Lil Peep died of Xanax overdose before being found on tour bus, police confirm

Rapper Lil Peep died after suffering an overdose of prescription drug Xanax, authorities have confirmed.

The 21-year-old musician, real name Gustav Åhr, who had a cult online following and had just released his debut album, was found dead on his tour bus ahead of a concert on Wednesday night.

Police in Tucson, Arizona have said that evidence found on the bus suggested that an overdose of the anti-anxiety medication was the cause of death.

The results of the toxicology tests are expected to take six to eight weeks, but the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office said that a drug overdose was “likely.”

The rapper and YouTube star’s death was confirmed by his manager Chase Ortega on Wednesday night, in a tweet saying that he had been “expecting this call for a year”.

Actress Bella Thorne, who once dated the musician, paid an emotional tribute to him in an Instagram video on Wednesday night.

“To anybody out there who is a Lil Peep fan you guys know how talented he was. How good he was. Well, he was even more f****** great as a person,” she tearfully told her followers.

The rapper had been pegged as ‘one to watch’ by music publications following the release of his debut album just a few months ago.

He had been due to perform at a concert in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday night as part of his nationwide tour.