Lil Peep
Lil Peep was a rapper, singer and songwriter who brought emo melodies into hip-hop; his family now keeps his music and story available through his estate.
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Peep’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Overview
- Full name
- Gustav Elijah Åhr
- Born
- November 1, 1996, in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Hometown
- Long Beach, New York
- Lived
- 1996–2017; died November 15, 2017, aged 21
- Work
- Rapper, singer and songwriter
- Breakout
- The 2016 mixtapes crybaby and HELLBOY
Mini bio
How it started.
Gus grew up in Long Beach, New York. By spring 2015, he was recording in his bedroom and reaching out to artists through SoundCloud. His mother’s archive preserves the messages that began his friendship and collaboration with OmenXIII, before they met in person.
Finding his sound.
He brought together the emo, rock, rap and trap he grew up hearing. The 2016 mixtapes crybaby and HELLBOY built his audience, followed by his debut studio album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, in August 2017. Lil Tracy became an important collaborator, including on “white tee” and the Castles projects.
His music lives on.
Lil Peep died on November 15, 2017, aged 21. His mother and brother run his official estate website, sharing music, family memories and archival material. Recent releases are posthumous, giving fans more ways to hear the work he left behind.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026in the bedroom, i confessCo-artist with OmenXIII; posthumous streaming edition
- 2023DIAMONDSCo-artist with iLoveMakonnen; posthumous album
- 2017Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1Recording artist
- 2016HELLBOYRecording artist
- 2016crybabyVocalist and songwriter; recorded and mixed tracks
Awards
Quotes
My goal in music is to save people’s lives like how my life was saved.Lil Peep, XXL’s The Break
In his May 2017 interview, he explained why he wanted listeners to feel understood through his lyrics.
Trivia
- His mother had called him “Peep” since he was a baby.
- He played trombone before making his own songs and told XXL he had started around age 12.
- He named iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy among his favorite artists in his 2017 XXL interview.
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