Emo Rapper Lil Peep, Who Was Hailed as the Future of the Genre, Is Dead at 21

Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 12:33 p.m.

Lil Peep, who earlier this year was dubbed the \u201cfuture of emo rap\u201d by Pitchfork, died on Wednesday at the age of 21. Through his woozy, melancholic songs like \u201cWhite Wine,\u201d \u201cGirls,\u201d and \u201cDrugz,\u201d he drew from \u201900s emo influences like Limp Bizkit and Panic! At the Disco as well as rapper Gucci Mane, while garnering millions of fans on social media and Soundcloud.