Lil Peep

Lil Peep
Lil Peep in August 2016
Background information
Birth name	Gustav Elijah Åhr
Born	(1996-11-01)November 1, 1996 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin	Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Died	November 15, 2017(2017-11-15) (aged 21) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Emo rap lo-fi trap pop punk rap rock[1] alternative hip hop[2]
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter model
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2014–2017
Labels	First Access Columbia
Parents	Liza K. Womack Karl Johan Åhr[3]

Gustav Elijah Åhr (November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), better known by his stage name Lil Peep, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His songs "White Wine", "Benz Truck", and "The Way I See Things" have each gained over 4 million views on YouTube. He was born in Allentown,Pennsylvania. In 2015, Åhr released his first mixtape, Lil Peep Part One, to limited success, generating 4,000 plays in its first week. The same year he released his first extended play, Feelz, and another mixtape, Live Forever.^[4][5]

Åhr came out as bisexual on August 8, 2017.^[6][7][8]

Åhr died on November 15, 2017 before a concert in Tucson, Arizona of a supposed Xanax overdose at the age of 21. After an autopsy was completed, it was confirmed that he was given fentanyl instead of Xanax.^[9]

Åhr's mother Liza Womack filed wrongful death charges against his label, FAE grp. She said that they failed to look after him and gave him illegal drugs even though they were aware of his addiction. The label said this was not true. The lawsuit was settled in February 2023 with Åhr's music catalog going to his family.^[10]

1. ↑ Weiss, Dan. "Lil Peep was going to take emo and rap to new places". Mic. Retrieved July 18, 2020. by coming out in August as bisexual, a rarity in rap-rock, the music world's capital for toxic masculinity.
2. ↑ Bell, Sadie (August 9, 2017). "Emerging Emo Artist Lil Peep Comes Out as Bisexual". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
3. ↑ "Remembering Gustav Ahr". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
4. ↑ "Lil Peep @ The Foundry 10/30 | mxdwn.com". 7 August 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
5. ↑ "Lil Peep Tour Dates & Tickets". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
6. ↑ Tracer, Dan (August 9, 2017). "Rapper Lil Peep comes out as bi on Twitter". Queerty.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
7. ↑ "Lil Peep Reveals He's Bisexual – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
8. ↑ "Rapper Lil Ppep Comes Out as Bisexual]". World Entertainment News Network (England). August 10, 2017.
9. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (November 16, 2017). "Lil Peep, Rapper Who Blended Hip-Hop and Emo, Is Dead at 21". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
10. ↑ Rouhani, Neena (February 21, 2017). "Lil Peep's Former Label Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2023.