Lil Peep

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]

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]

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]

Discography

• Feelz (2015)
• Garden (with Atomz) (2015)
• Lil Peep Part One (2015)
• Mail Musicc (with Boy Froot) (2015)
• In the Bedroom, I Confess (with OmenXIII) (2015)
• Romeo's Regrets (featuring Bexey) (2015)
• Live Forever (2015)
• California Girls (with Nedarb Nagrom) (2016)
• Vertigo (2016)
• Elemental (featuring JGRXXN & Ghostemane) (2016)
• Dead Cry (with ITSOKTOCRY) (2016)
• Crybaby (2016)
• Teen Romance (with Lederrick) (2016)
• Castles (with Lil Tracy) (2016)
• Hellboy (2016)
• Castles II (with Lil Tracy) (2017)
• Come Here When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (2017)
• 2016 (with mysticphonk) (2017)
• Come Here When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (2018)
• Goth Angel Sinner (2019)
• Everybody's Everything (2019)
• Friends (with Yunggoth) (2021)
• High Fashion (with Harry Fraud) (2021)
• Changes (with Meeting by Chance) (2023)