The official Lil Peep Instagram account started teasing a pop-up shop for this Saturday, March 17, more than four months after the emo rapper’s death. On Monday, his team shared a picture of Peep holding a (likely photoshopped) note, which read “Lil Peep x Sus Boy. 3.17.18” with the caption “POP UP.” Its location was…
On Friday morning, Marshmello released “Spotlight,” the first Lil Peep song since the emo rapper passed away of an accidental overdose in 2017. On paper, the collaboration shouldn’t work: Here you have Lil Peep, who was known for his pop-punk sensibilities, and Marshmello, the masked EDM bro-turned-pop producer.…
When Lil Peep died last month of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax, he left behind only a small collection of music and boundless unrealized potential. Peep only had a seven-song album (Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1) and a smattering of singles to his name, but the 21-year-old rapper had big things…
While fans continue to mourn Lil Peep’s death from a reported overdose of Fentanyl and Xanax, questions surrounding the young rapper’s unreleased music have emerged. Last week, one of Lil Peep’s most prominent producers Smokeasac tweeted about Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 2, an unannounced sequel to his only 2017…
Update (12.8, 5:56 p.m.): The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed to Pitchfork that Lil Peep’s cause of death was an accidental overdose of fentanyl and Xanax, as determined by the toxicology report.
Last weekend, Lil Peep’s family, friends and fans headed to his hometown of Long Beach in Long Island, NY for a memorial service in honor of the late rapper. Good Charlotte, the popular pop-punk band and Peep’s self-described “biggest influence,” performed a cover of his last single, “Awful Things,” at the event.
On Saturday, December 2nd, fans, family, and friends gathered in Lil Peep’s hometown of Long Beach in Long Island, NY for a memorial service in honor of the late rapper. Peep, the up-and-coming musician whose hybrid approach to hip-hop and emo inspired fans across genre lines, passed away last month on November 15th.…
It’s unavoidable: We—music industry professionals, artists, fans, and consumers—need to talk about prescription drug abuse within rap. In a recent Billboard interview, Vic Mensa stepped up to the plate with harsh words directed not only at the contemporary rap community, but the market-driven drug manufacturers who…
Lil Peep, the upstart rapper with a growing but fiercely loyal following, died earlier this month of a suspected drug overdose in Tucson, Arizona. He was 21. Peep’s death sent chills through an industry obsessed with taking young talent from virtually unknown to chart-topping in the shortest amount of time possible,…
Earlier this month, Lil Peep died of a suspected drug overdose in Tucson, Arizona. The final toxicology results will not be determined for another four to six weeks, but police are reportedly investigating the involvement of fentanyl, the deadly opioid which has become a growing concern in Arizona and beyond, as SPIN…