Online Reactionsįollowing the news, an outpouring of tributes and discussions about drug use in hip-hop culture, particularly in the Soundcloud rap genre where prescription drug use is often glorified, spread online from fans and musicians. His death was covered by several major news publications, including The New York Times, Billboard, Variety, and more. "just wana be everybody's everything I want too much from people but then I don't want anything from them at the same time u feel me I don't let people help me but I need help but not when I have my pills but that's temporary one day maybe I won't die young and I'll be happy? What is happy I always have happiness for like 10 seconds and then it's gone. He had also posted photos to his Instagram with captions including "When I die You'll love me" and: The night prior, Åhr posted a video prior to a show in El Paso, Texas, in which he claimed he had just taken six Xanax pills (shown below). Metro posted an article compiling worrying messages sent by Åhr on social media in the hours leading up to his death. A Reddit post from late that evening suggested that he had died of an accidental overdose, though that has been unconfirmed. On November 15th, 2017, Åhr was found dead in his tour bus. On August 18th, he uploaded the music video for the song "Awful Things" to his YouTube account, where it gained over 11 million views (shown below, right). He released his full-length debut album, Come Over When You're Sober pt. He was covered by The New York Times on June 22nd, 2017 as part of an article on lo-fi Soundcloud rap. On January 9th, 2017, he was profiled in Pitchfork in an interview where he talked about struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. In 2016, he released two mixtapes, Crybaby and Hellboy, that began bringing him mainstream attention ("Crybaby" shown below, left). He had huge ambition and his career was flourishing.Lil Peep began releasing music in 2015 on Soundcloud. “He was highly intelligent, hugely creative, massively charismatic, gentle and charming. “He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends,” she said. Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, a company which had been working with Peep, issued a statement after his death saying she was “shocked and heartbroken” and did “not believe Peep wanted to die”. On the day of his death, he wrote on Instagram: “When I die You’ll love me.” “I am a depressed drug addict and I’m nearing my breaking point,” he tweeted in February. His best known song was Star Shopping, which references drug use and depression. The son of Harvard-educated parents, Lil Peep moved to LA to pursue his music career at age 17 and quickly built up a devoted fan base. In his last interview, recorded two days before his death with New Zealand-born, LA-based DJ and music producer Zane Lowe, the rapper confessed his anxiety was “getting worse and worse”.Ī slew of big names, including Diplo, Travis Barker, Pete Wentz, Riff Raff, Marshmello and Lil Peep’s ex-girlfriend actor Bella Thorne have paid tribute to the star since his shock death. He also told fans in an emotional Instagram video: “My brother just died in my arms, man. It includes the lines: “Tryna stay strong for the loners thats like us/made a video of you sleeping in the back of the bus/ I made a joke and said that Gus is working out finally/ Then put the camera on you to see that you was falling asleep/ everyday of the tour, like you usually do/ head back, mouth open, yep the usual/ I saw you like this every day on the entire tour/ I didn’t know that you was a dead man/ As if I woulda recorded.” He posted a song he wrote for the star to SoundCloud on November 21 in which he explained the video. Picture: Instagramīut the heartbroken Bexey lashed back saying he had no idea Lil Peep was dying at the time. Others accused Bexey of “laughing” at his friend’s “dead body”. “If you think it’s all right for someone to post the video of his death you’re seriously f**ked up,” another commented. “Ur a f**king sociopath holy s**t,” one wrote. Lil Peep’s best friend, British emo rapper Bexey Swan, made a Snapchat video of his passed out friend, earning criticism from heartbroken fans who accused him of failing to help his friend and effectively filming his death.Īt least one Instagram user copied the Snapchat footage and shared it on their account, to the anger and disgust of Lil Peep’s fans, who incorrectly linked the video to his death. Unable to wake him, she decided to let him sleep longer. His manager reportedly went to check on him and saw that he was breathing normally. Picture: TMZ.comĪn earlier police report, obtained by TMZ, stated that Lil Peep dozed off around 5:45pm ahead of the show. Above is a text to TMZ from the ex-boyfriend of Mariah Bons, who allegedly supplied drugs to Lil Peep hours before his death.
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