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Dayvon Daquan Bennett, (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020) known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He was signed to Lil Durk's record label, Only the Family and Empire Distribution.

Early life

King Von was born in Chicago. He spent most of his life in Parkway Gardens, aka "O'Block" located at the corner of 64th and Martin Luther King Drive in the South Side of Chicago. He grew up as childhood friends with rapper Lil Durk, as well as fellow Parkway Gardens resident Chief Keef. He was known for his nickname "Grandson" which refers to David Barksdale, the founder of the Black Disciples who King Von was allegedly a member of. He got the name in jail when many people who knew David said that he reminded them of the gang leader in how he handles himself in the streets as well as his general demeanor.

At age 16, Von went to jail for the first time. This would only be the start of a long course of legal troubles for the rapper. In 2014, he was accused of a shooting that killed one and wounded another. After proving his innocence and beating the case, King Von took to rapping, collaborating with Lil Durk with singles, who eventually signed him into his OTF (Only The Family) Entertainment label & EMPIRE.

Career

After fellow rapper Lil Durk signed King Von to his Only the Family label, he released Von's 2018 single "Crazy Story," which remains his most popular song and breakout single. In May 2019, "Crazy Story 2.0" featuring Lil Durk was released, and a subsequent music video was later released on May 20 of that month and peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. On September 13, 2019 a third rendition of the single called "Crazy Story Pt. 3" was released.

On July 9, 2019, Lil Durk and King Von released their collaborative single "Like That". On September 2, 2019, Von released his single "What It's Like", the single would appear on his forthcoming album Grandson, Vol. 1. On September 19, 2019 Von released his 15 track debut album, "Grandson, Vol. 1" featuring Lil Durk on a pair of tracks, the album debuted at 75 on the Billboard 200 and 27 at the Hip Hop/R&B Songs Airplay chart. On November 16, 2019, Von released his single "2 A.M". On November 29, 2019 Von released his single "Rolling" featuring YNW Melly accompanied with a music video for the single.

On January 10, 2020, Detroit rapper Sada Baby's single "Pressin" was released with King Von featured. On February 21, 2020, Von released "Took Her To The O", one of his most popular songs to date. He followed that up with another album, "LeVon James", released on March 6, 2020. This album featured verses from NLE Choppa, Polo G, Tee Grizzley, G Herbo, Lil Durk, and YNW Melly as well as others.

On April 29, 2020, King Von released his single "Grandson for President", which also did well in popularity. He followed that up with a music video release for "Broke Opps", a song off "LeVon James". He then released another single, titled "Why He Told" on July 27, 2020 and followed that up with another popular single, "All These N**gas which has over 21 million views on YouTube to date in just over 2 months. He then released another single, titled "How It Go", on August 26th, 2020. On October 9th, 2020, King Von released "I Am What I Am", featuring New York rapper Fivio Foreign. This release was in anticipation of his upcoming album "Welcome To O'Block".

Legal issues

During his teen years, Bennett was arrested multiple times and would spend years in and out of jail before he turned to rapping in 2018.

On November 21, 2012, Bennett was arrested and booked in Cook County jail for unlawful possession of a firearm.

On July 24, 2014, Von was arrested in connection with a shooting in May 2014, resulting in the death of several men and the injury of two others. Von was charged with 1 count of murder and 2 counts of attempted murder. The shooting took place at 5700 South Lasalle Street in Englewood, Chicago. After witnesses failed to testify, King Von had all charges dropped and walked free at the end of 2017. Lil Durk has said in an interview with Von on the Breakfast Club that he pressed Von to become a rapper to stay out of anymore trouble.

In June 2019, King Von and fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk were arrested in connection to a shooting in Atlanta. Von co-defended Durk and the two rappers appeared before a judge in a Fulton County courtroom for a probable cause hearing. Prosecutors claimed the two men robbed and shot a man outside a popular Atlanta drive-in on February 5, 2019.

Death

On November 6, 2020, Bennett, along with two others, were shot following an altercation in a downtown Atlanta nightclub, killing the two persons who were aaccompanying the rapper and leaving Bennett himself in critical condition. Bennett was pronounced dead due to his injuries later the same day. He was 26.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

See also

• List of murdered hip hop musicians

References

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2. "Dayvon Bennett Mugshot 177451002 - Dayvon Bennett Arrest - Fulton County, GA". mugshots.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
3. "Dayvon Bennett Mugshot 123203677 - Vonita Bennett Arrest - Cook County, IL". mugshots.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
4. "OTF Signee King Von Dramatizes a "Crazy Story" in a Charismatic Video". Audible Treats. December 11, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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6. "The Ones: King Von's "Crazy Story"". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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8. "Lil Durk Crazy Story 2.0 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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10. "OTF's King Von Returns With "Crazy Story Pt. 3"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
11. "Lil Durk announces new album, drops single "Like That" feat. King Von". The FADER. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
12. "OTF's King Von Details The Reality Of The Streets On "What It's Like"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
13. "King Von | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
14. https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (September 19, 2019). "King Von Shares "Grandson Vol. 1" Mixtape". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 18, 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
15. "Samantha Fish, King Von & Gashi Debut on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
16. "OTF's King Von Drops Off "2 AM"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
17. "YNW Melly Joins King Von On New Song "Rolling"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
18. "Sada Baby & King Von Join Forces On "Pressin"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
19. "Dayvon Bennett Mugshot 28941141 - Dayvon Bennett Arrest - Cook County, IL - Booked on 11/21/2012". mugshots.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
20. "Second Man Charged With May Shooting That Killed Man, Wounded Two Others". July 24, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
21. Chicago, Homicide Watch. "Dayvon Bennett charged with murder in Englewood shooting death of Malcolm Stuckey". Homicide Watch Chicago. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
22. "Judge rules case against rappers Lil Durk, Von King can move forward". FOX 10 Phoenix. June 15, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
23. "King Von Reportedly In Critical Condition After Shoot Out With Quando Rondo's Crew". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
24. "Rapper King Von Shot and Killed in Atlanta". TMZ. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
25. "Rapper King Von, 2 others, fatally shot in Atlanta". NBC News. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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27. "King Von Chart History: Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
28. "King Von Chart History: Billboard Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
29. ""Gleesh Place" 🎥 ..Welcome to OBlock the movie is Coming Soon.... 🔥🔥🔥 who Ready??🔥or 👎🏽..... " Drop video tonite !?". Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Instagram.
30. "Hip Hop/R&B Songs Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
31. Mendez, Marisa. "Lil Durk Announces New Album, Shares New Song "Like That" With King Von". XXL Mag. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

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