In wake of Juice Wrld's death, the tragic tale of SoundCloud rap star Lil Peep looms ever larger
In October of 2017, the rapper Lil Peep returned home from tour much as any 21-year-old would come home from college on a break.
"He was complaining that his bottom lip was cracked and split because of way he held the mike," Peep's mother, Liza Womack, said. Womack is a first-grade teacher who lives in suburban Long Island, N.Y. She was incredibly close to her son, born Gustav Ahr, and loved looking after him in the days between tour dates. "So I showed up on Halloween with two tubes of Aquaphor to make sure he was OK. Typical mom stuff. He'd call me when he needed me."
Just days later, Peep would be found dead, from an overdose of Xanax and fentanyl, leaving behind a devastated extended family and a body of profoundly influential music. Two years on, "Everybody's Everything," a new documentary and soundtrack album, add layers to Peep's legacy.
That legacy takes on even greater weight
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