Fredo Santana took to social media to pay his respects to Lil Peep who succumbed to drug overdoes today.
Fredo wrote on Twitter, “Rip lil peep when I was going thru it in the hospital he sent prayers thru kids please just smoke weed.”
Lil Peep was supportive of Fredo who suffered his own bout with drug addiction.
Fredo admitted to fans that drug addiction was the reasoning behind his recent stay in the hospital.
Fredo told fans he was in the hospital for kidney failure and liver failure after experiencing seizures.
Fredo revealed he almost died after suffering a seizure and falling to floor, where he bled from the mouth. Luckily, Gino Marley found him just in time. Fredo is now considering rehab to help end his addiction.
Fredo wrote he used drugs to repress bad memories that haunt him.
He wrote, “I was running from my old life tryna get high didn’t want to face them demons.”
Fredo wants to use his celebrity power to speak about drug addiction.
He wrote, “Hopefully I can be the face to sho n****s to slow down an we got out whole life ahead of us f**k being rock stars getting high. I got ptsd.”
Lil Peep, born Gustav Ahr, died after overdosing on an unknown drugs before hitting the stage before a show in Tucson, AZ. He was 21.
Peep’s manager Chase Ortega confirmed Peep’s death on Twitter, writing, “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f**k.”
I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother fuck
— Chase (@RealChaseOrtega) November 16, 2017
Peep’s second manager Mikey Cortez was also distraught by Peep’s death.
“I’m completely heart broken and lost right now,” Cortez said on Instagram. “I can’t even feel it’s not real. I love you and I’ll miss you always. One of the realest. Please someone tell me this isn’t real.”
Many recording artists took to social media to pay their respects to Peep, including Post Malone, Marshmello and Rich Chigga, to name a few.
Post Malone posted a photo of himself with Peep with a caption, reading, “In the short time that I knew you, you were a great friend to me and a great person. Your music changed the world and it’ll never be the same. I love you bud. Forever.”
in the short time that i knew you, you were a great friend to me and a great person. your music changed the world and it'll never be the same. i love you bud. forever pic.twitter.com/tpbxpkf4f4
— Beerbongs & Bentleys (@PostMalone) November 16, 2017
Marshmello told followers on Twitter that he and Peep were in preparation to collab on new music.
“I cant even believe this. We were just talking last week about working on a song together and now you’re gone. You will be missed, R.I.P.,” he wrote on Twitter. “Peep was the nicest person. hanging out with him, talking to him about music, the song ideas we were going to do together and touring was so amazing. Everyone will miss you man.”
I cant even believe this. We were just talking last week about working on a song together and now you’re gone. You will be missed, R.I.P. @Lilpeep 😪 pic.twitter.com/GQRJe8Vck0
— marshmello (@marshmellomusic) November 16, 2017
Peep was the nicest person. hanging out with him, talking to him about music, the song ideas we were going to do together and touring was so amazing. Everyone will miss you man @Lilpeep
— marshmello (@marshmellomusic) November 16, 2017
Chigga wrote on Twitter:
“R.I.P. Lil Peep. im glad I got to meet you when were in dc, this s**t is crazy.
R.I.P. Lil Peep. im glad i got to meet you when we were in dc, this shit is crazy.
— Brian (@richchigga) November 16, 2017
It’s important to be positive at a time like, tell your friends you love them and how much you appreciate them.”
It’s important to be positive at a time like this, tell your friends you love them and how much you appreciate them ❤️
— Brian (@richchigga) November 16, 2017