“He saw how the cool kids who lived in the fancy neighborhoods looked down on his friends who lived in the projects – and looked down on his own family who lived in an apartment and drove an old Nissan. “Gus understood that many good people suffered injustice because of what they looked like or how much money they had,” she said. Womack also remembered her son as someone who reckoned with multiple forms of societal prejudice. ![]() “His favorite song to sing was ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ and he was fucking good at singing it.” When Lil Peep tracks like “Star Shopping” or “Save That Shit” played during the service, friends in the audience thew their arms around each other’s shoulders, swayed and sang every word. “You may be surprised to find out that Gus and his housemates had a weekly Frank Sinatra night,” she continued. His mother, Liza Womack, said he often labored through the night, working on music until after the sun rose again next morning. Lil Peep’s rise to stardom was powered by relentless drive. He released music primarily via streaming services like Bandcamp and Soundcloud, and he currently has some four dozen songs on SoundCloud with more than a million streams each. Peep delivered hummable melodies with conversational ease, and his songs included frank discussions of suicidal thoughts, heartache and drug use. Over the last two years, Lil Peep’s music blended rap and rock, often coupling a tremulous guitar line, untouched by distortion or drama, with jaw-rattling bass and hi-hats. Others wore some form of pink – Åhr’s favorite color. Some wore black Come Over When You’re Sober sweatshirts in honor of Lil Peep’s final recording, hoods up in solidarity. The hundreds of fans lined up to pay their respects outside the beachside Allegria Hotel were overwhelmingly young. ![]() Lil Peep, born Gustav Åhr, died on the evening of November 15th at age 21 of a suspected drug overdose. Uno de sus representantes confirmó la noticia de la muerte del rapero, cuyo verdadero nombre era Gustav Åhr, sin especificar la causa del deceso. One 19-year-old fan named Tim explains why he got a tattoo honoring the singer-rapper on his lower left rib cage. “I have pretty bad anxiety and depression,” he told Rolling Stone. “When that got really bad with a relationship I was in, Lil Peep was my outlet … Like, someone else has been through the same thing.” But we also added an archive that we will add to regularly so visitors to our site can see some of Gus’s artifacts to get to know him better, as a person.On a clear December afternoon, friends, family and fans gathered to honor the late Lil Peep in Long Beach, New York. ![]() We wanted to make beautiful designs and things for people wear, skate on, and generally “flex” to show their support for Gus. You connected with him because he told you that he was like you, and he expressed feelings like the ones you have. We felt that Gus’s fans-both current and future, would welcome the chance to get to know him a little better. Lil Peep Gustav Elijah hr (Novem November 15, 2017), known professionally as Lil Peep (often stylized as LiL PEEP), was a Swedish-American rapper, singer, songwriter and model. So, to honor him, we created this website. Gus was particularly observant, and able to express his observations clearly and poetically. It was Gus’s honesty that compelled so many people, worldwide, to connect with him. I have learned from Peep fans that Gus was a powerful and influential lyricist and music artist. This website is run by Gus’s mom and brother. This is the official website of the Estate of Gustav Elijah Ahr, who came to be known by his fans as “Lil Peep.” ![]() Live Forever remains a fan favorite seven years later, treasured for its earnest lyrics and as a token of an artist still mastering the particulars of his craft. In a similar vein, the music video for the titular track (the project’s only associated video) was recorded spontaneously in late 2015 in Peep’s hometown of Long Beach, NY. Released just months before later breakthrough mixtapes, Peep’s Live Forever sees him unpolished and unrestrained all songs were recorded in his bedroom using GarageBand, over intense beats sent to him by producers he had met online. It also features samples of Jimmy Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), and Radiohead's "Climbing Up The Walls". The tape showcases Gus’s love for alternative and gothic rock, sampling recognizable tracks such as The Cure’s “The Drowning Man” and Marilyn Manson’s “Coma White”. Lil Peep Memorial Service Courtesy of Youtube December 2, 2017, 5:13PM Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter to get the hottest celeb news. Gus released Live Forever in December 2015. We are pleased to announce that Live Forever is now available on all streaming platforms.
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