# Wifiskeleton
**Wifiskeleton** (stylized in all lowercase) was the stage name of Jeremiah Justin Simms (born 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia; died May 5, 2025 in Miami, Florida), an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and former YouTuber known for blending emo rap, lo-fi guitar, and hip-hop with early internet and cartoon-inspired visuals.[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) His song "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died" went viral after his death and reached number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him a figure who crossed from the underground internet scene into the mainstream at the end of his life.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) • [4](https://darkmode.wppool.dev/www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-05-24/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name | Jeremiah Justin Simms, born 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) |
| Died | May 5, 2025, in Miami, Florida, aged 21; reported as an apparent drug overdose[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) • [3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) |
| Genres | Emo rap, sigilkore, hyperpop, trap[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) |
| Signature song | "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died" from *suburban daredevil* (2024), which debuted at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 24, 2025[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) • [4](https://darkmode.wppool.dev/www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-05-24/) |
| Mixtapes | *lovefool* (June 28, 2024), *suburban daredevil* (October 22, 2024), *pony* (April 18, 2025)[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) |
| Labels | 9th St. and Hallwood Recordings[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) |
| Collective | Co-founder of the underground collective GothAngelz[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) |
## Early career and aliases
Simms first became a public figure through a YouTube commentary channel in the late 2010s, operating under the name Cyrus, and began releasing music under several other aliases before settling on wifiskeleton.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) • [5](https://menthol100s.com/about) Under the name *67 he released sigilkore and hyperpop-leaning material, including the compilation projects *archives* and *archives 2* in 2022; other aliases included fuxkcy and secretsaturdays.[6](https://music.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton) • [1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) AllMusic describes *67 as more hyperpop and rap-based, while the wifiskeleton project used more organic rock instrumentation.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338)
By late 2022 he was releasing under the name wifiskeleton, and he co-founded the underground collective GothAngelz with fellow artists including Keepsecrets and Witchbox.[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) • [5](https://menthol100s.com/about)
## Style
His music combined emo rap, lo-fi guitar, alternative rock, and underground hip-hop, often carrying depressive themes of death, despair, and self-harm.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) • [1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) Lyrics centered on extreme depressive subjects paired with self-deprecating text-to-speech taglines, and his artwork drew on 1990s-to-early-2010s cartoon references and emoji clip art.[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) [MusicBrainz](https://www.edgepedia.org/musicbrainz) tags his catalog as emo rap, sigilkore, hyperpop, and trap.[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases)
## Discography
He was prolific, releasing songs and full-length projects between 2022 and 2024, and he sometimes removed large portions of his back catalog from streaming platforms without notice.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) Releases listed by MusicBrainz include the singles *nineteen forever* (2023) and *loser club* (2024), the compilation *fuck national boyfriend day* (October 20, 2023), the compilation *i fucking hate fiona gallagher* (January 26, 2024, 16 tracks), the single *nope your too late i died* with jacko (September 27, 2024), and *july* (October 22, 2024, 14 tracks).[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases)
His three mixtapes anchored the catalog. *lovefool*, his debut mixtape, was released on June 28, 2024 and recorded on [Temple University](https://www.edgepedia.org/temple-university)'s campus.[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) *suburban daredevil*, also recorded on Temple's campus, followed on October 22, 2024 and was described by AllMusic as more fully realized and more carefully produced than his other releases.[1](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton) • [3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) Its closing track, "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died," went viral on social media platforms after his death.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338) The EP *pony*, his final project released during his life, appeared on April 18, 2025, twelve songs totaling 17 minutes on 9th St. / Hallwood.[2](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases) • [7](https://music.apple.com/us/album/pony/1807615701)
## Mainstream breakthrough and death
Nope Your Too Late I Already Died spread on TikTok after his death and became his first charting song, credited on the Hot 100 to wifiskeleton & i wanna be a jack-o-lantern, with songwriting credits to J. Simms and O. Koziel and production by i wanna be a jack-o-lantern.[5](https://menthol100s.com/about) • [4](https://darkmode.wppool.dev/www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-05-24/) It debuted at number 91 for the chart week of May 24, 2025, with a peak of 91.[4](https://darkmode.wppool.dev/www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-05-24/)
On May 5, 2025, Simms was reported to have died in Miami, Florida, to a suspected drug overdose, hours after appearing on an Instagram livestream in which he made statements indicating suicidal intent.[8](https://wifiskeleton.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton) The report was first shared by the fellow artist Witchbox in the GothAngelz Discord server, and Hallwood Recordings and 9th St. confirmed the death on May 7, 2025 in a statement reported by Billboard.[8](https://wifiskeleton.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton) Some death-record listings give May 7, 2025 as the date rather than May 5.[9](https://www.dead-people.com/wifiskeleton) In the days following, his Apple Music and Spotify accounts were compromised, resulting in an unauthorized upload that was later removed.[8](https://wifiskeleton.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton)
## Impact
According to Pitchfork's Kieran Press-Reynolds, wifiskeleton became a stylistic reference point within the online indie and underground alt-rock scene, with newer musicians attempting to replicate his sound and describing their own work as "wifiskeleton-type" songs.[8](https://wifiskeleton.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton) After his death, archived tracks and unreleased demos began surfacing through official and unofficial channels, and fans maintain archive sites to preserve material whose streaming links have gone dead.[10](https://shapes.inc/fandom/wifiskeleton/discography) • [5](https://menthol100s.com/about)
## References
1. [Wifiskeleton, Notable People Project](https://notablepeopleproject.org/wifiskeleton)
2. [wifiskeleton, MusicBrainz artist page](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d29d94f3-97d5-4753-a8b6-038dcf3af59c/releases)
3. [wifiskeleton Biography, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wifiskeleton-mn0004840338)
4. [Billboard Hot 100, week of May 24, 2025](https://darkmode.wppool.dev/www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-05-24/)
5. [wifiskeleton archive, menthol100s.com](https://menthol100s.com/about)
6. [wifiskeleton, Music Hub Fandom](https://music.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton)
7. [Pony, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/pony/1807615701)
8. [wifiskeleton, Wifiskeleton Wiki (Fandom)](https://wifiskeleton.fandom.com/wiki/Wifiskeleton)
9. [WifiSkeleton passed away at age 21, Dead-People.com](https://www.dead-people.com/wifiskeleton)
10. [Wifiskeleton Discography, Shapes](https://shapes.inc/fandom/wifiskeleton/discography)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musicians and ensembles › Individual musical biographies › Rappers and hip-hop artists*
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