![]() ![]() The only delay to the album’s release was caused by Peep’s tragic death, and more so than with traditional artists, the prolific rapper had a huge amount of material to be dug through, which his mother did – with patience and respect. “And yes, I know what he would have wanted,” she added, reiterating that nobody knew Peep better than the woman he loved enough to get a neck tattoo reading “mom”. Speakers stressed that they used Liza as a litmus test in handling the difficult issue of releasing work after an artist’s death. “Don’t chop it up and put features on it unless it’s clear to you they wanted it,” she added, pointedly. “Features are easy to manufacture,” she said, mentioning that Peep wouldn’t do features for no reason with people he didn’t like. When discussing the ethical minefield Peep’s colleagues navigated to release the album, his mother appeared to allude to the X track. Don’t listen to it.” The controversy surrounding X, including an incident in which he beat a gay man, meant that his values ran counter to those Peep lived by. GothBoiClique member Fish Narc slammed the decision saying “ explicitly rejected XXX for his abuse of women, spent time and money getting XXX’s songs removed from his Spotify playlists, and wouldn’t have co-signed that song. The decision was highly controversial – when he died, aged 20, XXXTentacion was facing domestic abuse charges. But the elephant in the room tonight is Falling Down, a song released posthumously in which Peep’s friend iLoveMakonnen spliced together Peep’s vocals with those of rapper XXXTentacion to form one track. ![]() The album, while completed after Peep’s tragic death, was evidently put together with his best interests and wishes at heart. Musicians he looked up to and who came to recognise his work, too. The music playing while guests milled around was from a playlist of Gus’s favourite songs: Blink 182, Three Days Grace, Good Charlotte. On the walls, videos of Peep and clippings from interviews were projected headlines reminded attendees just how impactful his work was in such a short career, and footage of his face reminded us that he was also just a boy. Guests were presented with Gus’s favourite Halloween candy at the end. Peep’s favourite holiday was Halloween, and there were tables adorned with black candles and pumpkin carvings of his face. The event felt like a memorial crossed with a Halloween party. Their goal, with the album and the party, was to keep everything as close to Peep’s vision as possible. The album was presented by Peep’s mom, the president of Columbia Records US, Ron Perry, business partner Sarah Stennett, and the album’s producers George Astasio and Smokeasac. It was entirely dedicated to the memory of Peep a mural outside showed his tattooed face alongside the album name and tracklist, and the small space, Ideal Glass Studios, was decorated in black and pink, his favourite colours. The party was small, with attendees and coverage tightly controlled. It’s hard to know how to pull off an event like this respectfully without forgetting the spirit of the person it commemorates. ![]()
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