Lil Peep’s final posthumous album is a project with ILoveMakonnen, and it drops next week
thefader.comILoveMakonnen was a pioneering Atlanta rap weirdo when he emerged with classics like “I Don’t Sell Molly No More,” “Too Much,” and of course, “Tuesday.” His eccentric treatment of melody and meter put batteries in a lot of rappers’ backs, including that of Lil Peep, who was open about Makonnen’s influence on his emo-rap sound.
The two artists became close friends and collaborators before Peep’s death in 2017, recording a whole bunch of music together, including “Sunlight on Your Skin” (which was remixed into “Falling Down“ featuring XXXTentacion following Peep’s death) and “I’ve Been Waiting“ (a 2019 track with a Fall Out Boy remix).
They eventually ended up with enough material for a full album, and on September 8, that project, Diamonds, will be released.
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