Lil Peep, Awful Things | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 5^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Awful Things” performed by deceased emo/Soundcloud era rapper, Lil Peep.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 5^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we break down “Awful Things” performed by Lil Peep.

“Bother me, tell me awful things / You know I love it when you do that / Helps me get through this without you.” “Awful Things” served as a highlight from Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, the brief, debut album by Lil Peep (Gustav Åhr).  Sadly, this was the only album Lil Peep released during his lifetime. Åhr died of an overdose three months after its release in 2017, aged 21. Despite a life cut far too short, the music he was making – emo-tinged, rock-infused rap/hip-hop – was interesting, including the song at hands.  In the third track from COWYS, Pt. 1, Åhr gets an assist from his fellow GothBoiClique member, Lil Tracy.

“Awful Things,” like much of Lil Peep’s music straddles the line of rock and hip-hop. Here, the hip-hop is heaviest via hard-hitting, anchoring drums.  Lil Peep gets the most memorable part of the song, the sung chorus (excerpted above), incorporating incredible energy.  It continues as follows: “Bother me, tell me awful things / You know I love it when you move that on me / Love it when you do that one me.” Åhr is undoubtedly the star, including his performance in the first verse (“You like attention, I find it obvious / She makes it obvious for me”) but he doesn’t do all the heavy lifting himself. Tracy, serves up his own intriguing vibe in the second verse, with ample of emo vibes: 

“Speeding away, the city in the rearview

Heart racing whenever I’m near you

GothBoi jumpin’ off stage

Carry me away, carry me away

Burn me down till there’s nothing left

I would scream your name with my last breath.”

All told, “Awful Things” speaks to the legacy of the late, SoundCloud era rapper. Interestingly, given its emo characteristics, it isn’t far-fetched that an emo band (Good Charlotte) covered the song. 

🎙 Lil Peep • 💿 Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 • 🏷 Lil Peep / AUTNMY • 📅 2017

Lil Peep, Awful Things: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 5 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lil Peep / AUTNMY; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]