![]() In a released statement, Sarah Stennett, CEO of Lil Peep’s team at First Access Entertainment said: “I am shocked and heartbroken. It will be six to eight weeks for toxicology results to determine a definitive cause of death. The Guardian has reported that Lil Peep’s manager Adam Grandmaison confirmed the rapper was taken to hospital following a drug overdose which has been confirmed by The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner according to Pitchfork. ![]() Pitchfork dubbed him “the future of emo” back in January. The sound of Lil Peep fuses rap and hip hop styles with a emo-punk edge and highly emotional lyrics, crossing over both genres perfectly. It was only this year he began his rise to fame after releasing his debut album named Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. In an interview with the New York Times, he said that his fans told him his music stopped them from committing suicide, and that “music saved my life as well.The cause of death is said to be a drug overdose, which Lil Peep brought up through out his music in lyrics spiraling around his troubles with depression and prescription medications. His willingness to be vulnerable and forthcoming with his substance abuse problems and mental health issues is thought to be what allowed him to forge such an intense relationship with his fans. He told Pitchfork in an interview in January that he has struggled with drug use as well as suicidal thoughts, confirming what was already clear through his song lyrics. Åhr was frank about his drug use and his problems with it. Together, the depressants slow the heartbeat and breathing rate to a point that the body can no longer sustain itself. When it is involved in a fatal overdose, it’s usually because it was combined with other depressant drugs, like alcohol. While the drug has a high potential for abuse, fatal overdoses on the drug are not common when it’s taken alone. Xanax is an anti-anxiety prescription drug that’s become ubiquitous in pop music through songs such as “Xanny Family” by the trap artist Future and “Mars Xannies” by Lil Uzi Vert and Maxo Cream. ![]() In an Instagram video he recorded on his tour bus on Tuesday night before a scheduled concert in Texas, Åhr said, “El Paso, I took six Xanax and I was lit. Mother fuck.” Ortega made his account private afterward. His manager, Chase Ortega tweeted, “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. According to reports from local Tucson TV station News 4, police there confirmed that they responded to a call regarding a drug overdose on the bus, but the name of the victim has not been confirmed. While it is suspected Ahr died of a drug overdose, it will be six to eight weeks before toxicology test results are available to definitively determine the cause of death.Įarly on Thursday morning, The Guardian reported that Åhr’s manager, Adam Grandmaison, says that Åhr died of an overdose after being rushed to the hospital. Ahr, 21, died on the night of November 15 in Tucson, where he was scheduled to perform a concert. His cause of death has not been confirmed, but a statement obtained by Inverse from the Office of the Medical Examiner in Pima County on Thursday, suggested that Åhr died of a drug overdose. Recognized as one of pop music’s brightest new talents, the musician born Gustav Åhr, died before a scheduled concert in Tucson, Arizona. Rising emo-rapper Lil Peep died on Wednesday at age 21, his publicist confirmed to multiple sources early Thursday.
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