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Lil Peep was an American rapper and musician, who died on November 15, 2017, at the age 21 following an overdose. He was known for pioneering “post-emo revival” music, combining rock and hip-hop, which quickly earned him a loyal following after his career started on SoundCloud. Here's what you need to know about the artist... [via Instagram]
Lil Peep tragically died when he was 21 years old. He was born on 1st November 1996. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep died on 15th November 2017 following an accidental overdose on his tour bus, which saw coroners find fentanyl and Xanax in his system. He was 21 years old. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep’s real name is Gustav Elijah Ahr, or is more commonly known as Gus. He got his rap name because his mother would call him "Peep" as a child. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep was 1.85m tall. That makes him around 6ft tall. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but raised on Long Island, New York. The rapper claimed to have Swedish citizenship because of his parents, and had Irish and Swedish heritage. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep's was dating Instagram influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez just before the time of his death. His ex girlfriends include actress Bella Thorne. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep was discovered on SoundCloud, after he dropped two mixtapes, LIL PEEP PART ONE and Live Forever in late 2015, and was picked up for his fresh style of pop-punk-hip-hop revival. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep went on Twitter to open up about his sexuality, stating “yes i’m bi sexual.” Following this, he asked his fans if any of them wanted a kiss. [via Instagram]
Netflix have announced that the acclaimed Lil Peep documentary Everybody's Everything will be added to the service on March 4th. At a screening for the film, his Mum, Liza Womack, explained how she dug through her son’s hard drives and first-grade journals in search of footage that captured the boy she raised, as well as home movies, performance clips, photographs, tour footage and Instagram videos. [First Access Entertainment]
Both of Lil Peep's parents have degrees from Harvard University, and his mother was a first grade teacher while his father was a college professor. His parents divorced when he was around 14 years old. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep's music is considered to be emo-rap, fusing elements of trap and pop-punk with his deep, meaningful lyrics over hard guitar tracks. [via Instagram]
Following his death, Lil Peep net worth rose considerably. According to some sources, he was worth $300,000 before his death and then $7 million after, due to increase record and merch sales. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep had over 30 tattoos and each one told a story about his life. He got his first face tattoo age 17 of a broken heart under his eye to motivate him to make music. His final tattoo was a matching symbol with rapper Riff Raff of a Chinese takeaway box. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep dropped out of Long Beach High School, where he got good grades, but wanted to focus on music. He took online courses instead to earn his diploma. [via Instagram]
Lil Peep's socials can be found on Instagram and Twitter @lilpeep - which are still actively run by family and friends sharing memories. [via Instagram]