ILoveMakonnen is alive and Lil Peep isn’t, but should this give him the right to do whatever he wants with music half made from a deceased artist who can no longer voice his own opinions and values? At best, this song aims to honor both artists posthumously at worst, it is purely a marketing tactic used to attract fans from both audiences and make more money. When fans questioned why the song was released, Peep’s mother said that “it was Makonnen’s choice.” The fact that both rappers signed to major labels also plays a controversial role in this release. Regardless of the drama surrounding the release and tension between the two rappers, we can only conclude that there is no way to know for sure what Peep would have thought. Rapper Lil Tracy, who Lil Peep frequently collaborated with during his lifetime, tweeted that Peep and X were “never even friends didn’t like each other.” Peep never heard the XXXTentacion feature and was not alive to approve it. ILoveMakonnen responded positively to XXXTentacion as an artist, stating that X “had so much wisdom for being young” and that “X wanted to be a part of this song.” The problem here is that Lil Peep did not want this collaboration. The song was then completed and released to the public, as a tribute to both artists. Since X was so driven to release the song, XXXTentacion’s mother ended up reaching out to Peep’s management.
X recorded his own voice over Peep’s audio, but ended up passing away before the song was finalized. įans of Peep then put the snippet of his song on YouTube, where rapper XXXTentacion first found it. The hook was leaked to the internet after Peep played part of the song on his Instagram Live. Peep co-wrote and recorded a song titled “Sunlight On Your Skin” with musician ILoveMakonnen, but died of a drug overdose before releasing the final version to the general public. The truth is that the song wasn’t a mutual collaboration. The surprising part is that these artists were able to collab in the first place: Peep died in November of 2017, while X died in June of 2018. The recently released single “Falling Down” showcased a surprising collaboration between artists Lil Peep and XXXTentacion.
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