With a delivery that mixed singing and rapping, Lil Peep wove samples of early-2000s bands like Brand New and Modest Mouse into trap beats and eerily sing-song raps about drugs, depression and broken relationships. Born Gustav Åhr, he had a tragically brief career, releasing his first mixtape in late 2015 and dying of an overdose just two years later. Yet, he made an indelible mark—and inspired countless imitators—with his angst-ridden lyrics and melancholy guitar chords, channelling Chief Keef fronting an emo band on “beamer boy” and capturing the rawness of fresh heartbreak on “Awful Things” with fellow GothBoiClique member (and frequent collaborator) Lil Tracy. The XXXTENTACION teamup “Falling Down” became a posthumous release for both artists in 2018, and equally poignant is the same year’s fatalistic yet somewhat hopeful “Life Is Beautiful”. Meanwhile, producer Clams Casino turned “4 Gold Chains” into a surreal, slo-mo journey through the rapper’s hang-dog emo rap. The early track “Star Shopping” went multiplatinum upon its 2019 rerelease and reminded fans just how painfully intimate Lil Peep’s delivery had always been.