Rapper Lil Peep dies at 21 of suspected drug overdose
16 Nov 2017 4:57 PM GMT
London: Lil Peep, a fast-rising rapper whose emotional tracks charted depression and drug use, has died aged 21. His UK representative confirmed the news
to the Guardian.
Gustav Åhr, who grew up in Long Beach, New York, was reportedly taken to hospital following an overdose, according to music manager Adam Grandmaison. In a video Åhr posted online hours before his death, he said he had taken prescription
|drugs and other substances, saying: "I'm good, I'm not sick".
The rap world has paid tribute to him, with Diplo
writing on Twitter that Åhr "had so much more to do man he was constantly inspiring me", and fellow producer Marshmello writing: "Peep was the nicest person.
Hanging out with him, talking to him about music, the song
ideas we were going to do together and touring
was so amazing."
Chart-topping rapper Post Malone said Åhr was "a great friend to me and a great person. your music changed the world and it'll never be the same".
Following a string of self-released mixtapes that blended cold trap production with highly emotional, soul-searching "emo" lyricism, and earned him a cult following,
Lil Peep released his debut album Come Over When You're Sober (Part One) in August this year.
His eye-catching dress sense and numerous tattoos also earned him attention in the fashion world – he did catwalk shows for the likes of Vlone, and Mario Testino photographed him for V magazine.
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