Lil Peep Net Worth

Net Worth  Net Worth: $100,000

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Gustav Åhr was born on 1st November 1996, in Pennsylvania USA, and was a rapper and singer, who as Lil Peep had a major influence on contemporary emo; his songs are characterized by hip hop and alternative rock. Lil had been active in the entertainment industry from 2014 to 2017, when he passed away.

So just how rich was Lil Peep? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that his wealth was as much as $100,000; music was the major source of Peep’s net worth.


Lil Peep Net Worth $100,000


To begin with, the boy was raised in Long Beach, New York. From his early years, he learned to play the trombone and tuba, then after dropping out of Long Beach High School, Åhr caught up by taking on-line courses. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career as a rapper.

Concerning his professional career, Gustav Åhr released his first mixtape under the pseudonym Lil Peep, which achieved ihis first success and fame with 4,000 streams on Soundcloud. In 2015, came the release of the EP “Feelz”, as well as another mixtape. In 2016, Lil Peep released his first songs on Soundcloud and YouTube, which allowed him to become better known, with his songs reaching millions of views on YouTube; his most viewed video is the song “Awful Things”, which has been watched around 13 million times. In the middle of 2017, Lil Peep was accused by Emoband Mineral to have illegally used samples of the piece “LoveLetterTypewriter” from the 1998 released album “EndSerenading”. In 2017, his debut album – “Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1”, which was created in collaboration with the Grammy- winning producer Rob Cavallo – was released. To promote the album, Lil Peep announced an extensive tour, to be held between 2nd August and 17th November 2017. His only album entered the German, British and US album charts after the death of the rapper. In the meantime, he moved to London, where he was based during 2017.

Lil Peep was referred to as a soundcloud rapper, whose music was described as lo-fi rap and emo – trap. The New York Times described his music as sombre to diabolically melodic. His music reached both the Southern US rap and the anxious introspection of the post-hardcore on. In his texts, he dealt with themes of suicide, past love relationships, drug use and witchcraft. Musical influences included Gucci Mane, Riff Raff, Red Hot Chili Peppers among others. In his music he processed samples of various rock bands, including Brand New, Underoath, Radiohead and others. Compared to other rappers, Lil Peep was characterized less by his rap skills than by his post-punk and indie rock-inspired vocals. Only in some places did he incorporate rap parts into his songs.

Finally, in the personal life of the rapper, Lil Peep was known for his notorious drug use, and developed dependencies on cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax. He was part of the Gothboiclique collective. Despite describing himself as bisexual, he was romantically involved with Arzaylea Rodriguez, and was previously in a relationship with the actress Bella Thorne.

He died on 15th November 2017, shortly before his scheduled concert in Tucson, Arizona, after he was hospitalized apparently suffering from an overdose of Xanax.

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