Wifiskeleton

Jeremiah Justin Simms was born on July 24, 2003,^[1] in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2] In a 2024 Instagram Live interview, he said he moved out of his parents' house at age 16. He also said he was expelled from high school.^{[‡ 2]} In the late 2010s, Simms gained popularity through a YouTube channel under the name "Cyrus".^[2][3] The channel gave bitter and direct commentary about other videos.^[3] He began many musical aliases around this time,^[2] including "Fuxkcy" and "Secretsaturdays".^[3] He then made hyperpop and rap music under the alias "*67".^[2][4] His work gained attention on streaming platforms and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

In 2022, Simms began making music under the name "Wifiskeleton",^[2] and co-founded the underground collective GothAngelz.^[3] Compared to *67, he used the alias to experiment with a less digital rock sound.^[2] As Wifiskeleton, he released new music prolifically, but would delete many of his songs from streaming services.^[2]

Wifiskeleton released his debut mixtape, Lovefool, in June 2024,^{[‡ 3]} followed by Suburban Daredevil in October.^[3] Both mixtapes were recorded on Temple University's campus with the help of his manager, Joseph Conallen.^[5] AllMusic called Suburban Daredevil "more fully realized and more carefully produced" compared to his previous works.^[2] It featured the single "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][7] Streams for the song surged after his death, and he gained over eight million monthly listeners on Spotify.^[8] In April 2025, he released his final mixtape, titled Pony.^[2]

On May 5, 2025, Wifiskeleton died in Miami, Florida, due to a suspected drug overdose.^[2][8] The report of his death was initially shared by fellow GothAngelz member Witchbox in the collective's Discord server,^[9] stating that he was "already cold" when police and medics arrived.^[1] His death was further confirmed by close friend and collaborator Yuke on social media.^[4] On the day before he died, he appeared on an Instagram livestream in which he made statements indicating suicidal intent: "Pull up and kill me, it's the time to do it. If you want to get a flick with me, it's the time to do it. I'm going to overdose tonight and kill myself".^[1][9] His death came weeks before scheduled performances in New York City and Los Angeles.^[9] Following the announcement of his death, many of Wifiskeleton's friends and fellow artists paid tribute to him on social media.^[10] 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]

Wifiskeleton's songs incorporated elements of alternative pop, SoundCloud rap, and hyperpop.^[2] He was also prominent in the subgenre sigilkore.^[4] He referred to Rivers Cuomo and Mac DeMarco as his biggest musical influences. He also said he was partially inspired by Tame Impala.^{[‡ 4]} According to AllMusic, his lyrics often explored "extremely depressive themes of death, despair, self-harm, and other joyless topics".^[2] Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork said Wifiskeleton became a stylistic reference point in what was dubbed a "new wave of SoundCloud indie rock". He was credited with popularizing a style of "depressive droning over looped guitar beats".^[8] Artist Ayowitty stated that a new wave of musicians were replicating Wifiskeleton's sound to the point of cliché, while Bunii added that artists imitating Wifiskeleton's sound were popular across TikTok.^[8] In March 2026, Vivian Medithi of The Fader described Wifiskeleton as a major figure in the SoundCloud indie scene.^[11]

Credits adapted from Spotify.^{[‡ 5]}

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