Cobain.[96] New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica defined Peep as the Kurt Cobain of lo-fi rap, describing his music as gloomy and diabolically melodic.[97] Lil Peep himself encouraged the connection and persona in his musical and lyrical content, saying that he wanted to become the «New Kurt Cobain».[96][14] According to Angus Harrison from The Guardian, Lil Peep was «repurposing Kurt Cobain for bedroom diarists who are more used to rap than they are guitars.»[98]

AllMusic described Lil Peep’s music as a blend of hip hop and rock influences along with trap, punk, and dream pop.[99] His songs generally drew on the triple-time hi-hats of Southern rap and the angsty introspection of post-hardcore.[98] He combined elements of emo and pop punk into rap music, bringing a fresh take on the genre.[100] This resulted in him being described as the «future of emo» by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[100]

As a burgeoning artist, Lil Peep gained a significant amount of traction in the alternative hip-hop scene, establishing a better platform for himself to speak to fans about topics of his concern such as mental health.[101] His lyrical themes include topics such as depression, drug use, past relationships, and suicidal thoughts and meshes together third-wave emo, alternative rock, pop-punk and dream pop with trap music and hip-hop.[99] A close friend and the executive producer of Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 said that Peep «wanted to give a voice to people that suffer from anxiety and depression, people who have been abused, bullied, and the people who were misunderstood like him. He had demons of his own and he faced those demons by creating music.»[28]

Personal life

Lil Peep was candid about struggles with his sexuality, depression, heartbreak, and drug use.[102] Lil Peep came out as bisexual in a Twitter post on August 8, 2017.[103][104][100] He took to Twitter to open up about this aspect of his personal life to his fans.[101] Lil Peep simply stated, «yes i’m bi sexual.»[100] After coming out as bisexual, he would regularly confront homophobes on Twitter.[105] He was also known collaborators with iLoveMakonnen, an openly gay recording artist whose music also blurs the line between rap and rock.[105]

Lil Peep came out around the time he and actress and singer Bella Thorne began dating in September 2017.[100][106] Shortly after the release of his debut studio album, the two were spotted kissing. They briefly dated, before Thorne became involved with rapper Mod Sun.[100] While on the Come Over When You’re Sober tour, Lil Peep had met and started dating Instagram influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez around the time of his death in November.[107]

Lil Peep actively talked about his issues with depression, anxiety and substance abuse and stated that he had bipolar disorder.[21] Alongside drug use, Lil Peep struggled with suicidal impulses that date back to his adolescent years.[108] On the track «OMFG» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy, Lil Peep talked about wanting to kill himself.[109] During an interview, he was asked if he was suicidal. Lil Peep replied, «Yeah, it is serious. I suffer from depression and some days I wake up and I’m like, Fuck, I wish I didn’t wake up. That was part of why I moved to California, trying to get away from the place that was doing that to me, and the people I was around.»[109] He continued, «I realized it was just myself—it’s a chemical imbalance in my brain. Some days I’ll be very down and out, but you won’t be able to tell, really, because I don’t express that side of myself on social media. That’s the side of myself that I express through music. That’s my channel for letting all that shit out.»[109] He claims the frankness with which he spoke about difficulties in his life led to an intense connection with his fans through his music. In an interview with The Times, Lil Peep stated, «They tell me that it saved their lives. They say that I stopped them from committing suicide, which is a beautiful thing. … It’s great for me to hear. It helps. It boosts me, because music saved my life as well.»[108]

Lil Peep was not medicated for depression. While those around him insisted, he did not want to, and opted to just smoke marijuana and whatever other drug came his way.[109] In his final interview before his death with Zane Lowe, Peep confessed that his depression was getting worse saying «Things just get worse. Things already get worse and worse and worse every day.»[110] Lil Peep regularly referenced addictions to cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax in his lyrics and posts on social media,[111] where he described himself as a «productive junkie» and advised his audience to avoid drug use.[112]

At the time of his death, Lil Peep was residing in Portobello Road, London, with his friend and close collaborator Bexey,[113][21] and Smokeasac. The move was provoked by Peep’s need to escape his circumstances and his then-collective GothBoiClique.[45][91]

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.[114] Foul play was not suspected,[115] with his death believed to be from an overdose.[116] In a series of Instagram posts in the hours leading up to his death, Lil Peep claimed to have ingested psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis 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.»[117] In the days after his death, a police report revealed that Lil Peep 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 Lil Peep a third time, he was unresponsive and not breathing. Lil Peep’s manager performed CPR before medics arrived, though he was pronounced dead at the scene.[118]

On December 8, Pima County’s Office of the Medical Examiner certified his cause of death as an accidental overdose from the powerful pain medication fentanyl and the benzodiazepine Xanax, a sedative.[119] Toxicology tests were also positive for cannabis, cocaine and the painkiller Tramadol. Urine tests also showed the presence of multiple powerful opioids, including hydrocodone, hydromorphone (marketed under the brand name Dilaudid), oxycodone and oxymorphone. There was no alcohol in his system.[1]

Wrongful death lawsuit

The rapper’s mother Liza Womack filed wrongful death charges against Lil Peep’s management FAE grp in 2019, accusing them of «negligence and other breaches of contract which, the lawsuit alleges, contributed to his death in 2017 of an accidental drug overdose.» Among the claims in the lawsuit are that FAE was complicit in providing access to «illegal drugs» and «prescription medications», and that the company knowingly allowed drug use to take place during the rapper’s tour «despite being aware of his addiction». At one point, the lawsuit charges that FAE encouraged the star to take drugs.[120] In a responding statement, FAE expressed disappointment in the lawsuit:

«Lil Peep’s death from an accidental drug overdose was a terrible tragedy. However, the claim that First Access Entertainment, any of its employees, or Chase Ortega, or anyone else under our auspices, was somehow responsible for, complicit in, or contributed to his death is categorically untrue. In fact, we consistently encouraged Peep to stop abusing drugs and to distance himself from the negative influence of the drug users and enablers with whom he chose to associate.»[120]

FAE formally filed court documents at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 23, 2019, to dispute all claims, including claims of negligence, breach of contract, «and wrongful death». Stennett told Rolling Stone that «[she] felt very protective of Lil Peep from day one.» In later documents and court filings, the company said that their work with Lil Peep was an «arm’s length business arrangement», something disputed by the rapper’s mother.[121]

Despite court filings, FAE supported the release of Peep’s first posthumous album Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2019), which reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, a career-best for the rapper.[122] At the start of 2020, the company released statements about their belief that they had no contractual responsibility for Lil Peep’s personal life, and that a ruling to suggest so would damage management businesses, «Imposing a duty on FAE Ltd. or FAE LLC to prevent [Lil Peep’s] drug overdose would extend the boundaries of legal obligations far beyond any precedent, and far beyond the contractual obligations and reasonable expectations of parties doing business. It would convert businesses engaged in the music and entertainment industries into full-time babysitters for artists. That clearly was not the parties’ intent upon entering ‘the JVA [(joint-venture agreement)].'»[123]

Tributes

Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Lil Peep following his death, including Diplo, Post Malone, Pete Wentz, Marshmello, Mark Ronson, Zane Lowe, Sam Smith, Bella Thorne, Trippie Redd, A$AP Nast, Rich Brian, Playboi Carti, Ugly God, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Xan, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Pump, XXXTentacion, Dua Lipa, and El-P.[124][125] Jon Caramanica, a music critic for The New York Times, held a special remembrance podcast episode to honor Peep following his death which was released on November 22, 2017.[126] Good Charlotte also honored Lil Peep, releasing a cover of «Awful Things», which was shown at his memorial in Long Beach, New York on December 2, 2017.[127] Three Days Grace paid tribute by posting a video on Instagram and Twitter of a remix of Peep’s song «Witchblades» featuring Lil Tracy. The remixed song’s beat was a slowed down instrumental track of the band’s song «The Real You». Lil Peep would be mentioned by Juicy J (who had collaborated with him before his death) on Rae Sremmurd’s «Powerglide». Lil Peep was also honored during the 60th Grammy Awards. On June 19, 2018, Juice Wrld released a two-song EP titled Too Soon.. dedicated to him and XXXTentacion, the latter being killed in June 2018.[128][129] In The 1975 track, «Love It If We Made It», there is a lyric that gives a tribute to Lil Peep: «Rest in peace Lil Peep, The poetry is in the streets».[130] In the song «Glass House» by Machine Gun Kelly, which pays tribute to many deceased artists, Lil Peep is mentioned in the lines: «Wish Lil Peep and me had met, but I can’t get that back». Fellow emo rapper XXXTentacion shared similar sentiments, saying that if he and Lil Peep had known each other better that they would have been good friends.[131] XXXTentacion recorded a verse for a song in tribute to Lil Peep prior to his own murder, which was later turned into the posthumous collaboration «Falling Down». Grimes stated that she wrote the song «Delete Forever» on the night of Lil Peep’s death, with the lyrics being inspired by substance abuse.[132]

Lil Peep was cremated at Huntington Station, New York.[12] On December 2, 2017, friends, family and fans paid their respects to Lil Peep at his memorial in Long Beach, New York.[133] A memorial was also held in London on the same day that a large picture of Lil Peep was projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament in central London.[134]

Legacy and influence

Before he died of an accidental overdose in 2017, Lil Peep was believed to be on track in taking SoundCloud rap into the pop mainstream.[135]

Before dying at the age of 21, Lil Peep came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures drawn together by the internet.[136] He earned legions of fans in a short time from both hip hop and emo subcultures.[137] Although he did not claim so himself, he is widely considered to have made a style of music that has been since regarded «emo rap».[138][98] He has been credited as the leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo music scene[139] and is commonly cited as an inspiration for upcoming emo rappers.[140]

At the time of Lil Peep’s death, he was on the cusp of something significant. Three months earlier, he’d released Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, the album that took the skeleton sound he’d developed in his bedroom — emo sentimentality, thunderous hip-hop underbelly, rock-star insouciance — and thickened it up. His mixtapes Hellboy and Crybaby, released on SoundCloud, were on the front lines of hip-hop’s open-eared engagement with other genres, as well as documents of the ways emo and pop-punk had begun to make room for hip-hop. He was at the musical vanguard and, covered in a symphony of tattoos, an emerging fashion icon as well. – New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica[141]

In 2017, Pitchfork hailed Lil Peep as «the future of emo».[100] Regarding his death, in January 2018, John Jeremiah Sullivan of GQ wrote, «When Lil Peep died late last year, he left behind an outsized legacy.»[142] Rolling Stone journalist Elias Leight concurred similarly and wrote that Lil Peep’s «rise to stardom was powered by relentless drive.»[143] A profile on his artistry was written by Billboard editor Steven Horowitz.[100] The lengthy article resulted in an influx of think pieces centered around Lil Peep amongst writers, with music publications such as Noisey discussing his role within the broader emo genre. Though it allowed Peep to gather attention from a wide audience beyond his SoundCloud base, the piece polarized readers, some of whom protested applying the «future of emo» label to the young rapper in the headline.[138][100] However, Lil Peep has since become regarded being an integral part of a «post-emo revival style of hip hop and rock»,[144][145][146][147] and had been described as «arguably the biggest emo icon of the past few years»[148]

The death of Lil Peep left an impact on several of his musical contemporaries.[149] Lil Uzi Vert offered tribute by sharing on Twitter an edited version of one of the final photos Lil Peep had shared online.[149] The news of Lil Peep’s tragic passing greatly affected Lil Uzi Vert, who shortly tweeted, «We would love 2 stop ….. but do you really care cause we been on xanax all fucking year. […] Rip buddy I 100% understand and I don’t fault u.»[149] The prescription pills Xanax has since become an epidemic in the hip hop realm, particularly among the current SoundCloud generation.[150] The SoundCloud rap scene Lil Peep originated from is notorious for its drug use, with artists often abusing prescription pills such as Xanax which have since become a go-to metaphor in their lyrics.[151] In an assessment of the reactions, many were hopeful Lil Peep’s death has served as a wake-up call for the community regarding drug abuse.[150] After offering their thoughts, Lil Uzi Vert indicated they were looking to do something for themselves in response to Lil Peep’s untimely passing.[150] Lil Uzi Vert also seemed to make attempts to detox, and the following Thursday tweeted an update saying they were sober for the day and already shaking.[149]

In the years following his death, Lil Peep became influential on the development of the e-girls and e-boys subculture,[152] with the New York Post describing him as «the patron musical saint of e-land».[153]

In addition to calling him «the future of emo», Pitchfork also posited that Lil Peep’s willingness to be vulnerable was an antidote to the toxic attitude towards women, which in the past has been a core element of hip-hop culture and its rap-rock variant.[154] According to fellow GothBoiClique member, Fish Narc, Lil Peep explicitly rejected contemporary SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion for his alleged history of violence against his ex-girlfriend, spending time and money removing XXXTentacion’s songs from his Spotify playlists.[58] On the contrary, rapper Fat Nick, a mutual friend of Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, said on Twitter that right before Peep died, he and Peep had a conversation about XXXTentacion and had planned to meet up with him, and that XXXTentacion was «super happy about it».[59] Fat Nick also spoke about the matter on an Instagram livestream, where he dismissed the claims from Fish Narc and others about tension between XXXTentacion and Lil Peep, and confirmed that Lil Peep wanted to meet XXXTentacion once he was off tour. In the livestream, he also implied that members of GothBoiClique were responsible for Lil Peep’s death, saying, «Some of y’all are siding with the people that took advantage of Peep. I don’t get it… That’s crazy. Y’all say shit about fucking X, but you’re not saying shit about the people that killed [Lil Peep]… The people that gave him fentanyl. Y’all don’t say shit to them.»[155] After this, Fish Narc faced criticism for his initial statement condemning the song. Fish Narc responded on Twitter, «I feel that people think I am trying to insult X. But really I wish him rest. I protest a posthumous collab between unaffiliated artists», and clarified that he did not wish to attack XXXTentacion and that his comments were, «how I interpreted what Peep told me as a friend.»[156][157] When the posthumous 2018 single, «Falling Down», uniting the two deceased rappers was created without Lil Peep’s consent, some Lil Peep fans and some of Lil Peep’s friends opposed the retroactive inclusion of XXXTentacion. Some surviving band members posted a story onto Instagram disavowing the collaboration and imploring others not to listen to it.[58] Following his death, Mic bemoaned: «Sadly, Peep had barely just begun bringing emo into the future with a message that many of his less woman-friendly influences, like Brand New, have failed to put forward.» He continued saying, «For a ‘crybaby’ who left this world so young, Peep inspired a lot of people to keep going.»[154] The day after hearing news of his death, rapper Lil B paid tribute through a tweet. He wrote, «I remember Lil peep telling me he is against the sexual abuse of women and people in the music industry … I will continue to push his vision.»[158]

Achievements

Having arisen from SoundCloud scene, Lil Peep was a large presence on social media and came to be revered online.[159][98] He attracted a cult following through the songs he released and their emotional, downtrodden lyrics.[160] Lil Peep also enjoyed the draw of his YouTube channel, where several millions of views were generated by his music videos for «Awful Things», «Benz Truck», «The Brightside» among others.[102]

According to The Atlantic, «If you were going to bet on the young musicians most likely to soon be superstars, until yesterday, a lot of smart money would have been on Lil Peep.»[137] Lil Peep had laid before him a promising career, which had been on the rise since 2015 thanks to a series of tracks, EPs and mixtapes released on SoundCloud.[102] After being around for a little more than a year, Lil Peep had already managed to amass millions of hits on YouTube and SoundCloud.[159] A year after posting his first song, Lil Peep attracted 82,000 followers on SoundCloud and 112,000 followers on Instagram.[109] The burgeoning rapper had generated millions of online streams before releasing his debut album Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1 in August 2017.[161] Despite being involved with GothBoiClique for the shortest amount of time, Lil Peep became the first member of the group to be paid serious critical attention as well as tour internationally.[159] Due in part to his divisive nature, Lil Peep made his way onto Pitchfork‘s «Best Songs of the Year» list and completed a largely sold-out tour of Russia and Europe.[159]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 (2017)
  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2018)

Filmography

Concert tours

  • Come Over When You’re Sober Tour (2017)[163]

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  • «Emo rapper Lil Peep embodies sadboi aesthetic in new album». Rocky Mountain Collegian. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via collegian.com.

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Lil Peep

A pink-haired Caucasian male with visible tattoos on his hands, neck, and forehead. He wears a red t-shirt which shows the NHL's New Jersey Devils logo.

Lil Peep in 2016

Born

Gustav Elijah Åhr

November 1, 1996

Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died November 15, 2017 (aged 21)

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Cause of death Accidental fentanyl–alprazolam (Xanax) overdose[1]
Resting place Cremated
Other names Trap Goose
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2014–2017
Relatives John Womack (grandfather)
Musical career
Origin Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres
  • Emo rap
  • lo-fi
  • trap
  • pop punk
Instrument(s) Vocals
Labels
  • First Access
  • Columbia
Formerly of GothBoiClique
Website lilpeep.com

Gustav Elijah Åhr Swedish pronunciation: [ˈoːr] (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), known professionally as Lil Peep, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2] He was a member of the emo rap collective GothBoiClique. Helping pioneer an emo revival-style of rap and rock music, Lil Peep has been credited as a leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo rap scene and came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures.[3]

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to an American mother and a Swedish father and raised on Long Island, Åhr started releasing music on SoundCloud in 2013 under the name «Trap Goose»,[4] later changing his artist name to Lil Peep because his mother had called him «Peep» since he was a baby.[5] He soon became popular on the platform with the release of his 2015 single «Star Shopping», and his popularity grew further with his release of mixtapes Lil Peep; Part One and Live Forever later that year. In 2016, Lil Peep released his widely acclaimed mixtapes Crybaby and Hellboy, along with many other projects including California Girls and Vertigo.

Lil Peep’s first live performance was February 12, 2016, in Tucson as member of Schemaposse. Later that year, he toured briefly with Fat Nick, Mikey The Magician, and Smokepurpp. In the spring of 2017, Lil Peep embarked on his first solo tour, performing to packed venues in three Russian cities, making his way across western Europe, and then across the United States. Soon after the tour Lil Peep moved to London, where he recorded his EP Goth Angel Sinner, and in August he released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1.[6]

While his mixtapes explored emo, trap, lo-fi and alternative rock, his debut album was a transition into pop punk and rap rock.[7] His second album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was released in 2018 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[8] A documentary film about him, Everybody’s Everything, was released in 2019.

On November 15, 2017, two weeks after his 21st birthday, Lil Peep died on his tour bus before a scheduled performance in Tucson, his second to last scheduled show on a 33-date tour of the United States. The Pima County medical examiner’s office, which conducted toxicology tests on Lil Peep, ruled his cause of death an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid, and Xanax, a benzodiazepine sedative. His death was observed as a great loss to 21st century music. «He could have been his generation’s Kurt Cobain», a Rolling Stone profile stated.[9][10]

Early life and education

Gustav Elijah Åhr was born on November 1, 1996, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the second child of first grade teacher Liza Womack and Harvard history professor Karl Johan Åhr. John Womack, an economist and historian of Latin America liberation movements, is Åhr’s maternal grandfather.[11]

He moved to Long Beach, New York on Long Island before his fifth birthday.[12] He had one sibling, Karl «Oskar» Åhr.[13][14] His parents were both Harvard graduates.[14][15] His mother’s family is from Oklahoma and his father is Swedish.[16][17] Åhr’s Swedish citizenship was granted to him through his father in accordance with Swedish law which states that Swedish citizenship is granted automatically at birth to anyone with at least one Swedish parent.[18]

Åhr’s parents separated in 2012 when he was 15. He began experiencing anxiety around age 16 and, according to his mother, self-medicated with marijuana and Xanax.[10] Lil Peep had a close relationship with his mother, going so far as to tattoo her initials and birthday on his arm as his first tattoo at the age of 14.[5] Following his parents’ split, he moved with his mother and older brother to Long Beach, New York, where he would eventually record «Lil Peep; Part One», Feelz, Vertigo, most of «California Girls,» «Garden,» «In the Bedroom I Confess,» «Mall Music,» «Romeo’s Regrets,» and several tracks that were released as singles, including «Star Shopping».

Åhr attended Lindell Elementary School, located just across the street from his mother’s apartment in Long Beach. Just a few days into Åhr’s kindergarten year, the September 11 attacks took place with smoke plumes clearly visible from Åhr’s kindergarten classroom. In third grade, Åhr was placed in Long Beach’s gifted and talented program. Later, in middle school, he was placed in accelerated classes. He played the trombone and tuba[19] and expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age. Åhr attended Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York, which was directly impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and caused the school to close for a few weeks. When the school reopened, the faculty and administrators were more relaxed on the students, leading Åhr to enjoy his junior year of high school significantly more than the rest.

When Åhr returned to school the following year as a senior, there was a new administration that was unfamiliar with the student body and culture. An exhausted Åhr was ready to drop out, but was assisted by a teacher named Maria Hartmann to finish school. With the help of two other teachers whom Åhr knew and trusted, Åhr finished high school by completing his last two necessary courses, English and Social Studies. He graduated six months early in January 2014.

Later that January, Åhr was accepted into SUNY Old Westbury on Long Island, but declined to attend and instead enrolled as an out of state student at Glendale Community College in Pasadena, California. There, he was able to enroll in one class with a middle school friend, who ultimately dropped out. After his first semester at Glendale Community College, Åhr decided to drop out and instead enrolled at Nassau Community College on Long Island. By the fall of 2015, Åhr was taking four classes online (two business classes, one criminal justice class, and one art history class) in which he earned three A’s and one B.

During Åhr’s only full-time semester at Nassau Community College, he made the dean’s list. However, instead of enrolling in a second term, Åhr decided drop out and begin performing with Schemaposse. By the end of 2015 he had already completed a large body of work in his bedroom while attending school full-time.[20][21][22][23]

At the age of 18, Åhr got his first face tattoo, a broken heart below his left eye, as a sign of commitment to avoiding a straight life. «A tattoo on your face is gonna stop you from getting a lot of jobs,» he would later say.[10][24] He returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music under the stage name Lil Peep in February 2016.[25] He moved to Los Angeles, he later explained, because living on Long Island depressed him.[21]

Career

Lil Peep (left) performing with Fat Nick in San Antonio, November 30, 2016

Lil Peep performs in Amsterdam, October 17, 2017[26]

Lil Peep performing in Toronto, October 25, 2017

When Lil Peep was a teenager, he was self-described as a loner who made most of his friends online. Inspired by underground acts like Seshollowaterboyz and iLoveMakonnen,[27] Peep made music while residing on Long Island[28] under the pseudonym «Trap Goose»[22] and lived temporarily with childhood friend Brennan Savage until both decided to move to Los Angeles.[29]

In Los Angeles, Lil Peep initially lived in Skid Row and dipped in and out of homelessness,[30] staying at Savage’s apartment while Savage pursued a degree. The two eventually went separate ways,[29] and Peep met Atlanta rapper and producer JGRXXN, Florida rapper Ghostemane and Houston rapper Craig Xen, living with them while forming the collective Schemaposse.[31] He originally met Craig Xen online and was introduced to JGRXXN, who needed a singer.[32] Lil Peep also attended Glendale Community College during his first year in Los Angeles.[12]

In 2015, Peep released his first extended play, Feelz. This was followed by his debut mixtape Lil Peep; Part One, which generated 4,000 plays in its first week. Shortly thereafter, he released a follow-up mixtape, Live Forever.[33][34]

Lil Peep began to grow in popularity in the fall of 2015, garnered by the popularity of songs such as «Star Shopping» (later released as a single posthumously)[35] making waves in underground hip-hop circles.[31] Lil Peep’s popularity continued to rise after the release of the song «Beamer Boy», which led to him performing live for the first time with the rest of Schemaposse in February 2016 in Tucson, Arizona.[36] In April, Schemaposse broke up and Lil Peep was no longer associated with a collective, though they remained on good terms.[37] Shortly after Schemaposse’s breakup, Peep began to associate with Los Angeles-based rap collective GothBoiClique, featuring members of the group on his full-length mixtape Crybaby.[38] The group shared a squat in Skid Row with Peep and often shared beds.[24] Crybaby was recorded over the span of one month and was completed hours before its original release on SoundCloud in June 2016. Peep completed a majority of the mixing and mastering himself.[27] In August, First Access Entertainment (FAE) partnered with Lil Peep on a joint venture to invest in and advise him on his career.[39]

In September 2016, Lil Peep released his fourth and final solo mixtape, Hellboy.[40] Songs from Hellboy such as «Girls» and «OMFG» received millions of views and plays on SoundCloud and YouTube.[41] Hellboy’s success led to Peep’s first solo tour across the United States and Europe in the spring of 2017, which included performances in Russia and the UK for the first time in his career.[42] In May 2017, the band Mineral accused Peep of copyright infringement for including an unlicensed and uncredited sample of their song «LoveLetterTypewriter» on his track «Hollywood Dreaming». Peep said that he was only trying to «show some love» with the sample.[43]

Soon after the tour was completed, Peep emigrated to London, England, during a disentanglement with Gothboiclique. There he began to associate with figures such as Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen and longtime friend Bexey, and recorded Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 and Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, the EP Goth Angel Sinner and an unreleased collaborative project with iLoveMakonnen.[44][45][46] Peep released his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, on August 15, 2017.[47] Shortly thereafter he embarked on his second world tour, beginning in the UK in September[48] and moving to Germany before finishing in the United States in November, which was cut short by his death.[49]

Posthumous releases

After his death, Lil Peep’s fanbase and popularity grew quickly, resulting in a significant increase in sales and streams of his music.[50] The single «Awful Things» from Come Over When You’re Sober, Part One charted, becoming his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79.

Due to Peep’s prolific work rate, a number of songs and projects were completed prior to his death. The first official posthumous release arrived within 24 hours of his death, as Wiggy, a director of many of Peep’s music videos, released the official video for the then-unreleased song «16 Lines».[51] On January 12, 2018, Marshmello officially released a collaboration titled «Spotlight».[52] The video for «Spotlight» was released on February 12, 2018. On January 15, 2018, rapper Juicy J released the song «Got ‘Em Like», which featured Lil Peep and Wiz Khalifa.[53] On January 27, 2018, SoundCloud rapper Teddy released a song collaboration with Lil Peep, «Dreams & Nightmares».[54]

In March 2018, Peep’s music archive was acquired by Columbia Records. On May 13, 2018, a posthumous single, «4 Gold Chains», featuring Clams Casino, was released as well as a music video.[55] A collaboration album between Peep and rapper iLoveMakonnen is expected to be released on Makonnen’s label Warner Bros.[56] On August 17, 2018, Makonnen announced a new Lil Peep single, «Falling Down», a reworking of «Sunlight on Your Skin» that he recorded with Peep in the fall of 2017 in London. The new version features recently deceased rapper XXXTentacion, who recorded his verses following Peep’s death.[57] The creation of the single was condemned by some surviving members of GothBoiClique, who said there had been unresolved conflict between the two artists stemming from latter’s alleged history of violence towards women.[58] This was disputed by other close friends of Lil Peep.[59] «Falling Down» was released on September 19, 2018, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[60] The original «Sunlight on Your Skin» was released on September 27, 2018.[61]

On October 14, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate revealed that his first posthumous project, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, was finished in September 2018 and Lil Peep’s executive producer for the project, Smokeasac, confirmed that it was just awaiting approval from Peep’s family.[62] On October 17, 2018, Lil Peep’s estate confirmed that the lead single from Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, «Cry Alone», would be released on October 18, 2018.[63] Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 was released on November 9, 2018.[64] On November 1, 2018, the second single from the album, «Runaway», was officially released.[65] On November 7, 2018, the third single, «Life is Beautiful»—a remix of the track «Life» from the Feelz EP—was released.[66]

Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 81,000 album-equivalent units (including 43,000 pure album sales), making it Lil Peep’s first US top 10 album.[8][67]

On January 31, 2019, the first single from the upcoming collaboration album with iLoveMakonnen, «I’ve Been Waiting», featuring Fall Out Boy, was released.[68] The song was originally a demo by ILoveMakonnen; Peep then performed on it, spawning a partnership that created up to 20 songs. Fall Out Boy was added to the song after Peep’s death.[69]

On March 10, 2019, the documentary Everybody’s Everything, which chronicles Lil Peep’s life, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival.[70] On November 1, 2019, the estate announced the release of the soundtrack to the documentary, which features both released and unreleased tracks.

In April 2019, «Gym Class» and «Star Shopping», two Lil Peep singles that were originally released in March 2016 and August 2015 respectively, were re-released onto all streaming platforms by the Lil Peep estate.[71] The 2016 EP Vertigo was subsequently released by the estate to streaming platforms on March 5, 2020.[72] The Peep estate officially released the Crybaby mixtape with most samples cleared to all streaming platforms on June 10, 2020, to coincide with the four-year anniversary of the original release.[73] The track «falling 4 me» was missing as it couldn’t be cleared with Radiohead.[73] The estate released the Hellboy mixtape with most samples cleared on September 25, 2020, the fourth anniversary of its original release.[74] The song «drive by» was reproduced due to sample clearance issues.[75]

On January 26, 2021, the estate announced that the California Girls EP was to be re-released.[76] It was released on January 29, 2021, with a music video for the song «lil kennedy».[77] Later, on June 30, 2021, the estate announced the re-release of the Lil Peep and Lil Tracy collaboration EPs, Castles and Castles II. They were released on July 2, 2021, with video of past live performances of certain tracks from the EPs. In the fall of 2021, the estate released Friends and High Fashion, two previously unreleased EPs made in collaboration with Yunggoth and Harry Fraud, respectively.[78] On May 20, 2022, the Feelz EP was re-released, with the videos for «feelz» and «life» also being released.[79] On December 2, 2022, the mixtape LIVE FOREVER was re-released, with the music video for the mixtape’s title track also being released.[80]

Fashion

Lil Peep had been into fashion since his teenage years, and during the last months of his life he modelled for Vlone and was invited to and attended several fashion shows such as Balmain men’s show at Paris Fashion Week and Moncler Gamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer show in Milan.[81][82][83] Nico Amarca of Hypebeast said, «Even though Peep’s brand of trendy sits on a far more niche spectrum than most modern-day tastemakers, something that largely attributed to his success. In a time where genuine individuality is becoming increasingly obsolete, Peep was the tattoo-covered, Manic Panic-hued mall rat the creative world needed to disrupt its ever-growing homogeny.»[84] Rapper Playboi Carti described Lil Peep as a «trendsetter».[84]

His style has been described as evoking fashion styles associated with emo[85] and mall goth.[86] He often wore items including graffitied jackets, colored fur,[87] and pink clothes.[86] He cited Fat Mike, Marcelo Burlon and the Casualties as style influences. In a 2017 interview with GQ, he stated:

I never dress the same way for a week—I’ll dress like a whole other person the next week. I like to get weird and mix things. Not necessarily draw on the streets, but mix darker, dirtier cultures with high class shit. And kind of fuse them together and see how they can become one. And I think that already happens when I put on any really elegant piece of clothing, because of the way I look. You expect me to dress like a fucking punk.[81]

In late 2018, it was announced that a Lil Peep clothing line was being created called «No Smoking» (stylized as «NO SMOK!NG») which was developed before Lil Peep’s death.[88]

Musical style


«Cobain» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy (2016) harbors downcast lyrics, and the title references Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.[89] Lil Peep intones emotionally raw lines laced with hazy, narcotic melodies in a deadpan voice.[90][91] The song features poignant samples of «Bad News» by indie-folk singer-songwriter Owen.[90]

Lil Peep was described as making lo-fi rap,[92] being an «emo-trap heart throb»[93] and an «emo rapper».[94][95] Music journalists often compared Lil Peep to singer-songwriter and guitarist Kurt Cobain.[96] New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica defined Peep as the Kurt Cobain of lo-fi rap, describing his music as gloomy and diabolically melodic.[97] Lil Peep himself encouraged the connection and persona in his musical and lyrical content, saying that he wanted to become the «New Kurt Cobain».[96][14] According to Angus Harrison from The Guardian, Lil Peep was «repurposing Kurt Cobain for bedroom diarists who are more used to rap than they are guitars.»[98]

AllMusic described Lil Peep’s music as a blend of hip hop and rock influences along with trap, punk, and dream pop.[99] His songs generally drew on the triple-time hi-hats of Southern rap and the angsty introspection of post-hardcore.[98] He combined elements of emo and pop punk into rap music, bringing a fresh take on the genre.[100] This resulted in him being described as the «future of emo» by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[100]

As a burgeoning artist, Lil Peep gained a significant amount of traction in the alternative hip-hop scene, establishing a better platform for himself to speak to fans about topics of his concern such as mental health.[101] His lyrical themes include topics such as depression, drug use, past relationships, and suicidal thoughts and meshes together third-wave emo, alternative rock, pop-punk and dream pop with trap music and hip-hop.[99] A close friend and the executive producer of Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 said that Peep «wanted to give a voice to people that suffer from anxiety and depression, people who have been abused, bullied, and the people who were misunderstood like him. He had demons of his own and he faced those demons by creating music.»[28]

Personal life

Lil Peep was candid about struggles with his sexuality, depression, heartbreak, and drug use.[102] Lil Peep came out as bisexual in a Twitter post on August 8, 2017.[103][104][100] He took to Twitter to open up about this aspect of his personal life to his fans.[101] Lil Peep simply stated, «yes i’m bi sexual.»[100] After coming out as bisexual, he would regularly confront homophobes on Twitter.[105] He was also known collaborators with iLoveMakonnen, an openly gay recording artist whose music also blurs the line between rap and rock.[105]

Lil Peep came out around the time he and actress and singer Bella Thorne began dating in September 2017.[100][106] Shortly after the release of his debut studio album, the two were spotted kissing. They briefly dated, before Thorne became involved with rapper Mod Sun.[100] While on the Come Over When You’re Sober tour, Lil Peep had met and started dating Instagram influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez around the time of his death in November.[107]

Lil Peep actively talked about his issues with depression, anxiety and substance abuse and stated that he had bipolar disorder.[21] Alongside drug use, Lil Peep struggled with suicidal impulses that date back to his adolescent years.[108] On the track «OMFG» from his breakthrough mixtape Hellboy, Lil Peep talked about wanting to kill himself.[109] During an interview, he was asked if he was suicidal. Lil Peep replied, «Yeah, it is serious. I suffer from depression and some days I wake up and I’m like, Fuck, I wish I didn’t wake up. That was part of why I moved to California, trying to get away from the place that was doing that to me, and the people I was around.»[109] He continued, «I realized it was just myself—it’s a chemical imbalance in my brain. Some days I’ll be very down and out, but you won’t be able to tell, really, because I don’t express that side of myself on social media. That’s the side of myself that I express through music. That’s my channel for letting all that shit out.»[109] He claims the frankness with which he spoke about difficulties in his life led to an intense connection with his fans through his music. In an interview with The Times, Lil Peep stated, «They tell me that it saved their lives. They say that I stopped them from committing suicide, which is a beautiful thing. … It’s great for me to hear. It helps. It boosts me, because music saved my life as well.»[108]

Lil Peep was not medicated for depression. While those around him insisted, he did not want to, and opted to just smoke marijuana and whatever other drug came his way.[109] In his final interview before his death with Zane Lowe, Peep confessed that his depression was getting worse saying «Things just get worse. Things already get worse and worse and worse every day.»[110] Lil Peep regularly referenced addictions to cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax in his lyrics and posts on social media,[111] where he described himself as a «productive junkie» and advised his audience to avoid drug use.[112]

At the time of his death, Lil Peep was residing in Portobello Road, London, with his friend and close collaborator Bexey,[113][21] and Smokeasac. The move was provoked by Peep’s need to escape his circumstances and his then-collective GothBoiClique.[45][91]

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.[114] Foul play was not suspected,[115] with his death believed to be from an overdose.[116] In a series of Instagram posts in the hours leading up to his death, Lil Peep claimed to have ingested psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis 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.»[117] In the days after his death, a police report revealed that Lil Peep 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 Lil Peep a third time, he was unresponsive and not breathing. Lil Peep’s manager performed CPR before medics arrived, though he was pronounced dead at the scene.[118]

On December 8, Pima County’s Office of the Medical Examiner certified his cause of death as an accidental overdose from the powerful pain medication fentanyl and the benzodiazepine Xanax, a sedative.[119] Toxicology tests were also positive for cannabis, cocaine and the painkiller Tramadol. Urine tests also showed the presence of multiple powerful opioids, including hydrocodone, hydromorphone (marketed under the brand name Dilaudid), oxycodone and oxymorphone. There was no alcohol in his system.[1]

Wrongful death lawsuit

The rapper’s mother Liza Womack filed wrongful death charges against Lil Peep’s management FAE grp in 2019, accusing them of «negligence and other breaches of contract which, the lawsuit alleges, contributed to his death in 2017 of an accidental drug overdose.» Among the claims in the lawsuit are that FAE was complicit in providing access to «illegal drugs» and «prescription medications», and that the company knowingly allowed drug use to take place during the rapper’s tour «despite being aware of his addiction». At one point, the lawsuit charges that FAE encouraged the star to take drugs.[120] In a responding statement, FAE expressed disappointment in the lawsuit:

«Lil Peep’s death from an accidental drug overdose was a terrible tragedy. However, the claim that First Access Entertainment, any of its employees, or Chase Ortega, or anyone else under our auspices, was somehow responsible for, complicit in, or contributed to his death is categorically untrue. In fact, we consistently encouraged Peep to stop abusing drugs and to distance himself from the negative influence of the drug users and enablers with whom he chose to associate.»[120]

FAE formally filed court documents at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 23, 2019, to dispute all claims, including claims of negligence, breach of contract, «and wrongful death». Stennett told Rolling Stone that «[she] felt very protective of Lil Peep from day one.» In later documents and court filings, the company said that their work with Lil Peep was an «arm’s length business arrangement», something disputed by the rapper’s mother.[121]

Despite court filings, FAE supported the release of Peep’s first posthumous album Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2019), which reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, a career-best for the rapper.[122] At the start of 2020, the company released statements about their belief that they had no contractual responsibility for Lil Peep’s personal life, and that a ruling to suggest so would damage management businesses, «Imposing a duty on FAE Ltd. or FAE LLC to prevent [Lil Peep’s] drug overdose would extend the boundaries of legal obligations far beyond any precedent, and far beyond the contractual obligations and reasonable expectations of parties doing business. It would convert businesses engaged in the music and entertainment industries into full-time babysitters for artists. That clearly was not the parties’ intent upon entering ‘the JVA [(joint-venture agreement)].'»[123]

Tributes

Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Lil Peep following his death, including Diplo, Post Malone, Pete Wentz, Marshmello, Mark Ronson, Zane Lowe, Sam Smith, Bella Thorne, Trippie Redd, A$AP Nast, Rich Brian, Playboi Carti, Ugly God, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Xan, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Pump, XXXTentacion, Dua Lipa, and El-P.[124][125] Jon Caramanica, a music critic for The New York Times, held a special remembrance podcast episode to honor Peep following his death which was released on November 22, 2017.[126] Good Charlotte also honored Lil Peep, releasing a cover of «Awful Things», which was shown at his memorial in Long Beach, New York on December 2, 2017.[127] Three Days Grace paid tribute by posting a video on Instagram and Twitter of a remix of Peep’s song «Witchblades» featuring Lil Tracy. The remixed song’s beat was a slowed down instrumental track of the band’s song «The Real You». Lil Peep would be mentioned by Juicy J (who had collaborated with him before his death) on Rae Sremmurd’s «Powerglide». Lil Peep was also honored during the 60th Grammy Awards. On June 19, 2018, Juice Wrld released a two-song EP titled Too Soon.. dedicated to him and XXXTentacion, the latter being killed in June 2018.[128][129] In The 1975 track, «Love It If We Made It», there is a lyric that gives a tribute to Lil Peep: «Rest in peace Lil Peep, The poetry is in the streets».[130] In the song «Glass House» by Machine Gun Kelly, which pays tribute to many deceased artists, Lil Peep is mentioned in the lines: «Wish Lil Peep and me had met, but I can’t get that back». Fellow emo rapper XXXTentacion shared similar sentiments, saying that if he and Lil Peep had known each other better that they would have been good friends.[131] XXXTentacion recorded a verse for a song in tribute to Lil Peep prior to his own murder, which was later turned into the posthumous collaboration «Falling Down». Grimes stated that she wrote the song «Delete Forever» on the night of Lil Peep’s death, with the lyrics being inspired by substance abuse.[132]

Lil Peep was cremated at Huntington Station, New York.[12] On December 2, 2017, friends, family and fans paid their respects to Lil Peep at his memorial in Long Beach, New York.[133] A memorial was also held in London on the same day that a large picture of Lil Peep was projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament in central London.[134]

Legacy and influence

Before he died of an accidental overdose in 2017, Lil Peep was believed to be on track in taking SoundCloud rap into the pop mainstream.[135]

Before dying at the age of 21, Lil Peep came to be an inspiration to outcasts and youth subcultures drawn together by the internet.[136] He earned legions of fans in a short time from both hip hop and emo subcultures.[137] Although he did not claim so himself, he is widely considered to have made a style of music that has been since regarded «emo rap».[138][98] He has been credited as the leading figure of the mid–late 2010s emo music scene[139] and is commonly cited as an inspiration for upcoming emo rappers.[140]

At the time of Lil Peep’s death, he was on the cusp of something significant. Three months earlier, he’d released Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, the album that took the skeleton sound he’d developed in his bedroom — emo sentimentality, thunderous hip-hop underbelly, rock-star insouciance — and thickened it up. His mixtapes Hellboy and Crybaby, released on SoundCloud, were on the front lines of hip-hop’s open-eared engagement with other genres, as well as documents of the ways emo and pop-punk had begun to make room for hip-hop. He was at the musical vanguard and, covered in a symphony of tattoos, an emerging fashion icon as well. – New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica[141]

In 2017, Pitchfork hailed Lil Peep as «the future of emo».[100] Regarding his death, in January 2018, John Jeremiah Sullivan of GQ wrote, «When Lil Peep died late last year, he left behind an outsized legacy.»[142] Rolling Stone journalist Elias Leight concurred similarly and wrote that Lil Peep’s «rise to stardom was powered by relentless drive.»[143] A profile on his artistry was written by Billboard editor Steven Horowitz.[100] The lengthy article resulted in an influx of think pieces centered around Lil Peep amongst writers, with music publications such as Noisey discussing his role within the broader emo genre. Though it allowed Peep to gather attention from a wide audience beyond his SoundCloud base, the piece polarized readers, some of whom protested applying the «future of emo» label to the young rapper in the headline.[138][100] However, Lil Peep has since become regarded being an integral part of a «post-emo revival style of hip hop and rock»,[144][145][146][147] and had been described as «arguably the biggest emo icon of the past few years»[148]

The death of Lil Peep left an impact on several of his musical contemporaries.[149] Lil Uzi Vert offered tribute by sharing on Twitter an edited version of one of the final photos Lil Peep had shared online.[149] The news of Lil Peep’s tragic passing greatly affected Lil Uzi Vert, who shortly tweeted, «We would love 2 stop ….. but do you really care cause we been on xanax all fucking year. […] Rip buddy I 100% understand and I don’t fault u.»[149] The prescription pills Xanax has since become an epidemic in the hip hop realm, particularly among the current SoundCloud generation.[150] The SoundCloud rap scene Lil Peep originated from is notorious for its drug use, with artists often abusing prescription pills such as Xanax which have since become a go-to metaphor in their lyrics.[151] In an assessment of the reactions, many were hopeful Lil Peep’s death has served as a wake-up call for the community regarding drug abuse.[150] After offering their thoughts, Lil Uzi Vert indicated they were looking to do something for themselves in response to Lil Peep’s untimely passing.[150] Lil Uzi Vert also seemed to make attempts to detox, and the following Thursday tweeted an update saying they were sober for the day and already shaking.[149]

In the years following his death, Lil Peep became influential on the development of the e-girls and e-boys subculture,[152] with the New York Post describing him as «the patron musical saint of e-land».[153]

In addition to calling him «the future of emo», Pitchfork also posited that Lil Peep’s willingness to be vulnerable was an antidote to the toxic attitude towards women, which in the past has been a core element of hip-hop culture and its rap-rock variant.[154] According to fellow GothBoiClique member, Fish Narc, Lil Peep explicitly rejected contemporary SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion for his alleged history of violence against his ex-girlfriend, spending time and money removing XXXTentacion’s songs from his Spotify playlists.[58] On the contrary, rapper Fat Nick, a mutual friend of Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, said on Twitter that right before Peep died, he and Peep had a conversation about XXXTentacion and had planned to meet up with him, and that XXXTentacion was «super happy about it».[59] Fat Nick also spoke about the matter on an Instagram livestream, where he dismissed the claims from Fish Narc and others about tension between XXXTentacion and Lil Peep, and confirmed that Lil Peep wanted to meet XXXTentacion once he was off tour. In the livestream, he also implied that members of GothBoiClique were responsible for Lil Peep’s death, saying, «Some of y’all are siding with the people that took advantage of Peep. I don’t get it… That’s crazy. Y’all say shit about fucking X, but you’re not saying shit about the people that killed [Lil Peep]… The people that gave him fentanyl. Y’all don’t say shit to them.»[155] After this, Fish Narc faced criticism for his initial statement condemning the song. Fish Narc responded on Twitter, «I feel that people think I am trying to insult X. But really I wish him rest. I protest a posthumous collab between unaffiliated artists», and clarified that he did not wish to attack XXXTentacion and that his comments were, «how I interpreted what Peep told me as a friend.»[156][157] When the posthumous 2018 single, «Falling Down», uniting the two deceased rappers was created without Lil Peep’s consent, some Lil Peep fans and some of Lil Peep’s friends opposed the retroactive inclusion of XXXTentacion. Some surviving band members posted a story onto Instagram disavowing the collaboration and imploring others not to listen to it.[58] Following his death, Mic bemoaned: «Sadly, Peep had barely just begun bringing emo into the future with a message that many of his less woman-friendly influences, like Brand New, have failed to put forward.» He continued saying, «For a ‘crybaby’ who left this world so young, Peep inspired a lot of people to keep going.»[154] The day after hearing news of his death, rapper Lil B paid tribute through a tweet. He wrote, «I remember Lil peep telling me he is against the sexual abuse of women and people in the music industry … I will continue to push his vision.»[158]

Achievements

Having arisen from SoundCloud scene, Lil Peep was a large presence on social media and came to be revered online.[159][98] He attracted a cult following through the songs he released and their emotional, downtrodden lyrics.[160] Lil Peep also enjoyed the draw of his YouTube channel, where several millions of views were generated by his music videos for «Awful Things», «Benz Truck», «The Brightside» among others.[102]

According to The Atlantic, «If you were going to bet on the young musicians most likely to soon be superstars, until yesterday, a lot of smart money would have been on Lil Peep.»[137] Lil Peep had laid before him a promising career, which had been on the rise since 2015 thanks to a series of tracks, EPs and mixtapes released on SoundCloud.[102] After being around for a little more than a year, Lil Peep had already managed to amass millions of hits on YouTube and SoundCloud.[159] A year after posting his first song, Lil Peep attracted 82,000 followers on SoundCloud and 112,000 followers on Instagram.[109] The burgeoning rapper had generated millions of online streams before releasing his debut album Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1 in August 2017.[161] Despite being involved with GothBoiClique for the shortest amount of time, Lil Peep became the first member of the group to be paid serious critical attention as well as tour internationally.[159] Due in part to his divisive nature, Lil Peep made his way onto Pitchfork‘s «Best Songs of the Year» list and completed a largely sold-out tour of Russia and Europe.[159]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 (2017)
  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2018)

Filmography

Concert tours

  • Come Over When You’re Sober Tour (2017)[163]

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Further reading

  • «Emo rapper Lil Peep embodies sadboi aesthetic in new album». Rocky Mountain Collegian. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via collegian.com.

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Лил Пип — биография


Лил Пип – знаменитый американский музыкант, исполнявший песни на стыке двух стилей – эмо и рэпа.

Молодого музыканта, модель и композитора, известного под псевдонимом Lil Peep, считают одним из лучших исполнителей в стиле эмо-рэп. Благодаря его творчеству стиль эмо начал возрождаться и вышел на новый уровень.

Детство

Родился Густав Ар (настоящее имя Лил Пипа) в 1996 году в Пенсильвании. Вырос мальчик на юге Лонг-Айленда. Родители окончили Гарвард и производили впечатление вполне счастливой семьи. Однако, когда мальчик достиг подросткового возраста, они развелись. Отец преподавал в колледже, а мама работала учительницей начальных классов. В детстве мама называла мальчика Пипом, отсюда и появился звучный псевдоним. Когда юноше исполнилось 14 лет, отец бросает семью. Развод родителей сильно повлиял на мальчика, который стал считать собственного отца врагом.

С матерью у певца всегда были самые теплые отношения, только она могла понять подростковый бунт сына, его проблемы и мысли. В какой-то момент мать даже начала выполнять за сына домашнее задание, когда Гас перестал ходить в школу. Мальчик часто пропускал уроки, женщине даже пришлось получить разрешение на обучение в онлайн режиме. Старшие классы юноша заканчивал сидя дома, проходя курсы онлайн.

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Lil Peep в детстве

После школы Гас решает исключить отца из собственной жизни. Юноша верил, что отец предал их, уйдя из семьи. Тема развода родителей всегда была болезненной для молодого музыканта.

В подростковом возрасте будущий исполнитель начинает приобщаться к рэпу. Он увлекается этим направлением и мечтает о создании своих собственных треков. Его творческая биография начинается с покупки самого необходимого – записывающей аппаратуры и микрофона.

Ролики он загружал на Ютубе, а также на другой подобной платформе под названием SoundCloud. Видео с исполнениями молодого музыканта быстро стали популярными и это предопределило дальнейшие события из биографии певца. Свои первые записи парень писал прямо на домашнем ноутбуке. Впоследствии его творчество развивалось в направлении «лоу-фай», что можно перевести как «некачественный звук». Суть стиля в том, что записи звучат «некачественно», глухо, за счет чего создается особая атмосферность и антураж песни. Это роднит творчество Гаса с другим исполнителем, Куртом Кобейном, основателем стиля гранж. Пип, как и Кобейн в свое время, старался придать своей музыке нарочито «небрежное» звучание. Сходство двух музыкантов в дальнейшем отменят многие критики.

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Lil Peep в юности

Окрыленный первым успехом в возрасте 17 лет Густав переезжает в Лос-Анджелес. В городе Ангелов он планировал вплотную заняться сольной карьерой. Лил Пип снимал квартиру вместе со своим другом Бреннаном. Вскоре юношу заметил основатель группы SchemaPosse, популярный рэпер JGRXXN. Рэпер связался с парнем при помощи социальных сетей и назначает ему личную встречу.

После встречи, на которую был приглашен и Эрик Уитни, более известный как Ghostemane, музыканты решают основать собственный коллектив. Группу назвали SchemaBoyss и какое-то время она давала гастроли по всей Америке. Однако в коллективе начинается творческий конфликт и оба музыканта покидают группу.

Вскоре молодой исполнитель знакомится с известным рэпером Лил Трейси и присоединяется к его команде. В течение года Лил Пип доводит собственный стиль исполнения до совершенства и буквально возрождает музыкальное сочетание рэпа и эмо.

Дальнейшая карьера

Поначалу никто не помогал молодому музыканту раскручивать авторские синглы. Первая популярность – всецело заслуга самого Пипа. Первое время он даже посещал специальные курсы по обработке записей, что в будущем пригодилось ему для создания собственных треков на домашнем компьютере.

Лил Пип (Lil Peep)

Lil Peep на сцене

Заниматься музыкой Густав начал еще дома, в Лонг-Айленде. В 2015 году парень выпускает свой первый музыкальный сборник под названием «Часть первая». Микстейп сразу же становится популярным, набрав свыше 4 тысяч прослушиваний в первую же неделю. Затем музыкант выпускает собственный альбом «Feelz» и следом еще один сборник «Live Forever».

Популярность музыканта начинает расти после выхода композиции «Star Shopping». Позже та запись выйдет уже отдельным синглом, но после смерти певца. Следующая песня «Beamer Boy» делает Пипа еще более популярным. Благодаря внезапно обретенной славе молодого человека приглашают в группу Schemaposse. С коллективом Густав выступил на концерте в Тусоне.

В апреле 2016 года Пип покидает группу, оставшись при этом в дружеских отношениях с коллективом. После этого он больше не стремится выступать вместе с другими музыкальными коллективами. Однако через какое-то время последовало новое сотрудничество, на сей раз с рэперами из группы GothBoiClique. Пип пригласил участников коллектива для записи своего очередного сборника Crybaby. Сам Пип позже утверждал, что микстейп был создан всего лишь за три дня, а для записи был использован микрофон стоимостью в 150 долларов. Большую часть всей работы на себя взял сам Густав, сборник вышел в свет летом 2016 года.

Осенью этого же года выходит знаковая запись музыканта – Hellboy. Сборник имел огромную популярность на музыкальных площадках, количество прослушиваний било рекорды. Успех сборника определил дальнейшую карьеру певца – он отправляется в собственный гастрольный тур по всей Америке. Сольный тур назывался «Шоу Пипа» и собрал огромное количество поклонников музыканта. Концертный тур продолжался примерно месяц и имя молодого исполнителя все чаще можно было услышать в рэперских кругах.

Весной 2017 года последовал скандал: музыкальный коллектив Mineral предъявил певцу обвинения в незаконном использовании одной из песен группы для собственного трека Пипа. На это вокалист ответил, что таким образом пытался выразить свою любовь к оригинальной песне.

После окончания тура Пип решает перебраться в Англию и селится в Лондоне. В британской столице Густав продолжает заниматься музыкой. Он начинает записывать композиции с другими рэперами. Здесь же музыкант создает другие песни, делающие его имя знаменитым за пределами родной Америки.

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Lil Peep в России

Выступал Пип и в России. В 2017 году он специально приехал в столицу, чтобы дать концерт перед российскими поклонниками. Здесь же парень записал одну из частей будущего трека «Benz truck». Когда проводилась экранизация, видеоряд был дополнен субтитрами на русском языке.

Могут быть знакомы

Модельный бизнес

У артиста была очень яркая и запоминающаяся внешность. Несколько татуировок, в том числе и на лице, делали его образ дерзким, но одновременно по-детски наивным. Его стиль музыки хорошо сочетался с обликом певца – романтичность стилистики эмо гармонировала с агрессивностью рэпа. Человек с такой внешностью просто не мог не заинтересовать представителей модельных агентств.

На самом деле Лил Пип работал в качестве модели, начиная с подросткового возраста. Парня постоянно приглашали для участия в показах, в том числе и для парижской недели моды. О любви Гаса к моде рассказывали его друзья. Один из рэперов Playboi Carti даже отзывался о Пипе как о «законодателе мод».

В 2018 году выходит линия одежды, названная в честь исполнителя. Линия «No Smoking» была разработана уже после смерти Гаса.

Стиль музыки

Вокалист описывал свой собственный стиль как особое сочетание эмо-трэпа и рэпа «лоу-фай». Лоу-фай иногда характеризуется эффектом «некачественной» записи. Композиции певца относятся по своей направленности к южному репу, однако во многом опираются на постхардкор. Не удивительно, что некоторые журналисты сравнивали Лил Пипа с Куртом Кобейном, но отмечали мрачность и мелодичность музыки первого. С Куртом Кобейном Пипа роднит не только стиль, но и направленность творчества – мрачные мотивы, противостояние обществу.

В центре творчества певца были такие темы, как расставания, депрессии, общественное непонимание и наркомания. В ранних композициях Лил Пипа прослеживаются оккультные мотивы. Один из самых известных журналов, посвященных музыке, «Pitchfork» называл Гаса «эмо будущего».

Певец говорил, что многие его тексты посвящены мести отцу, а также девушкам, которые его бросили. Певец утверждал, что его бывшим девушкам всегда чего-то не хватало, чтобы обрести счастье с ним.

Лил Пип мастерски играл на тубе и на тромбоне.

Личная жизнь

Биография певца была омрачена множеством срывов и потреблением наркотиков. Зависимость от веществ часто становилась темой не только его песен, певец высказывался о наркотиках в своих социальных сетях. Однажды Гас даже назвал себя «продуктивным наркоманом», однако посоветовал всем отказаться от приема запрещенных веществ. Он отмечал, что никогда не был счастлив и часто впадает в уныние, чувствует депрессивный настрой. Гас не обращался к врачам по поводу депрессии. Он утверждал, что от наркотиков не откажется никогда, особенно от препаратов, которые лечат депрессию.

Lil Peep с Арзайлией Родригез

В личной жизни певец не скрывал своей бисексуальности. Известны его отношения с актрисой из Америки по имени Белла Торн. Однако яркая пара вскоре расстается и Гас начинает встречаться с другой девушкой. До самой своей смерти певец встречался с богершей Арзайлией Родригез.

Смерть

В 2017 году выходит первый альбом музыканта, написанный в профессиональной студии. Альбом хорошо продается и Пип объявляет о новом этапе в своей музыкальной карьере – он собирается совершить мировое турне. Тур должен был стартовать в Британии в сентябре. Однако обстоятельства не дали планам музыканта воплотиться в жизнь – в ноябре того же года Лил Пип скончался.

В тот день молодой исполнитель должен был давать концерт в Тусоне, в Америке. Выступление было в срочном порядке отменено – появились сообщения о госпитализации артиста, а потом и о его безвременной кончине. Первоначальной версией смерти парня была наркотическая передозировка, в дальнейшем эта информация подтвердилась.

Лил Пип (Lil Peep)

Lil Peep мертвый в автобусе

Молодой человек в тот момент находился в одном из автобусов, которые часто используются американскими группами для гастрольных туров. Пип был без сознания, сразу же после обнаружения его отвезли в больницу.

В тот момент певец был окружен друзьями. Один из приятелей музыканта, певец Бекси, вел прямую трансляцию. На видео можно было увидеть бессознательное тело Гаса, остальные парни были невменяемы. Предположительно, в тот день все собравшиеся приняли наркотики. Возможно, невменяемое состояние не позволило друзьям вовремя понять, что Гас нуждается в помощи.

Молодой исполнитель смешал опиаты и другие препараты, что и стало причиной скорого летального исхода. До сих пор ходят слухи о том, кто мог дать парню самодельные таблетки, которые и стали причиной его смерти.

15 ноября Густава не стала, ему недавно исполнился 21 год.

По-настоящему пророческим стал последний пост молодого исполнителя. В своей ленте он разместил фотографию с концерта и оставил комментарий. В сообщении музыкант обращался к своим поклонникам, утверждая, что они полюбят его после смерти.

Лил Пип (Lil Peep)

Последний пост Lil Peep

Так и произошло. После смерти артиста в его социальной сети до сих пор признаются в любви его многочисленные поклонники.

Посмертные записи

После сообщений о смерти Пипа продажи его пластинок резко взлетели, популярность исполнителя тоже побила все рекорды. Его композиции попадают в чарты, о нем начинают писать многочисленные музыкальные журналы и сайты.

Лил Пип всегда много работал, он старался выпустить как можно больше новых треков. Некоторые композиции остались незавершенными после кончины исполнителя, поэтому многие песни доделывались уже после объявления о его смерти. Посмертный релиз певца появляется уже спустя сутки после трагического события. Выпускается неизданная композиция «16 Lines», которая также имела огромную популярность среди поклонников Пипа.

Спустя год выходит совместный трек знаменитого диджея под псевдонимом Маршмеллоу и Пипа. Композиция называлась «Spotlight», к ней через месяц будет снят отдельный ролик. Следом другие исполнители выпускают треки, в которых до этого принимал участие Лил Пип.

В марте 2018 года бывший продюсер музыканта сообщил о скором окончании работы над второй частью альбома Лил Пипа. Он признавался Густаву в любви, говорил о том, что хотел бы видеть рядом с собой певца. Продюсер просил мертвого музыканта о доверии, ведь речь шла о последнем альбоме исполнителя.

Затем архивные записи певца перекупаются компанией Columbia Records. В мае выходит посмертный трек Пипа и снимается клип. Начинается переиздание самых знаковых композиций в творческой биографии Гаса, используются старые записи.

Смерть Густава Ара только сделала его имя еще известнее. До сих пор выходят переиздания его старых треков, перезапуски прежних проектов. Композиции певца и сейчас занимают места в чертах и обретают все больше поклонников по всему миру.

Настоящее время

Весной 2019 года вышла документальная лента о жизни вокалиста. Картина называлась «Лил Пип: все для всех». Фильм показывали в кинотеатрах. Следом выходит перезапуск старых треков исполнителя.

Лил Пип (Lil Peep)

Последнее переиздание произошло в 2020 году. Был использован альбом Vertigo, который Лип Пип записал еще в 2016 году.

Альбом

  • Come Over When You’re Sober

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Childhood & Early Life

Lil Peep was born Gustav Elijah Ahr, on November 1, 1996, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, to Liza Womack and Karl Johan Ahr. He was born into a comfortable lifestyle, with both his parents engaged in teaching. His father was a university professor, while his mother was a school teacher. He also had an elder brother.

However, his parents’ education did not promise little Gustav an easy life. As a child, he witnessed discord between his parents. This had a negative impact on his psyche. Soon after he was born, his parents moved to Long Island, New York, which was a relatively new place for Gustav. This move was difficult for him, as Gustav already had socializing issues.

Gustav’s parents divorced when he was 14 years old. This led him to become more introverted. He had a problem talking to people in real life and mostly interacted with his online friends.

Although he was academically good, he did not like to attend school, as he was an introvert. He initially attended ‘Lindell Elementary School,’ followed by ‘Long Beach High School.’ The teachers believed he was a “gifted” student who got good grades despite poor attendance.

Eventually, he dropped out of high school and did a few online courses to finish his high-school diploma. He also completed a few computer courses. By then, he had gained a significant interest in making music and had started uploading his music on ‘YouTube’ and ‘SoundCloud.’

At the age of 17, he moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in music.

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Career

In Los Angeles, he assumed the pseudonym “Lil Peep.” He was inspired by underground acts such as the collective ‘Seshhollowwaterboyz’ and the rapper iLoveMakonnen. He ran out of savings within a few months of moving to Los Angeles and spent a few nights without a roof on his head.

He had a lot of friends on social media when he was in New York and he started meeting them one by one, as soon as he reached Los Angeles. Things got better when he got in touch with a music producer named JGRXXN and a few rappers such as Ghostemane and Craig Xen. He also spent most of his time at their homes. In a few months, Lil Peep became part of the collective named ‘Schemaposse.’

With the support from his new group, Lil Peep released his debut mixtape, ‘Lil Peep Part One,’ on ‘SoundCloud’ in 2015. The album received a lukewarm response and was only played four thousand times in its first week. However, it slowly gained a momentum as the “hits” increased.

Shortly after releasing his debut mixtape, he released an EP titled ‘Feelz’ and another mixtape titled ‘Live Forever.’ He did not achieve widespread success immediately because his sound was too unique and did not adhere to a particular genre. It had influences of punk music, dream pop, and trap music. The lyrics were highly expressive and gloomy, which was not appreciated by most listeners and critics.

‘Star Shopping,’ a single from his debut mixtape, became a major success over time. It also became an unexpected success in the underground hip-hop circles. However, he achieved real mainstream success after the release of his single ‘Beamer Boy.’ The immense success of the song led him to embark on his first concert with his group ‘Schemaposse’ in Tucson, Arizona.

As more rappers from the group started attaining success, the group disbanded. However, their relations remained the same and they all worked on each other’s future projects from time to time.

Lil Peep moved on and joined another rap collective named ‘Gothboiclique.’ With them, he released his debut full-length mixtape, ‘Crybaby,’ in mid-2016. Speaking about the recording process, Lil Peep said that the entire album was produced in three days, and since they had no money, his voice had been recorded on a cheap microphone.

This was the beginning of true mainstream success for Lil Peep. The release of another mixtape, ‘Hellboy,’ earned him wider popularity. His songs were released on ‘YouTube’ and ‘SoundCloud’ and earned millions of “views” and “hits.” Two songs from ‘Hellboy,’ titled ‘OMFG’ and ‘Girls,’ became immensely successful.

He was dragged into a minor controversy when the band ‘Mineral’ accused him of lifting some of their music for his song ‘Hollywood Dreaming’.’ However, Lil Peep claimed it was his way of paying a tribute to the band and their music.

On August 15, 2017, Lil Peep released his debut album, ‘Come Over When You’re Sober.’ The album debuted on the ‘Billboard 200’ chart at number 168 and peaked at number 38. Lil Peep announced a promotional tour for the album, but tragedy struck in the middle of the tour and he passed away.

Following his death, several of his unreleased songs found their way to the public. Some of his posthumous hits were ‘Awful Things,’ ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Dreams & Nightmares,’ ‘4 Gold Chains,’ and ‘Falling Down.’ ‘Columbia Records’ acquired his songs after his demise.

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Personal Life & Death

Lil Peep had said several times that he had had a tough childhood and that he had always been a loner. He was depressed most of the time and got “CryBaby” tattooed on his face. Even after he grew up and became famous, he could not overcome his depression and often expressed it through his lyrics.

On November 15, 2017, his manager found him dead in the tour bus. He was supposed to perform at a venue in Tucson, Arizona. He had consumed cannabis, cocaine, and several other drugs.

He had gone to take a nap in the bus at around 5 in the evening. His manager checked on him twice, and he was breathing fine. However, during the third attempt to wake him up, the manager found Lil Peep had stopped breathing. A thorough examination proved that the death was due to a drug overdose.

He had been dating ‘Instagram’ star Arzaylea Rodriguez at the time of his death.

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Американский рэпер из Нью-Йорка

Lil Peep
A pink-haired Caucasian male with visible tattoos on his hands, neck, and forehead. He wears a red t-shirt which shows the NHL's New Jersey Devils logo. Lil Peep в 2016 году
Родился Густав Элайджа Ахр. (1996-11-01) 1 ноября 1996. Аллентаун, Пенсильвания, США
Умер 15 ноября 2017 (2017-11-15) 21 год). Тусон, Аризона, США
Причина смерти Случайность фентанил — алпразолам (Ксанакс) передозировка
Гражданство
  • США
  • Швеция
Род занятий
  • Рэпер
  • певец
  • автор песен
  • модель
Годы работы 2014–2017
Родственники Джон Вомак (дед)
Музыкальная карьера
Происхождение Лонг-Бич, Нью-Йорк, США
Жанры
  • Эмо-ловушка
  • лоу-фай
  • альтернативный рок
  • поп-панк
Лейблы
  • Первый доступ
  • Колумбия
Связанные группы
  • GothBoiClique
  • Schemaposse
  • Lil Трейси
  • iLoveMakonnen
Веб-сайт lilpeep.com

Г устав Элайджа Ахр (1 ноября 1996 г. — 15 ноября 2017 г.), известная профессора с точки зрения Лил Пип (часто стилизованный как LiL PEEP ), был американским рэпером, певцом, автором песен и моделью. Он был участником эмо-рэпа коллектива GothBoiClique. Помогая пионеру возрождения эмо стиля рэп и рок музыки, Лил Пип был признан ведущей фигурой середины — конца 2010-х эмо-рэп. сцена и начало вдохновения для изгоев и молодежных субкультур.

Родился в Аллентауне, Пенсильвания и вырос на Лонг-Айленде, Нью-Йорк, Лил Пип начал выпускать музыку на SoundCloud в 2014 году, используя псевдоним Лил Пип, потому что его мать с детства называла его «Peep». Вскоре он стал популярным на платформе благодаря сотрудничеству с Лил Трейси и нескольким микстейпам: Лил Пип; Часть первая (2015), Live Forever (2015), Crybaby (2016) и Hellboy (2016); успех последнего привел его к его первому сольному туру по Соединенным Штатам.

Вскоре после тура Лил Пип эмигрировал в Лондон, Англия, где записал свой дебютный студийный альбом. В то время как его микстейпы исследовали эмо, трэп, lo-fi и альтернативный рок, его дебютный альбом Come Over Когда ты трезвый, Pt. 1 (2017) был переходом в поп-панк и рэп-рок. Его второй альбом Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Pt. 2 (2018) имел коммерческий успех и имел успех у критиков, дебютировав на четвертом месте в Billboard 200. документальный фильм о нем, Everybody’s Everything, был выпущен в 2019 году.

Лил Пип страдал злоупотребление психоактивными веществами из-за своего психического здоровья., включая депрессию и биполярное расстройство, которые часто влияют на тематическое содержание его музыки. Он умер в Тусоне, штат Аризона, 15 ноября 2017 года, через две недели после своего 21-го дня рождения. Офис судмедэкспертизы округа Пима установил причину смерти как случайную передозировку фентанила и ксанакса.

Содержание

  • 1 Ранняя жизнь
  • 2 Карьера
    • 2.1 Посмертное релизы
  • 3 Мода
  • 4 Музыкальный стиль
  • 5 Смерть
    • 5.1 Дань
  • 6 Наследие и влияние
    • 6.1 Отношение к жестокому обращению с женщиной
    • 6.2 Достижения
  • 7 Личная жизнь
  • 8 Дискография
  • 9 Ссылки
  • 10 Дополнительная литература

Ранняя жизнь

Густав Элайджа Ахр родился 1 ноября 1996 года в Аллентауне, штат Пенсильвания до первого классного руководителя Лиза Вомак и профессор колледжа Карл Йохан Ахр. У него был брат и сестра Карл «Оскар» Ахр. Ор вырос на Лонг-Айленде, Нью-Йорк. Его родители были выпускниками Гарварда, которые развелись, когда он был подростком. Ор заявлено в Твиттере, что имеет шведское гражданство.

Когда он рос, его отец отсутствовал, его отец и мать официально развелись, когда Ор было 14 лет. Он учился в начальной школе Линделла и средней школе Лонг-Бич в Лидо-Бич, Нью-Йорк, где он часто отсутствовал, но получил хорошие оценки и попал в список декана. Позже он бросил среднюю школу и пошел на онлайн-курсы, чтобы получить диплом. Вскоре после этого он начал публиковать свою музыку на YouTube и SoundCloud.

. В 17 лет Ор сделал свою первую татуировку на лице, разбитое сердце под левым глазом, чтобы мотивировать его заниматься музыкой. Он переехал в Лос-Анджелес, чтобы продолжить музыкальную карьеру под сценическим псевдонимом Лил Пип. Он сказал, что переехал в Лос-Анджелес, потому что проживание на Лонг-Айленде его угнетало.

Экономист и историк латиноамериканских свободных движений, Джон Вомак, дед Охра по материнской линии.

Карьера

Когда Лил Пип был подростком, он называл себя одиночкой, и большинство своих друзей приобрело в сети. Вдохновленный такими группами, как Seshollowaterboyz и iLoveMakonnen, Пип занимался музыкой, проживая на Лонг-Айленде под псевдонимом «Trap Goose», и временно жилым с детства Бреннаном Сэвиджем, пока оба не оба. решили переехать в Лос-Анджелес.

Лил Пип рано бросил школу, чтобы переехать в Лос-Анджелес и встретиться с друзьями в сети. Первоначально он жил в Skid Row, Лос-Анджелес, погрузился в бездомность, оставаясь в квартире Сэвиджа, пока Сэвидж учился на ученой степени. В конце концов, двое разошлись, и Пип познакомился с рэпером и продюсером Атланты JGRXXN, рэперами из Флориды Ghostemane и Крейгом Ксеном, живя с ними, когда они сформировали коллектив Schemaposse. Первоначально он встретил Крейга. Ксена онлайн и представлен JGRXXN, которому нужен был певец. Лил Пип также пытался поступить в Общественный колледж Глендейла в течение своего первого года жизни в Лос-Анджелесе. В 2015 году Lil Peep выпустил свой первый микстейп Lil Peep; Часть первая, за первую неделю которой было воспроизведено 4000 просмотров. Вскоре после этого он выпустил свою первую расширенную игру, Feelz, и еще один микстейп, Live Forever.

Lil Peep (слева), выступающий с Fat Nick в 2016 году

Популярность Lil Peep начала расти вскоре после того, как песня «Star Shopping» (позже выпущенная как сингл после его смерти) от Lil Peep; Часть первая вызывает фурор в андерграундных хип-хоп кругах. Популярность Лил Пипа продолжала расти после выпуска песни «Beamer Boy», в результате чего он впервые выступил с остальными участниками Schemaposse в марте 2016 года в Тусоне, штат Аризона. В следующем месяце Schemaposse распались, и Lil Peep больше не был связан с коллективом, хотя они остались в хороших отношениях. Вскоре после распада Шемапосса Пип начал сотрудничать с Лос-Анджелеса GothBoiClique, в которой участники группы записали свой полнометражный микстейп Crybaby. Группа делила приседания в Skid Row с Пипом и часто делила кровати. Плакса был записан за три дня с микрофоном за 150 долларов. Он сделал большую часть сведения и мастеринга сам. Crybaby был выпущен в июне 2016 года. Позже в том же месяце First Access Entertainment (FAE) объединились с Лил Пип в совместном предприятии, чтобы инвестировать и консультировать его по его карьере.

В дополнение к Обеспечивая бизнес-руководство, соучредитель / генеральный директор Сара Стеннетт был другом, оказал моральную и финансовую поддержку, помогая Пипу реализовать свое видение. В сентябре 2016 года Lil Peep выпустил Hellboy. Песни от Hellboy, такие как «Girls» и «OMFG», получили миллионы просмотров и прослушивались на SoundCloud и YouTube. Успех Hellboy привел к первому сольному туру Пипа по Соединенным Штатам, туру «Peep Show» в апреле и мае 2017 года. В мае 2017 года группа Mineral обвинила Пипа в нарушении авторских прав за включение нелицензионного и некредитованного семпла их песни «LoveLetterTypewriter» в его треке «Hollywood Dreaming». Пип сказал, что он просто «показал проявить некоторую любовь» к образцу.

Вскоре после окончания тура Пип эмигрировал в Лондон, Англия, во время разрыва отношений с Gothboiclique. Там он начал общаться с такими фигурами, как рэпер из Атланты iLoveMakonnen и давний друг Бекси (например, Бекси Свон), и записал Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Пт. 1 и Приходите, когда вы трезвы, Pt. 2, EP Goth Angel Sinner и безымянный проект с iLoveMakonnen. Пип выпустил свой дебютный студийный альбом Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Пт. 1, 15 августа 2017 года. Он также совершил свое первое мировое турне, начавшееся в Великобритании в сентябре и переехавшее в Германию, а затем завершившееся в США в ноябре, которое было прервано его смертью.

Посмертно. релизы

Лил Пип в Голландии исполняет свою неизданную песню «Moving On» из своего грядущего EP Goth Angel Sinner

После его смерти фанбаза и популярность Лил Пипа быстро росли, что привело к значительному увеличению продаж и потоков его музыки. Сингл «Awful Things » из Come Over When You’re Sober, Part One попал в чарты, став его первой записью в Billboard Hot 100 под номером 79.

Благодаря плодотворной работе Пипа, перед его смертью был завершен ряд песен и проектов. Первый официальный посмертный релиз прибыл через 24 часа после его смерти, когда Вигги, режиссер многих музыкальных клипов Пипа, выпустил официальное видео на неизданную песню «16 Lines». 12 января 2018 года Marshmello официально выпустил совместную работу под названием «Spotlight ». Клип на «Spotlight» был выпущен 12 февраля 2018 г. 15 января 2018 г. рэпер Juicy J выпустил песню «Got ‘Em Like», в которой участвовали Лил Пип и Wiz Khalifa. 27 января 2018 года рэпер SoundCloud Тедди выпустил совместную с Лилом Пипом песню «Dreams Nightmares».

В марте 2018 года музыкальный архив Пипа был приобретен Columbia Records. 13 мая 2018 года был выпущен посмертный сингл «4 Gold Chains » с участием Clams Casino, а также музыкальное видео. Ожидается, что совместный альбом Peep и рэпера iLoveMakonnen будет выпущен на лейбле Маконнена Warner Bros. 17 августа 2018 года Маконнен анонсировал новый сингл Lil Peep «Falling Down «, переработка песни «Sunlight on Your Скин «, которую он записал с Peep осенью 2017 года в Лондоне. В новой версии представлен недавно скончавшийся рэпер XXXTentacion, который записал свои стихи после смерти Пипа. Создание сингла было осуждено выжившими членами GothBoiClique, которые между двумя артистами существует неразрешенный конфликт, связанный с историей насилия последним по отношению к женщине. «Falling Down» был выпущен 19 сентября 2018 г. и занял 13-е место в Billboard Hot 100. Оригинальный «Sunlight on Your Skin» был выпущен 27 сентября 2018 г.

14 октября 2018 г., Поместье Lil Peep показало, что его первый посмертный проект Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, был завершен в сентябре 2018 года, и исполнительный продюсер проекта Lil Peep, Smokeasac, подтвердил, что проект просто ждал одобрения со стороны семьи Пипа. 17 октября 2018 года поместье Лил Пип подтвердило, что главный сингл с альбома Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 «Cry Alone» выйдет 18 октября 2018 года. Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Pt. 2 был выпущен 9 ноября 2018 года. 1 ноября 2018 года был официально выпущен второй сингл с альбома «Runaway». 7 ноября 2018 года выпущен третий сингл «Life is Beautiful» — ремикс на трек «Life» с EP Feelz.

Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Пт. 2 дебютировал на четвертом месте в Billboard 200 с 81 000 альбомами, эквивалентными (включая 43 000 продаж чистых альбомов), что сделало его первым альбомом Lil Peep в топ-10 США.

31 января 2019 г., был выпущен первый сингл с грядущего совместного альбома с ILoveMakonnen, «I’m Been Waiting » с участием Fall Out Boy. Первоначально песня была демо от ILoveMakonnen; Затем Peep выступил на нем, положив начало партнерству, в результате которого было создано до 20 песен. Fall Out Boy был добавлен к песне после смерти Пипа.

10 марта 2019 года на кинофестивале SXSW состоялась премьера документального фильма Everybody’s Everything, рассказывающего о жизни Лил Пипа.. 1 ноября 2019 года поместьеило о выпуске саундтрека к документальному фильму, в котором представлены как выпущенные, так и неизданные треки.

В апреле 2019 года два сингла Lil Peep «Gym Class» и «Star Shopping», изначально выпущенные в марте 2016 и августе 2015 года, соответственно, были переизданы на всех стриминговых платформах поместьем Lil Peep. EP Vertigo 2016 года был выпущен на стриминговых платформах 5 марта 2020 года. 10 июня 2020 года поместье Peep официально выпустило микстейп Crybaby, большинство сэмплов которого было разрешено для всех стриминговых платформ, приуроченное к четырехлетней годовщине оригинальный выпуск. Трасса «Падение на меня» отсутствовала, так как ее нельзя было расчистить. Поместье выпустило микстейп Hellboy, большинство сэмплов которого было очищено 25 сентября 2020 года, в четвертую годовщину его первоначального выпуска. Песня ‘на диске, автор:’ была воспроизведена из-за проблем с допуском к семплам.

Мода

Лил Пип был в моде с подростковых лет, и в последние несколько месяцев своей жизни он моделировал для Vlone, и был приглашен на модных показов, таких как Balmain мужской показ на Paris Fashion Week и Moncler Gamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer. показать в Милане. Нико Амарка из Hypebeast сказал: «Несмотря на то, что модный бренд Peep гораздо более широкую нишу, чем большинство современных законодателей вкуса, это во многом объясняет его успех. В то время, когда подлинная индивидуальность становится все устаревшей, Пип был покрытой татуировкой, маниакально-панической крысой торгового центра, творческий мир должен был разрушить его постоянно растущую однородность ». Рэпер Playboi Carti описал Lil Peep как «законодательства моды».

В конце 2018 года было объявлено о создании линии одежды Lil Peep под названием «No Smoking» (стилизованной под «NO SMOK! NG»), которая была установлена ​​еще до смерти Lil Peep.

Музыкальный стиль

Лил Пип был описан как создатель лоу-фай рэп, «сердечный ритм эмо-ловушки» и «эмо-рэпер ». Музыкальные журналисты часто сравнивали Лил Пипа с певцом, автором песен и гитаристом Куртом Кобейном. New York Times музыкальный критик Джон Караманика определял Пипа как Курта Кобейна lo-fi rap, охарактеризовав его музыку как мрачную и дьявольски мелодичную. Сам Лил Пип использовал свою связь и личность в своем музыкальном и лирическом содержании, говоря, что он хотел стать «Новым Куртом Кобейном». По словам Ангуса Харрисона из The Guardian, Лил Пип «перепрофилировал Курта Кобейна для спальных дневников, которые больше привыкли к рэпу, чем к гитарам».

AllMusic описал музыку Lil Peep как смесь хип-хоп и рок оказывает влияние наряду с трэпом, панком и дрим-попом. В его песнях обычно использовались тройные хай-хэты южный рэп и тревожный самоанализ пост-хардкор. Он объединил элементы эмо и поп-панка в рэп, привнеся новый взгляд на жанр. Это привело к тому, что Стивен Дж. Горовиц из онлайн-журнала Вилы.

назвал его «будущим эмо». Будучи растущим артистом, Лил Пип приобрел значительную популярность в альтернативном хип-хопе. сцена, создающая лучшую платформу для разговора с фанатами на темы, которые его волнуют, такие как психическое здоровье. Его лирические темы включают такие темы, как депрессия, употребление наркотиков, прошлые отношения и суицидальные мысли, и объединяет эмоции третьей волны, альтернативный рок, поп-панк. и мечта поп-музыки с трэп-музыкой и хип-хопом. Близкий друг и исполнительный продюсер Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Пт. Я сказал, что Пип «хотел дать голос людям, которые страдают от беспокойства и депрессии, людям, которые подвергались жестокому обращению, издевательствам, и людям, которые неправильно понимали, как он. У него были собственные демоны, и он противостоял этим демонам, создавая музыку.. «

Смерть

15 ноября 2017 года Лил Пип был найден мертвым в своем туристическом автобусе, когда его менеджер пошел проверить его в рамках подготовки к выступлению той ночью в Тусоне., Аризона <В серии постов в Instagram за несколько часов до его смерти, Лил Пип утвержден, что проглотил псилоцибиновые грибы и концентрат каннабиса. Другим он утверждал, что принял шесть таблеток ксанакса после видео, в котором он пытался разобрать неопознанную таблетку в рот, прежде Последующий был озаглавлен «Когда я умру, ты полюбишь меня». Через несколько дней после его смерти из полицейского отчета выяснилось, что Лил Пип вздремнул около 17:45. дважды проверил его и обнаружил, что он спит и д ышит нормально, но не смог его разбудить. Когда менеджер проверил Лил Пипа в третий раз, он не отвечал и не дышал. Менеджер Lil Peep выполнил искусственное дыхание до прибытия медиков, хотя он был объявлен мертвым на месте происшествия.

8 декабря офис судмедэкспертизы округа Пима опубликовал детали из токсикологического отчета, подтверждающие причиной смерти стала случайная передозировка из-за действия обезболивающего фентанила и бензазодиепина алпразолама. Анализы крови были положительными на каннабис, кокаин и болеутоляющее трамадол. Анализы мочи также показали наличие нескольких сильнодействующих опиоидов, включая гидрокодон, гидроморфон (дилаудид), оксикодон и оксиморфон. В его организме не было алкоголя.

Дани

Многие артисты музыкальной индустрии отдали дань уважения Лилу Пипу после его смерти, в том числе Дипло, Post Malone, Пит Венц, Маршмелло, Марк Ронсон, Зейн Лоу, Сэм Смит, Белла Торн, Триппи Редд, A $ AP Nast, Рич Брайан, Playboi Carti, Ugly God, Лил Узи Верт, Лил Ксан, Тай Долла Знак, Лил Памп, Дуа Липа, и Эль-П. Джон Караманика, музыкальный критик The New York Times, провел специальный выпуск подкаста в память о Пипе после его смерти, который был выпущен 22 ноября 2017 года. Добрая Шарлотта также почтила Лил Пипа, выпустив кавер на «Awful Things», который был показан на его мемориале в Лонг-Бич, штат Нью-Йорк, 2 декабря 2017 года. Three Days Grace отдали дань уважения, разместив видео в Instagram и Twitt эр ремикса на песню Пипа «Witchblades» с участием Лил Трейси. Бит ремикшированной песнипредставлял собой замедленную инструментальную композицию песни группы «The Real You «. Лил Пип будет упомянут Juicy J (который сотрудничал с ним до его смерти) на Рэй Среммурд Powerglide. Лил Пип также был удостоен награды 60-й премии Грэмми. 19 июня 2018 года рэпер Juice WRLD выпустил EP двумя песнями под названием Too Soon.., посвященный ему и XXXTentacion, последний причастен к убийству, касающемуся ограбление. В треке 1975 года «Love It If We Made It » есть лирика, которая отдает дань уважения Lil Peep: «Покойся с миром, Lil Peep, поэзия находится на улице». Glass House от Machine Gun Kelly, которая отдает дань уважения многим умершим артистам, Лил Пип регистрируется в строках: «Хотел бы, чтобы мы с Лилом Пип встретились, но я не могу вернуть это назад «.

Лил Пип был кремирован на станции Хантингтон в Нью-Йорке, а его прах был помещен в сад его деда. 2 декабря 2017 года друзья, семья и поклонники выразили свое почтение Лил Пипу на его мемориале в Лонг-Бич, Нью-Йорк. Мемориал также прошел в Лондоне в тот же день, когда большая фотография Лил Пипа проецировалась на стену здания парламента в центре Лондона.

Наследие и влияние

Перед смертью от случайной передозировки в 2017 году Лил Пип, как говорили, обладал потенциалом сделать рэп SoundCloud популярным поп-мейнстримом.

Перед смертью в возрасте 21 года Лил Пип стал вдохновение для изгоев и молодежных субкультур, объединенных Интернетом. За короткое время он заработал легионы поклонников из субкультур хип-хоп и эмо. Хотя он сам этого не утверждал, многие считают, что он создал стиль музыки, который с тех пор считает «эмо-рэп ». Он считается ведущей фигурой середины — конца 2010-х эмо-музыки сцены и часто упоминается как источник вдохновения для будущих эмо-рэперов.

Во время смерти Лил Пипа он был на сцене куспид чего-то значительного. Три месяца назад он выпустил Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Пт. 1, альбом, который взял скелетный звук, который он разработал в своей спальне — эмо-сентиментальность, громоподобный хип-хоп изнанка, беззаботность рок-звезды — и сделал его более плотным. Его микстейпы Hellboy и Crybaby, выпущенные на SoundCloud, были на переднем крае открытого взаимодействия хип-хопа с другими жанрами, а также документы о способах эмо и поп-музыки. панк начал уступать место хип-хопу. Он был в авангарде музыки и покрытый симфонией татуировок, также стал новой иконой моды. — New York Times музыкальный критик Джон Караманика

В 2017 году Вилы назвал Lil Peep «будущим эмо». Что касается его смерти, в январе 2018 года Джон Иеремия Салливан из GQ написал: «Когда Лил Пип умер в конце прошлого года, он оставил после себя огромное наследство». Rolling Stone Журналист Элиас Лейт согласился с таким же мнением и написал, что «восхождение к славе Лил Пипа было обеспечено безжалостной энергией». Профиль его артистизма был написан редактором Billboard Стивеном Хоровицем. Объемная статья привела к притоку идей, сосредоточенных вокруг Лил Пипа среди писателей, с музыкальными публикациями, такими как Нойси, обсуждающими его роль в более широком жанре эмо. Хотя это предусмотрено Пипу привлечь внимание широкой аудитории за пределами своей базы SoundCloud, статьи из которых протестовали против применения ярлыка «будущее эмо» к молодому рэперу в заголовке. Однако с тех пор Lil Peep стал неотъемлемой частью «возрождения пост-эмо стиля хип-хопа и рока » и был описан как «возможно, самая большая икона эмо. за последние несколько лет »

Смерть Лил Пипа произвела впечатление на некоторых его музыкальных современников. Лил Узи Верт выразил признательность, поделившись в Твиттере отредактированным версией одной из последних фотографий, за Лил Пип поделился в сети. Известие о трагической кончине Лил Пипа сильно повлияло на Лил Узи Верт, который вскоре написал в Твиттере: «Нам бы очень хотелось остановиться на 2 остановках… но вам действительно все равно, ведь мы были на xanax весь гребаный год. […] Рип дружище, я на 100% понимаю и не виню тебя. «Таблетки по рецепту Xanax с тех пор стали эпидемией в сфере хип-хопа, особенно среди нынешнего поколения SoundCloud. Рэп-сцена SoundCloud, на которой родился Lil Peep При оценке многих надежд, что смерть Лил Пипа послужила тревожным сигналом, печально известна своим употреблением наркотиков, отпускаемыми по рецепту, такими как Xanax, которые с тех пор стали популярной метафорой в их текстах. для сообщества в отношении мысли наркотиками. Лил Узи Верт, похоже, тоже пытался детокс, Лил Узи Верт указывает, что хочет сделать что-то для себя в ответ на безвременную кончину Лил Пипа., и в следующем четверг опубликовал в Твиттере обновление, в котором говорилось, что он трезв в течение дня и уже трясется.

Отношение к жестокому обращению женщин

Помимо того, что он назвал его «будущим эмо», Вилы также постулировали, что готовность Лил Пипа быть уязвимой была противоядием от ядовитого отношения к женщинам, которое в прошлом был стержневым хип-хоп культуры и ее рэп-рока разновидности. По другому участнику GothBoiClique, Fish Narc, Лил Пип категорически отверг современного SoundCloud рэпера XXXTentacion за его обширную криминальную историю в отношении насилия женщин, траты времени и денег удаление песен XXX из его плейлистов Spotify. Когда посмертный сингл 2018 года «Falling Down », объединяющий двух умерших рэперов, был создан без согласия Лил Пипа, его фанаты и друзья выступили против включения XXXTentacion задним числом. Его выжившие участники группы разместили в Instagram историю, в которой отреклись от сотрудничества и умоляли других не слушать его. После смерти Мик оплакивал: «К сожалению, Пип только начал приносить эмоции в будущее с посланием, которое многими из его менее дружелюбных к женщинам влияний, таких как Совершенно новый, получили не удалось выдвинуть. «Он продолжил:« Для «плаксивой малышки», который покинул этот мир такой молодой, оставивший многих людей продолжать ». На следующий день после известия о его смерти рэпер Lil B отдал дань уважения через твит. : «Я помню, как Лил Пип говорил мне, что он против сексуального насилия в отношении женщин и людей в музыкальной индустрии… Я буду продолжать продвигать его взгляды»

Достижения

Возникнув на сцену SoundCloud, Lil Peep был широко представлен в социальных сетях и получил признание в Интернете, его эмоциональная, подавленная лирика вызвала культ после песен, которые он выпустил. также понравился его канал YouTube, где несколько миллионов просмотров были собраны его видеоклипами на «Awful Things», «Benz Truck,» «The Brightside » других.

Согласно The Atlantic : «Если бы вы собирались делать ставку на молодых музыкантов, которые, скорее всего, скоро стать суперзвездами, до вчерашнего дня много умных денег были бы на Lil Peep «. Lil Peep открыл перед собой многообещающую карьеру, которая с 2015 года росла благодаря серии треков, EP и микстейпов, выпущенных на SoundCloud. Просуществовав чуть больше года, Lil Peep уже успел собрать миллионы просмотров на YouTube и SoundCloud. Через год после публикации своей первой песни Lil Peep привлек 82000 подписчиков на SoundCloud и 112000 подписчиков в Instagram. Растущий рэпер сгенерировал миллионы онлайн стримов, прежде чем выпустил свой дебютный альбом Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1 августа 2017 года. Несмотря на то, что он был вовлечен в GothBoiClique в течение кратчайшего времени, Лил Пип стал первым из своей группы, на которого было обращено серьезное внимание критиков, а также в гастролях по всему миру. Отчасти из-за его вызывающего разногласия характера Лил Пип попал в список «Лучшие песни года» Pitchfork и завершил тур по России и Европе, где билеты были распроданы.

Личная жизнь

Растущая база фанатов Лил Пипа наслаждалась его освежающей откровенностью о борьбе с его сексуальностью, а также депрессией, горем и употреблением наркотиков. Лил Пип назвался бисексуалом в своем сообщении в Твиттере 8 августа 2017 года. Он отправился в Твиттер, чтобы рассказать фанатам об этом аспекте своей личной жизни. Лил Пип просто заявлено: «Да, я бисексуален». Некоторое время спустя он продолжил пост, спросив своих поклонников, не хочет ли кто-нибудь из них поцеловаться. После того, как он стал бисексуалом, он регулярно сталкивался с гомофобами в Twitter. Он также был известен своим сотрудником с iLoveMakonnen, открытым геем-исполнителем, чья музыка также стиральная грань между рэпом и роком.

Лил Пип появился примерно в то время, когда он, актриса и певица Белла Торн начала встречаться в сентябре 2017 года. Вскоре после выпуска его дебютного студийного альбома они были замечены целующимися. Они ненадолго встречались, прежде чем Торн связался с рэпером Mod Sun. Во время тура Приходи, когда ты трезвый Лил Пип познакомился и начал встречаться с влиятельным лицом в Instagram Арзайлеей Родригес примерно во время своей смерти в ноябре.

Лил Пип активно рассказывал о своей жизни. проблемы с депрессией, тревогой и злоупотреблением психоактивными веществами и заявлено, что у него биполярное расстройство. Помимо употребления наркотиков, Лил Пип боролся с суицидальными импульсами, которые восходят к его юным годам. На треке «OMFG» из своего революционного микстейпа Хеллбой Лил Пип говорил о своем желании покончить с собой. Во время его интервью спросили, склонен ли он к самоубийству. Лил Пип ответил: «Да, это серьезно. Я страдаю от депрессии, и иногда я просыпаюсь и думаю: «Бля, я бы хотел, чтобы я не просыпался». Это было частью того, почему я переехал в Калифорнию, где это делалось со мной, и людей, которые я окружал ». Он продолжил: «Я понял, что это был только я сам — это химический дисбаланс в моем мозгу. Иногда мне бывает очень плохо, но вы не можете сказать, правда. Это та сторона себя, которую я выражаю через музыку. Это мой канал, позволяющий выпустить наружу все это дерьмо ». Он утверждает, что откровенность, с которой он говорил о трудностях в своей жизни, привела к сильной связи с его поклонниками через его музыку. В интервью The Times Лил Пип заявил: «Они говорят мне, что это спасло их жизни. Они говорят, что я остановил их от самоубийства, что прекрасно… Это здорово для меня. слышать. Это помогает. Лил Пип не лечился от депрессии. В то время как окружающие настаивали на этом, он не хотел этого и просто любил курить марихуану и другие наркотики, которые ему встречались. В заключительном интервью перед смертью с Зейном Лоу, Пип признался, что его депрессия ухудшается, говоря: «Все становится только хуже. Ситуация становится все хуже, хуже и хуже с каждым днем ​​». Лил Пип регулярно упоминал пристрастие к кокаину, экстази и Ксанакс в своих текстах песен и сообщениях в социальных сетях. где он назвал себя «продуктивным наркоманом» и посоветовал своей аудитории избегать употребления наркотиков.

У Лил Пипа были близкие отношения со своей матерью, он зашел так далеко, что выколол ее инициалы и день рождения на своей руке в качестве своей первая татуировка в возрасте четырнадцати лет. Он играл на тромбоне и тубе и с юных лет проявлял интерес к музыке и моде. На момент смерти Лил Пип проживал на Портобелло-роуд, Лондон с его друг и близкий соратник, Бекси и Смоукейзак. Этот шаг был спровоцирован потребностью Пипа уйти от своих обстоятельств и его тогдашнего коллективного ГОТБОИКЛИКА.

Лил Пип, возможно, был фанатом Национальной хоккейной лиги из New Jersey Devils, так как его можно увидеть в рубашке с их логотипом на обложке его микстейпа Hellbo y.

Дискография

  • Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Pt. 1 (2017)
  • Приходи, когда будешь трезвым, Pt. 2 (2018)

Ссылки

Дополнительная литература

  • «Эмо-рэпер Лил Пип воплощает эстетику садбои в новом альбоме». Коллегия Скалистых гор. 7 сентября 2017 г. Источник: 20 сентября 2017 г.

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Lil Peep
Gustav Elijah Åhr
Lil Peep в августе 2016 года
Lil Peep в августе 2016 года
Основная информация
Имя при рождении Густав Ар
Полное имя Густав Элайджа Ар
Дата рождения 1 ноября (b) 1996 (b)
Место рождения Аллентаун (b) , Пенсильвания (b) , США (b)
Дата смерти 15 ноября (b) 2017 (b) (21 год)
Место смерти

Тусон, Аризона, США

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Страна
  •  США (b)
  •  Швеция (b)
Профессии
  • Рэпер
  • певец
  • автор песен
  • модель
Годы активности 2014 (b) — 2017 (b)
Инструменты Вокал (b)
Жанры
  • Эмо-рэп (b)
  • трэп (b)
  • lo-fi (b)
  • альтернативный рок (b)
  • поп-панк (b)
  • эмо (b)
  • хип-хоп (b)
  • дрим-поп (b)
Псевдонимы LiL PEEP, Trap Goose
Коллективы

SchemaPosse (2015-2016)

GothBoiClique (b) (2016-2017)

Лейблы
  • First Access (b)
  • Columbia (b)
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Густав Элайджа Ар[1] (англ. (b)  и швед. (b) Gustav Elijah Åhr,1 ноября (b) 1996 (b) , Аллентаун (b) , Пенсильвания (b)  — 15 ноября (b) 2017 (b) , Тусон (b) , Аризона (b) ), более известный по сценическому псевдониму (b) Lil Peep (часто стилизовано как LiL PEEP или lil peep)[2] — шведско (b) [3]-американский (b) рэпер (b) , певец (b) , автор песен (b) и модель (b) [4][5]. Его называли одним из первых музыкантов пост-эмо возрождения, а его стиль исполнения хип-хопа стал известен под названием эмо-рэп (b) [6][7][8].

Родился в Аллентауне, штат Пенсильвания и вырос в Лонг-Айленде (b) , Нью-Йорк (b) . Lil Peep начал выпускать музыку на SoundCloud (b) в 2014 году[9], используя псевдоним Lil Peep, поскольку его мать называла его «Peep» «птенчик», когда он был ребёнком[10]. Вскоре он стал популярен на SoundCloud после выпуска нескольких микстейпов и сотрудничества с Lil Tracy (b) [11], что привело его к появлению культовых поклонников[12]. 15 августа (b) 2017 года (b) он выпустил свой дебютный альбом Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 (b) [13][14]. После смерти Lil Peep, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 вошёл в Billboard 200 (b) под номером 168 и на следующей неделе достиг 38 позиции. Lil Peep получил самую высокую позицию в чарте Billboard Hot 100 (b) в октябре 2018 года с треком «Falling Down (b) » с XXXTentacion (b) , которая достигла 13 позиции[15]. Сингл был сертифицирован золотом американской ассоциацией звукозаписывающих компаний (b) (RIAA) 8 ноября 2018 года, что стало первой золотой сертификацией Lil Peep[16]. Его второй студийный альбом, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (b) , был выпущен посмертно 9 ноября (b) 2018 года (b) [17] и дебютировал под номером 4 на Billboard 200, став его первым альбомом с топ-10 альбомного чарта США[18].

Lil Peep был частым потребителем наркотиков (b) из-за проблем с психическим здоровьем (b) [19], которые в конечном итоге привели его к смерти (b) 15 ноября 2017 года. Офис медицинского эксперта округа Пима (b) удостоверил, что причиной смерти стала случайная передозировка (b) фентанила (b) и ксанакса (b) [20].

Ранняя жизнь

Густав Элайджа Ар родился в Пенсильвании (b) и вырос на Южном берегу Лонг-Айленда (b) [8]. Его родители были выпускниками Гарварда (b) ; они развелись, когда Густав был подростком[21]. Отец работал профессором в колледже, а мать — учительницей начальных классов[8].

Перестав посещать школу, он получил образование с помощью онлайн-курсов[22]. Вскоре он увлёкся музыкой и стал размещать её на YouTube (b) и SoundCloud (b) .

В 17 лет Густав переехал в Лос-Анджелес (b) , где жил на съёмной квартире со своим другом детства Brennan Savage, для работы над своей музыкальной карьерой. Основатель музыкального коллектива SchemaPosse, рэпер JGRXXN, находит через социальные сети Lil Peep’a и Ghostemane (b) и выходит с ними на контакт, заметив в молодых людях талант. После личной встречи исполнители основывают группу SchemaBoyss и успешно гастролируют по США[23]. Однако вскоре из-за творческих разногласий, как Lil Peep, так и Ghostemane уходят из SchemaPosse.

После ухода из SchemaPosse и знакомства с Lil Tracy (b) , а также с другими участниками эмо-трэп-коллектива GothBoiClique (b) , Гас присоединился к ним. Буквально за год, Lil Peep совершенствуя жанр, вывел сочетание эмо и рэпа (b) на мировой уровень[24].

Карьера

Lil Peep начал заниматься музыкой проживая в Лонг-Айленде[25] под псевдонимом Trap Goose[26] и временно жил с другом детства Brennan Savage, пока оба не решили переехать в Лос-Анджелес[27].

В 2015 году Lil Peep выпустил свой первый микстейп (b) Lil Peep; Part One (b) , который собрал 4,000 воспроизведений на SoundCloud за первую неделю. Вскоре после этого он выпустил мини-альбом Feelz и ещё один микстейп Live Forever (b) [28][29].

Выступление Lil Peep (слева) вместе с Fat Nick в 2016 году

Lil Peep начал набирать популярность после выхода песни «Star Shopping (b) » (позже выпущенной в качестве сингла после его смерти[30])[31]. Популярность Lil Peep продолжала расти после выхода песни «Beamer Boy», благодаря чему он впервые выступил вживую в составе Schemaposse в марте 2016 года в Тусоне, штат Аризона[32]. В следующем месяце Lil Peep покинул Schemaposse и больше не был связан ни с каким коллективом, хотя они оставались в хороших отношениях[33]. Вскоре после ухода из Schemaposse, Peep остался жить в Skid Row, Лос-Анджелес, и начал сотрудничать с Лос-Анджелесским рэп-коллективом GothBoiClique (b) , пригласив их участников на свой микстейп Crybaby (b) [34]. По словам Lil Peep, Crybaby был записан в течение трёх дней с микрофона за 150 долларов. Он сделал большую часть микса и мастеринга самостоятельно[35]. Crybaby был выпущен в июне 2016 года[35].

Lil Peep в 2016 году во время выпуска своего микстейпа «Hellboy»

В сентябре 2016 года Lil Peep выпустил Hellboy (b) [22]. Песни из Hellboy, такие как «Girls» и «OMFG», начали набирать миллионы просмотров и проигрываний на SoundCloud и YouTube[36]. Успех Hellboy привёл к тому, что Peep отправился в свой первый сольный тур по США, под названием «The Peep Show», начиная с апреля 2017 года и заканчивая маем 2017 года[37]. В мае 2017 года группа Mineral (b) обвинила Peep в нарушении авторских прав (b) за использование нелицензированного и неаккредитованного семпла их песни «LoveLetterTypewriter» для его трека «Hollywood Dreaming». Peep сказал, что он только пытался «показать немного любви» к оригинальной композиции[38].

Вскоре после того, как тур был закончен, Peep иммигрировал в Лондон, Англия, после покинул коллектив Gothboiclique. В Лондоне Peep начал сотрудничать с другими музыкантами, такими как рэпер из Атланты iLoveMakonnen и давний друг Bexey. Проживая в Лондоне, Peep записал Come Over When You’re Sober Pt, 1 и Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, мини-альбом Goth Angel Sinner (b) и Diamonds с iLoveMakonnen[39][40][41]. Peep выпустил свой дебютный студийный альбом Come Over When You’re Sober Pt, 1 15 августа 2017 года[42]. Lil Peep также объявил и принял участие в своём первом мировом турне, начавшемся в Великобритании в сентябре[43] и закончившемся в США в ноябре, в связи со смертью (b) исполнителя[44].

Посмертные релизы

Lil Peep в Голландии исполняет свою неизданную песню «Moving On» из своего предстоящего мини-альбома Goth Angel Sinner[45]

После его смерти увеличился рост его популярности, что привело к значительному увеличению продаж и стримов его музыки[46]. Сингл «Awful Things (b) » из Come Over When You’re Sober Pt, 1 вошёл в чарт Billboard Hot 100 на 79 позиции, став его первым синглом в музыкальном чарте.

Из-за плодовитого темпа работы Пипа, ряд песен и проектов были завершены до его смерти. Первый официальный посмертный релиз появился в течение двадцати четырёх часов после его смерти, когда Wiggy, режиссёр многих музыкальных клипов Пипа, выпустил официальное видео для тогда ещё неизданной песни «16 Lines (b) »[47]. 12 января 2018 года Marshmello (b) официально выпустил совместный сингл под названием «Spotlight (b) »[48]. Последующее видео для «Spotlight» было выпущено 12 февраля 2018 года. 15 января 2018 года рэпер Juicy J (b) выпустил песню «Got ’Em Like», в которой приняли участие Lil Peep и Уиз Халифа (b) [49]. 27 января 2018 года SoundCloud рэпер Teddy выпустил песню в сотрудничестве с Lil Peep под названием «Dreams & Nightmares»[50].

1 марта 2018 года продюсер Lil Peep в своём Instagram аккаунте заявил, что заканчивает работу над 2 частью альбома Come Over When You’re Sober (b) : «Доделываю вторую часть. Я люблю тебя, Гас, я знаю, ты здесь, рядом со мной. Лучшие друзья навсегда, доверься мне»[51].

В марте 2018 года музыкальный архив Пипа был приобретен компанией Columbia Records (b) . 13 мая 2018 года был выпущен посмертный сингл «4 Gold Chains (b) » с участием Clams Casino (b) , а также музыкальный видеоклип[52]. Ожидается, что совместный альбом Пипа и рэпера iLoveMakonnen выйдет на лейбле iLoveMakonnen (b) Warner Bros[53]. 17 августа 2018 года Маконнен анонсировал новый сингл Lil Peep под названием «Falling Down (b) », переработку песни «Sunlight on Your Skin», которую он записал с Пипом осенью 2017 года в Лондоне. В переработанной версии песни появился голос недавно умершего рэпера XXXTentacion (b) , который записал свой стих после смерти Peep[54]. Трек «Falling Down» был выпущен 19 сентября 2018 года и достиг 13-го места на Billboard 200 (b) [55][56]. Оригинальная версия «Sunlight on Your Skin» была выпущена позже 27 сентября 2018 года[57].

14 октября 2018 года команда Lil Peep объявила, что его первый посмертный проект, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, был завершён в сентябре 2018 года, и исполнительный продюсер проекта Lil Peep, Smokeasac, подтвердил, что проект ждёт одобрения от семьи Lil Peep[58]. 17 октября 2018 года команда Lil Peep подтвердила в своих социальных сетях, что ведущий сингл из Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2, «Cry Alone (b) » будет выпущен 18 октября 2018 года[59]. После выхода «Cry Alone», было объявлено, что Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 выйдет 9 ноября 2018 года[60]. 1 ноября 2018 года был официально выпущен второй сингл с альбома под названием «Runaway (b) »[61]. 7 ноября 2018 года был выпущен третий сингл «Life is Beautiful (b) » — ремикс на трек «Life (b) » с мини-альбома Feelz[62].

Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 был выпущен 9 ноября 2018 года и дебютировал под номером четыре в чарте Billboard 200 с 81,000 эквивалентных альбомов единиц (в том числе 43,000 чистых продаж альбомов), что делает его первым альбомом Lil Peep в топ-10 США[18][63].

31 января 2019 года был выпущен первый сингл с предстоящего совместного альбома с ILoveMakonnen (b) под названием «I’ve Been Waiting (b) » с участием Fall Out Boy (b) [64]. Песня была первоначально демозаписью ILoveMakonnen и Lil Peep, на которую позже добавили Fall Out Boy после смерти Lil Peep[65].

10 марта 2019 года на кинофестивале SXSW (b) состоялась премьера документального фильма «Lil Peep: всё для всех», в котором рассказывается о жизни музыканта[66]. Показ фильма в кинотеатрах прошёл в конце 2019 года[67][68].

В апреле 2019 года «Gym Class (b) » и «Star Shopping (b) », два сингла Lil Peep, которые были первоначально выпущены в марте 2016 года и августе 2015 года соответственно, были переизданы на всех потоковых платформах[69]. Мини-альбом Vertigo (b) 2016 года был переиздан на цифровых площадках 5 марта 2020 года[70].

Мода

Lil Peep находился в модельном бизнесе с подростковых лет, и в течение последних месяцев своей жизни он моделировал для Vlone и был приглашен и принял участие в нескольких показах мод, таких как Balmain (b) мужская выставка на парижской неделе моды (b) и Moncler (b) Gamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer show в Милане (b) [71][72][73]. Рэпер Playboi Carti (b) описывал Lil Peep в качестве «законодателя мод»[74].

В конце 2018 года было объявлено о создании линии одежды Lil Peep под названием «No Smoking» (стилизованной как «NO SMOK!NG»), которая была разработана до смерти Густава[75].

Музыкальный стиль

Lil Peep описывается как «SoundCloud (b) -рэпер», а его музыкальный стиль характеризуют как «лоу-фай (b) » рэп (b) и эмо (b) -трэп (b) [76][77]. Музыка Густава, как правило, опирается как на южный рэп (b) , так и на постхардкор (b) [78]. The New York Times (b) отметил, что за последние 24 месяца Lil Peep «превратился в нечто вроде сценического Курта Кобейна (b) , с несколькими удивительно мрачными и дьявольски мелодичными релизами»[79].

Музыка Густава затрагивает лирические темы: непринятие обществом, депрессия (b) , наркомания (b) , прошлые отношения и расставания, в раннем творчестве часто затрагивал тему колдовства и оккультизма (b) . Музыкальный журнал Pitchfork (b) охарактеризовал Густава, как «эмо будущего»[8]. Его музыкальные влияния[стиль] включают Гуччи Мейн (b) , Max B, Кид Кади (b) , Фьючер (b) , Red Hot Chili Peppers (b) , Crystal Castles (b) , Seshollowaterboyz (b) (среди которых стоит выделить BONES (b) и Rozz Dyliams), My Chemical Romance (b) и Panic! At the Disco (b) [80][81].

Густав играл на тромбоне (b) и тубе (b) [82].

Личная жизнь

Музыкант часто употреблял наркотики (b) , был зависим от кокаина (b) и ксанакса (b) ; тему наркотиков он регулярно упоминал в своих текстах и ​​сообщениях в социальных сетях[83][84]. В одном посте в Instagram Густав объявил себя «продуктивным наркоманом» и призвал к отказу от наркотиков (англ. (b)  don’t do drugs)[85].

Певец совершил каминг-аут (b) как бисексуал (b) в августе 2017 года[86][87].

Смерть

В ноябре 2017 года Адам Грандмейсон, близкий друг Густава, сообщил, что он находится в больнице из-за передозировки фентанила (b) и алпразолама (b) (более известного под торговым названием «Ксанакс»). Комбинация опиатов (b) и бензодиазепинов (b) часто приводит к летальным исходам.

После сообщения о его госпитализации, 15 ноября, менеджер Густава сказал, что он умер в результате передозировки[88]. Смерть произошла перед запланированным концертом в городе Тусон (b) , Аризона (b) [89][90]. Густаву был 21 год.

Дискография

  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 (b) (2017)
  • Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (b) (2018)

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  • Emo rapper Lil Peep embodies sadboi aesthetic in new album. Rocky Mountain Collegian (7 сентября 2017). Дата обращения: 20 сентября 2017.

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