RAP TRAGEDY

L.I.’s up-and-coming Lil Peep, 21, dies – OD likely

RAPPER LIL PEEP, who built a huge online following by recording his own songs with a cheap microphone, died of a suspected overdose, police said Thursday.

The 21-year-old Long Island star, born Gustav Ahr, was found unresponsive by his manager in his tour bus at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday in Tuscon, Ariz., police said.

First responders were unable to revive Lil Peep, who was known for his unique blend of emo and hip-hop as well as penning tunes about drugs, suicide and failed relationships.

Peep’s manager Chase Ortega tweeted confirmation of the young musician’s death early Thursday morning, saying, “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f---,” before locking his account.

Tucson police said the exact cause of Lil Peep’s death won’t be known for six or eight weeks, but a drug overdose — probably from Xanax — was the likely culprit.

Sgt. Pete Dugan, a spokesman for Tucson police, said law enforcement found drug paraphernalia near the singer’s body.

Lil Peep (photo inset) frequently posted to social media about his drug use. He also tattooed “Get Cake Die Young” along his hairline, and his Instagram bio read, “musician/supermodel/toyboy //ugly, cute and dying.”

But Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, the company that worked with Lil Peep over the last year after his recordings blew up on Sound Cloud, said the artist had every reason to live. “I am shocked and heartbroken. I do not believe Peep wanted to die. He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends,” Stennett wrote on Facebook. Lil Peep’s manager went looking for the rapper Wednesday night when hours passed without anyone seeing him. The performer’s tour bus was parked outside the the Rock, a nightclub where he was scheduled to perform that evening. Lil Peep’s heartbroken mother gave a statement to Stennett and asked her to share it with all her son’s fans on behalf of the family.

“She is very, very proud of him and everything he was able to achieve in his short life,” Stennett said. “She is truly grateful to the fans and the people who have supported and loved him.”

The up-and-coming artist shared an eerie post to Instagram just hours before his death, which read, “When I die you’ll love me.”

He also posted a picture of two pills placed on his tongue with the caption, “f--- it.”

Lil Peep debuted his full-length album “Come Over When You’re Sober (Part One)” about three months ago.

He got his start recording his own songs on a $200 microphone plugged into his laptop.

He was branded the “future of emo” in a January feature in the music website Pitchfork.