Lil Peep (Gustav Åhr, 1996–2017) came up on SoundCloud and became a foundational figure in emo rap before his death at 21. The mixtapes Crybaby and Hellboy (both 2016) plus Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (2017) map his short, hugely influential run. Explore Lil Peep vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Gustav Elijah Åhr, performing as Lil Peep, was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1996. He launched his recording career on SoundCloud in the mid-2010s and became a foundational figure in the emerging emo rap and SoundCloud rap scenes. His distinctive face tattoo aesthetic and emotional vulnerability lyrical content influenced subsequent generations of emo rap artists. He died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax on November 15, 2017 at age 21, two weeks after his 21st birthday. The posthumous Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (2018) reached number four on the Billboard 200. His foundational influence on contemporary hip hop and emo is widely cited.
Lil Peep's sound combines emo rap, SoundCloud rap, alternative hip hop, hip hop, post-emo, and trap with his distinctive sung/rapped vocal delivery, dense distorted production drawing on emo and post-hardcore traditions, and lyrical content addressing mental health, addiction, relationships, and personal experience.
Columbia and First Access Entertainment pressings of the Lil Peep catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand.
Listeners new to Lil Peep typically start with Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (2017) or Crybaby (2016).
