Wifiskeleton
Wifiskeleton | |
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 Wifiskeleton in an April 2025 interview | |
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| Born | Jeremiah Justin Simms July 24, 2003 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 2025 (aged 21) |
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| Years active | 2017–2025 |
| Label | 9th St. / Hallwood Media |
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Jeremiah Justin Simms (July 24, 2003 – May 5, 2025), known professionally as Wifiskeleton (stylized in all lowercase), was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and YouTuber. He was a founder of the collective GothAngelz and was involved in the underground music scene.
In 2025, Wifiskeleton died due to a suspected drug overdose, which led to his single "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died" going viral worldwide and posthumously earning him over eight million monthly listeners on Spotify. The single was certified platinum in the United States, debuting and peaking at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on several other music charts around the world.
Life and career
2003-2016: Early life
Jeremiah Justin Simms was born on July 24, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
2017–2021: Cyrus, Fuxkcy, Secretsaturdays and *67
In the late 2010s, Simms gained popularity through a YouTube commentary channel under the name Cyrus.[1] Around this time, Simms began writing music under the aliases Fuxkcy and Secretsaturdays.[2][3] In an April 2025 interview with &friends, he stated that he began making music at the age of 16 with his friends.[‡ 1] In the early 2020s, Simms began performing sigilkore songs under the alias *67.[1] His work gained attention on streaming platforms and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
2022–2025: Wifiskeleton
In late 2022, Simms began making music under the name Wifiskeleton.[1] He co-founded the underground collective GothAngelz with fellow artists and collaborators Keepsecrets, Witchbox, and Mandy.[3] As Wifiskeleton, he released new music prolifically, but would sometimes remove large portions of his back catalog from streaming platforms without notice.[1] He released his debut mixtape, Lovefool, in June 2024, followed by Suburban Daredevil in October of the same year.[3][6] Both mixtapes were recorded on Temple University's campus.[7] The latter featured the song "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died", which went viral on TikTok and became his first song to chart, debuting and peaking at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6][8] Following his death, Pitchfork stated that the song saw a surge in global popularity and streaming activity.[9]
In April 2025, he released his final mixtape, Pony, just over two weeks before his death.[1] Wifiskeleton had allegations of grooming circulating online before his death.[9][10]
Musical style and artistry
Wifiskeleton's songs incorporated elements of emo rap, lo-fi, guitar music, and hip-hop.[1] According to AllMusic, his lyrics often explored "extremely depressive themes of death, despair, self-harm, and other joyless topics".[1] He often used imagery of the 90s through early 2010s cartoons, emoji clip art, drawings, and early internet culture throughout his music artwork.[2] A staple of his songs were his self-deprecating text-to-speech tags such as "You are so goddamn pathetic," "You creepy loser," and "You are a creep and a weirdo".[2]
Death
On May 5, 2025, Wifiskeleton died in Miami, Florida, due to a suspected drug overdose.[1][9] The report of his death was initially shared by fellow artist Witchbox in the GothAngelz Discord server,[10] stating that he was "already cold" when police and medics arrived.[5] On the day before he died, he appeared on an Instagram livestream in which he made statements indicating suicidal intent: "I'm finna pull up to the gas station and post the addy on my story. If you wanna pull up and kill me, it's the time to do it. If you wanna get a flick with me, it's the time to do it. I'ma overdose tonight and kill myself".[5][11] His death came weeks before scheduled performances at the Mercury Lounge in New York City and The Echo in Los Angeles.[10] Following the announcement of his death, many of Wifiskeleton's close friends and collaborators, such as Fried by Fluoride[‡ 2] and Yuke,[4] paid tribute to him on social media.[4]
On May 7, 2025, Hallwood Recordings and 9th St. Records confirmed Wifiskeleton's death in a statement reported by Billboard, describing him as "a rare soul whose art, energy and presence moved so many."[6] In the days following his death, his Apple Music and Spotify accounts were compromised, resulting in the unauthorized upload of a track titled "Cinco de Mayo Was a Nightmare LOL", which contained a text-to-speech segment blaming Wifiskeleton's death on his friend Icemop.[12] The upload was later removed.[12]
Impact
According to Pitchfork writer Kieran Press-Reynolds, Wifiskeleton became a stylistic reference point within the "online indie music boom" and what was dubbed a "new wave of SoundCloud indie rock". Artist Ayowitty stated that a new wave of musicians were making "Wifiskeleton type songs" and replicating his sound to the point of cliché, with fellow artist Bunii adding that artists imitating Wifiskeleton's sound were popular across TikTok.[9] In March 2026, The Fader critic Vivian Medithi noted that Wifiskeleton was a major figure in the SoundCloud indie scene.[13]
Discography
Credits adapted from Spotify.[‡ 3]
| Wifiskeleton discography | |
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| EPs | 1 |
| Mixtapes | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 20+ |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
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| Fuck National Boyfriend Day |
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| I Fucking Hate Fiona Gallagher |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
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| Lovefool |
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| Suburban Daredevil |
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| July[‡ 4] |
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| Helen S Lovefool[‡ 5] (as Helen) |
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| Pony |
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EPs
| Title | Details |
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| Finesse Angel |
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Singles
As lead artist
- I Must B Retarded (with Witchbox) (2023)
- Nineteen Forever (2023)
- I'm Not Alex G, and Ur Not Sarah (2023)
- 53 Nights (with Witchbox) (2023)
- The One Where I Say 1944!! (2023)
- Keeping Secrets (2023)
- Azazel Dances to Skeleton (2023)
- Crawlspace (with Keepsecrets) (2024)
- Corridor (with Witchbox) (2024)
- Anrxyk (2024)
- Twenty Sucks (2024)
- U Got a Big Stupid Head Full of Nothing (2024)
- I Heard This Song in My Head and Made It Exist (2024)
- Oh and One Last Thing (2024)
- Wish I Were Him (2024)
- I Think She Deserved It (with Mandy) (2024)
- Loser Club (with Aeter) (2024)
- Mascara (2024)
- Adelaide (2024)
- Everyday's the Same Joke (with I Wanna Be a Jack-o-Lantern) (2025)
Charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| US [14] |
US Alt [15] |
CAN [16] |
IRE [17] |
UK [18] |
WW [19] | ||||
| "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died" (with I Wanna Be a Jack-o-Lantern) |
2024 | 91 | 17 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 67 | Suburban Daredevil | |
References
Secondary sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "wifiskeleton Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c "'I'm literally crying my eyes out': Fans devastated by rapper Wifiskeleton's death reports". Mint. May 6, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c Rodarte, Jorge (May 8, 2025). "Muere a los 21 años Wifiskeleton, cantante que publicó desgarrador mensaje horas antes de su muerte". Debate (in Spanish). Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ^ a b c West, Alex (May 6, 2025). "Hyperpop star wifiskeleton dies at 21 after haunting final livestream". The Mirror US. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c Amézquita Pino, Carolina (May 8, 2025). "Muere Wifiskeleton, cantante de 21 años: envió desgarrador mensaje la noche antes de su muerte". People (in Spanish). Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c Zellner, Xander (May 20, 2025). "Meet This Week's Chart First-Timers: Jane Handcock & More". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ "Temple Alum Driving Impact in the Music Business". Klein College of Media and Communication. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 24 May 2025". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d Press-Reynolds, Kieran (August 27, 2025). "Inside the Online "Indie" Music Boom". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c McGowan, Elisabeth (May 6, 2025). "Who Is Wifiskeleton? About the Rapper Whose Reported Cause of Death Is Unknown". Hollywood Life. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ "Rapper Wifiskeleton no more? Friend shares bad news on Discord, but questions remain". Hindustan Times. May 6, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Perlmutter, James. "The Tragic Death of WifiSkeleton". The Horizon Sun. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ "The Opener: aeter won't wait to live his dreams". The Fader. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 24 May 2025". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 28, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 24, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 26, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 13/6/2025". Official Charts. June 20, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ Cabral, RJ (September 15, 2020). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ "American single certifications – Wifiskeleton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- ^ "British certifications – Wifiskeleton". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 24, 2026. Type Wifiskeleton in the "Search:" field.
Primary sources
In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ^ &friends. "Discord servers, road trips, narrowly escaped biking accidents.. @wifiskeleton is navigating it all first official interview with &f". Instagram. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ^ fried by fluoride [@famousincel] (May 5, 2025). "rip skeleton". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved June 2, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ wifiskeleton. "wifiskeleton". Spotify. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
- ^ skeleton archive (December 6, 2024). "july". Spotify. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ^ helen (February 19, 2025). "helen s lovefool". Spotify. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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