Lil Peep was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model. Helping pioneer an emo revival style of rap and rock music, Lil Peep has been credited as the leading figure of the 2010s emo music. He became popular on the platform after releasing several mixtapes, including Hellboy (2016), and for his collaborations with Lil Tracy. He's released his debut album, =Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (2017) peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200. His second studio album, Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (2018), debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, making it his first US top 10 albums. He died in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2017, due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax.
Lil Peep is best famous for serving as one of the leading proponents of the emo hip-hop music genre and one of the most popular rappers that have used Soundcloud to forge their career progress and social media popularity. He also became widely talked subject of the day following his news of the death on November 15, 2017, reportedly caused due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax.
Lil Peep was born as Gustav Elijah Åhr on 1st November 1996 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the U.S. to Karl Johan Ahr and Liza Womack, his parents. His nationality was American and belonged to White ethnicity. His religion was Christianity and his zodiac sign was Scorpio. He was grown up on Long Island, New York. His mother was a first-grade teacher and his father was a college professor. His parents were both Harvard graduates who divorced when he was a teenager. When Lil Peep was a teenager, he was mostly a loner and made most of his friends online. Inspired by underground acts like Seshollowaterboyz and iLoveMakonnen, He expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age. Regarding his education, he attended Lindell Elementary School and then Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York. He later dropped out of high school and took online courses to earn his diploma. Before his fame, he used to post his music on YouTube and SoundCloud.
Lil Peep started his singing career by posting his music on YouTube and SoundCloud in his collage days living in Los Angeles in 2014. After his many hard works and coming in contact with Memphis producer JGRXXN and Florida rappers Ghostemane and Craig Xen, he released his first mixtape, "Lil Peep Part One" in the year 2015 which was played 4,000 in its first week. He subsequently released his first extended play, "Feelz", and another mixtape, "Live Forever". He got huge prominence following his song "Star Shopping" from "Lil Peep Part One" and then released his new song "Beamer Boy" which led to him perform live in March 2016 in Arizona. He soon became popular on the platform after releasing several mixtapes, including Hellboy (2016) that spawned songs as "Girls" and "OMFG" He associated with the Los Angeles-based rap collective, Gothboiclique, featuring members of the group on his full-length mixtape "Crybaby" which was released in June 2016.
He also produced mixtapes in collaboration with Lil Tracy.in May 2017. the band "Mineral" accused Peep of copyright infringement for including an unlicensed and uncredited sample of their song "LoveLetterTypewriter" in his "Hollywood Dreaming" track. He's released his debut album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 in 2017 peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200. He began the musical tour on 2nd August 2017, and was scheduled to end on 17th November 2017, but was cut short by two days due to his death caused by an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax. The single "Awful Things" from Come Over When You're Sober, Part One charted, becoming his first and only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79 following his death. The first official posthumous release arrived within twenty-four hours of his death, as Wiggy and released the official video for an unreleased song "16 Lines".
Rapper Juicy J released the song "Got 'Em Like", which featured Lil Peep and Wiz Khalifa on 15th January 2018. SoundCloud rapper Teddy released a song collaboration with Lil Peep entitled "Dreams & Nightmares" on 27th January 2018. Makonnen announced a new Lil Peep single titled "Falling", a reworking of "Sunlight on Your Skin" that he recorded with Peep in the fall of 2017 in London on 17th August 2018. He was released in October 2018 and earned his highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 peaked at number 13. His second studio album, Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, making it his first US top 10 albums. The compilation album Everybody's Everything was released on the 2nd anniversary of his death.
Lil Peep, a famous American well-known professional rapper, as well as a singer, had a jaw-dropping massive net worth of $300 million at a time of his death. His major source of earning was from his singing career. In addition to his music, He modeled for Vlone and attended several fashion shows such as Balmain men's show at Paris Fashion Week and Moncler Gamme Bleu MFW Men's Spring Summer show in Milan. he also sold a variety of merchandise including hats, hoodies, tees, and posters from his "Lil Peep" clothing line Further information regarding his cars, houses and other properties are still to be uncovered.
Lil Peep was not married but he was in a relationship with Arzaylea Rodriguez, Instagram influencer whom he started dating while on the Come Over When You're Sober tour. He made his relationship public by sharing his girlfriend's pictures with one reading ‘Mine’ and another picture focusing on her forearm tattoo that read "Yours" via social media. They were still in a relationship when he passed away in November 2017. Previously, he was in a relationship with Bella Thorne, an actress. Their relationship wasn’t publicly acknowledged until his death in November 2017 as she shared several pictures on her official social media accounts in her heartbreaking tribute to her former boyfriend. They were together since the summer of 2017. The kissing picture of them also went viral on social media. Their last appearance together was in September 2017.
Lil Peep had substance abuse issues due to his mental health conditions, including depression and a bipolar disorder manifested from his early teenage. He died in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2017, two weeks after his 21st birthday. The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner certified the cause of death as an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax.
The 21 years old emo revival style rapper, Lil peep had a slim body build. He looked very attractive, handsome and cool with a slim body. He had a tall height is of 185 cm (6 ft 1 in). He had a balanced and healthy body with a weight of 74 Kg. He had a hair color of Dark Brown and eye color of Dark Brown. He was pretty fond of body art and had got Get Cake Die Young tattooed on the right side of his forehead, just below the hairline. Further information regarding his overall body measurements is still under review. He was bisexual.