Famous Dex is honoring Lil Peep in a unique way by painting his fingernails. Dexter took to IG to show off his new look.
He captioned his post, “Rock star Life Read About me. Different all my Life, Crazy, Humble, An most an important. Thankful. #RipPeep #PeepNailsWave.”
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