Painfully truthful with his lyrics, Gus painted the portrait of a pained youth that desperately wanted to help others like him with his emotional declarations and evocative references. The frenetic atmosphere of the mixtape served as an introduction to the sensitive figure behind the artist persona, Gustav Elijah Åhr. Lil Peep’s iconic addition to the once burgeoning emo-rap genre has been celebrated for its post-hardcore and indie rock tones fueled by a trap tinge. Offering fans, for the first time, a window into the authentic audio recorded in the loft in Los Angeles’ Skid Row where Peep started his musical journey. Ahr created his own genre of music that still lives on today, and that is a part of his legacy.As with the recent re-release of Crybaby, every song was carefully exported directly from the GarageBand recording sessions on Peep’s old MacBook.
Hellboy is an accurate representation of his music and his personality. Ahr was one of the first artists to tap into this world of emo-rap and make it mainstream. It is a difficult thing to keep an artist’s true spirit alive and music in a posthumous album release, but those who worked on the album had his purpose in mind, creating a unique listening experience for Ahr fans new and old. Overall, the album’s re-release has been successful and has portrayed the message that Ahr wanted to give his listeners. The lyrics “Move on/I’m gone baby/I’m not coming back, nah” show this kind of goodbye from Ahr to the album, as a definitive end, saying “I’m not coming back.” When you listen to this song, you can hear the influence of punk/emo music that he so admired. The album’s final track “Move on, be strong” was just that: a farewell to the album. Failure is a scary part of life, but the fact that this album came out, and that Ahr’s name is widely known solidifies the idea that it requires big risks to get the reward. This song is about the fear of failure, which is something that most people can relate to. “The Song They Played ” is about choosing a career path that is difficult to succeed in and being afraid that you will not come out the other side on top. “As a heavily tattooed, polarizing underground rapper, the sweet-tempered introvert felt a growing chasm between how he was portrayed and who he was, similar to the way the Mike Mignola superhero’s looks inspire fear even though he just wants to help.” “He felt a kinship with him,” said GQ Magazine on the character. This track is based on the comic book character that Ahr loved growing up. The chorus begins with, “You don’t even know what I’ve been through” talking again about the real issues that he faces, and how many of his listeners feel when they face the world. “Hellboy,” the album’s title track, begins with a clip from Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron. It is evident through the music on the album that Ahr was struggling, but it is clear that his motive was to make others feel loved, wanted, and not alone. Suffering from anxiety and depression himself, Ahr, as someone who understood what they were going through, wanted to make music that made people feel like they were not alone in their struggles. Hellboy holds a wide array of emotions to which many listeners can relate. The album features artists such as Smokeasac, Nedarb, Xavier Wulf as well as Horsehead and Lil Tracy, both members of Gothboiclique, the emo-rap collective group that helped Ahr jumpstart his career. This is both an original and an ‘ultra’ version of what Gus released.”
Our goal was to leave all of Gus’s original work unscathed–only to master it so it can be enjoyed on any medium. “For the first time, Peep fans will be able to listen to all sixteen of the Hellboy tracks in the highest quality form possible.
“We are proud to be able to offer to all of Gus’s fans his beloved ‘mixtape’ called Hellboy across all digital streaming platforms,” said Ahr’s mother Liza Womack on Instagram. The definition and the sounds have been revamped to allow listeners to enjoy a clearer, better representation of what Ahr would have wanted his fans to hear from him.
On Friday, September 25, the fourth anniversary of the album Hellboy by Ahr, which was exclusively released to SoundCloud, was released to all major streaming platforms. Despite his many successes, he died in 2017. Since then, he has released three albums, a few singles, and many collaborations. Seven years ago, a 19-year-old Gustav Ahr, also known by the stage name Lil Peep, moved to Los Angeles, California from Long Island, New York to pursue his dreams of becoming a rapper.
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