Lil Peep charts on Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time with "Awful Things"

November 30, 2017

Late rapper Lil Peep has made his first Billboard Hot 100 appearance with “Awful Things,” marking his first entry on any Billboard songs chart, the music source is reporting.

As Billboard shared, the track jumped 144 percent to 8.2 million U.S. streams, as well as 190 percent to 3,000 downloads sold.

Peep debuted the track back in August with the surprise release of his debut album, Come Over When You’re Sober (Part One), which you can stream here.

He explained that the video was inspired by an array of anime inspired themes from shows like Shiki and from horror archetypes like Carrie.

Watch Lil Peep’s “Awful Things” music video below:

Lil Peep's death at the age of 21 came as a shock to the music community. Presumed an overdose, the musician's brother Oskar recently said the death was accidental: “He was super happy with where he was in life.” To celebrate the young artist's life, his family has announced a special memorial service for fans. You can read the details on that event here.

Peep was part of GothBoiClique, cofounded with Wicca Phase aka Adam McIlwee, the ex-singer of Tiger’s Jaw, creating their own hip-hop/emo subgenre that has prompted a massive movement in the music industry. With over 100 million streams to-date, including tracks like “Awful Things” and “The Brightside,” he solidified his standing in the genre-defying movement.

Videographer Wiggy shared a poignant tribute to Lil Peep, featuring a collection of candid footage showing Lil Peep performing, traveling and more.

AP's thoughts are with Lil Peep's family and loved ones at this time.

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