Lil Peep

Lil Peep

Lil Peep in 2016
Background information
Birth name Gustav Åhr
Also known as Lil Bo Peep
Born (1996-11-01) November 1, 1996
Long Island, New York
Origin Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels unsigned
Associated acts
  • Gothboiclique
  • Schemaposse
Website www.lilpeep.party

Gustav Åhr (born November 1, 1996), better known by his stage name Lil Peep, is an American rapper and singer from Long Beach, Long Island, New York. His songs "White Wine", "Star Shopping", "Benz Truck" and "The Way I See Things" have each gained over three million views on YouTube.

Early Life

Originally from New York, Åhr was raised in Long Island’s South Shore. His mother is of Irish and German descent and his father is of Swedish descent. After dropping out of school, he began taking online computer courses and earned his diploma.[1] He soon began making music and posting it on YouTube and SoundCloud.

Career

Beginnings (2015-2017)

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.[2][3]

In 2016, Åhr released his two breakthrough mixtapes: Crybaby in June and Hellboy in September.[4]

In May of 2017, the band Mineral accused Åhr of plagiarism after his song "Hollywood Dreaming" contained an unlicensed and uncredited sample of the song "LoveLetterTypewriter" off of Mineral's 1998 album EndSerenading. Åhr said that he was only trying to "show some love" with the sample.[5]

Come Over When You're Sober (2017-present)

On June 2 2017, Åhr announced his debut album, Come Over When You're Sober via Instagram. The album was given the release date of August 11, 2017.[6][7]

Åhr announced a 'Come Over When You're Sober' tour to promote his debut album, Come Over When You're Sober. The tour began on 2 August 2017 and ended on 16 August, 2017.[8]

Music videos

On June 8, 2017 Lil Peep uploaded his music video for the song "Benz Truck", shot and directed by Mezzy, Wiggy and Joseph Breese, with VFX from Sus Boy. [9] Prior to this, Lil Peep had recorded nine videos independently for "Backseat", "Girls", "White Wine", "Gym Class", "Beamerboy", "Drugz", "Live Forever", "California World", "Your Eyes" & "White Tee".[10] On July 27, 2017 Lil Peep uploaded his music video for the song "The Brightside", which also serves as the second single from his debut album 'Come Over When You're Sober (Part I)'. [11]

Musical style

Lil Peep is described as a "Soundcloud rapper" and his musical style as being lo-fi rap[12] and emo-trap.[13] NYT has defined Åhr as lo-fi rap's "Kurt Cobain" and said his music is gloomy and diabolically melodic.[14] Åhr's music generally draws on both southern US rap and the angsty introspection of the rock subgenre post-hardcore.[15]

Åhr’s music contains lyrical themes regarding topics such as suicide, past relationships, drug use, and witchcraft. He has been described as "the future of emo" by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazine Pitchfork.[16] His musical influences include Gucci Mane, Riff Raff, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Crystal Castles, Seshollowaterboyz, Rozz Dyliams, My Chemical Romance and Panic! at the Disco.[17] His songs have sampled such artists as Brand New, Radiohead, Underoath, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, The Postal Service, Oasis, and The Microphones.[18][19]

Personal life

As of 2017, Åhr resides in London, and is a member of the collective Gothboiclique and is formerly a member of Schemaposse.[20]

Åhr plays the trombone.[21]

Åhr is known for habitual substance abuse, particularly his addictions to cocaine, heroin and xanax; a theme he regularly references in his lyrics and posts on social media.[22][23] In one Instagram post, Åhr proclaimed himself as a "productive junkie" and said "don't do drugs."[24] He is also very vocal in his music and in interviews about his close relationship with his mother, Liza, who is a first grade teacher in Long Island.[16]

Åhr came out as bisexual in August 2017[25] on the social media platform, Twitter.[26]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Colin. "Meet Lil Peep, All-American Reject". Fader. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lil Peep @ The Foundry 10/30 | mxdwn.com". Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  3. ↑ stereoboard.com. "Lil Peep Tour Dates & Tickets". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Meet Lil Peep, The All-American Reject You’ll Hate To Love". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Emo Veterans Mineral Accuse Lil Peep Of Ripping Them Off". Stereogum. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Lil Peep Announces Album Title, Shares “no respect freestyle”". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Instagram post by @lilpeep • Jun 2, 2017 at 10:23am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Emo-rapper Lil Peep announces ‘Come Over When You’re Sober’ tour - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  9. ↑ Lil Peep (8 June 2017). "lil peep - benz truck" – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "We Went To Lil Peep's House Today To Drop His "White Tee" Music Video".
  11. ↑ Pulgar, E.R. "Lil Peep Looks at 'the Brightside' in New Video". www.vmagazine.com. V Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "How Losing SoundCloud Would Change Music". The Ringer. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  13. ↑ "♫ Listen: LIL TRACY - ✧✧✧ LIFE OF A POPSTAR✧✧✧". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  14. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2017-06-22). "The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  15. ↑ Harrison, Angus (2017-04-21). "Lil Peep: the YouTube rapper who's taking back emo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  16. 1 2 Horowitz, Steven J. (January 9, 2017). "Tears of a Dirtbag: Rapper Lil Peep Is the Future of Emo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  17. ↑ http://internethippy.tumblr.com/post/139614812349/a-selfie-with-lil-peep-1-how-did-you-end-up
  18. ↑ Schnipper, Matthew (October 14, 2016). ""White Wine" by Lil Peep Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  19. ↑ "13 Artists You Need To Know About In 2017". The FADER. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  20. ↑ Templeton, Lily (2017-06-22). "Front Row at Haider Ackermann Men’s Spring 2018". WWD. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  21. ↑ "The Break Presents: Lil Peep - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  22. ↑ https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/nznmag/is-lil-peeps-music-brilliant-or-stupid-as-shit
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/lilpeep/status/832410016887955456?lang=en
  24. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXg_eSmJmKq/
  25. ↑ https://www.queerty.com/rapper-lil-peep-comes-bi-twitter-20170809
  26. ↑ "Lil Peep Reveals He’s Bisexual - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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