Lil Peep's "Crybaby" Finally Hits Streaming Platforms

Four years after its release, Lil Peep's beloved "Crybaby" mixtape has made its official debut on streaming platforms.

Today marks the four-year anniversary of Lil Peep's fan-favorite mixtape Crybaby, which has officially made the transition onto streaming platforms for the first time. To honor the bittersweet occasion, Peep's mother Liza and brother Oskar took to Instagram to pen a statement detailing its creation and importance for Peep's artistic development.

"On June 10, 2016, Gus released one of his most beloved mixtapes – Crybaby," they write. "Today, four years later, we are proud to release Crybaby on all digital streaming platforms exactly the way Gus and his collaborators made it. These songs were exported directly from the GarageBand recording sessions on Gus’s old MacBook, and for the first time, the world is hearing them in the highest audio quality possible."

The statement also highlights how Crybaby marked a transitional point for the young artist; for the first time, Peep actually linked up with his producers in real life, building relationships with collaborators like Nedarb, Smokeasac, and LeDerrick. While the album is likely familiar to Peep's longtime fans, it hasn't stopped his family from celebrating its official re-release as a personal victory. "We are so glad to give this album to Gus’s devoted fans, and hope it will help get people through these particularly tough times," they write, closing the emotional post with some kind words.

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On June 10, 2016, Gus released one of his most beloved mixtapes – Crybaby. Today, four years later, we are proud to release Crybaby on all digital streaming platforms exactly the way Gus and his collaborators made it. These songs were exported directly from the GarageBand recording sessions on Gus’s old MacBook, and for the first time, the world is hearing them in the highest audio quality possible. Crybaby represents a turning point in Gus’s artistry. The three mixtapes Gus had released in 2015 were created with various artists and producers entirely over the internet—via email and text messages. When Gus made Crybaby, however, he actually met and worked with his producers in person—Nedarb, Smokeasac, and LeDerrick, to name a few. Like most of Gus’s work, Crybaby was made quickly and confidently. Gus and several of his friends had returned from a month-long stint in Denver back to his old house in Pasadena in early April, 2016. The guys were living and working together in crowded but creative conditions—sleeping shoulder to shoulder, eventually, on the kitchen floor at 1700 University Drive. Gus came home to New York toward the end of May, and finished up the mixtape, dropping it on June 10, the day after he landed back in LA. Ten of eleven of the tracks are fully cleared. This is a victory. We are so glad to give this album to Gus’s devoted fans, and hope it will help get people through these particularly tough times. Liza and Oskar

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