King Von

King Von
King Von
	King Von in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Dayvon Daquan Bennett
Also known as	Von; Grandson; V-Roy;
Born	August 9, 1994; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 6, 2020 (aged 26); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; drill; trap; gangsta rap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; songwriter;
Discography	King Von discography
Years active	2018–2020
Labels	Only the Family; Empire;
Member of	Only the Family
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Children	3
Website	kingvonofficial.com

Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, that was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] He is widely considered one of the most preeminent figures of the drill genre.

Bennett garnered acclaim for singles "Crazy Story" and "Took Her to the O", which reached the forty-fourth position of the Billboard Hot 100, and for the studio album Welcome to O'Block (2020), which placed fifth on the Billboard 200.^[9] He was signed to Lil Durk's record label Only the Family and Empire Distribution.

On November 6, 2020, Bennett was shot and killed at age 26.

^ ^a ^b "King Von Biography". AllMusic. April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ Paul Thompson, November 9, 2020 "King Von Was Building Something Bigger Than Chicago Drill. He Deserved to See It Through.", Vulture, while incarcerated became a hallmark of his sound, and Chicago drill’s latest wave... the drill prodigy also from an area known locally as the O-Block. Von went to the same high school as G Herbo... Those sonic cues placed Von firmly in his city’s drill lineage at a point when that scene had reached such a fever pitch that it was being imitated across the country.
^ Jack Riedy, April 10, 2020 "Rising drill star King Von refines his storytelling and stunting on Levon James", Chicago Reader, Sharp songwriting and bombastic delivery have made King Von one of fastest-rising stars in drill... Grandson Vol. 1, which stays close to the classic drill sound, combining blown-out beats with blunt-force effects.
^ "King Von & The Art Of Storytelling". Chicago Reader. November 4, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Op-Ed: King Von, Drill Music, Parkway Gardens, and South Side Chicago". South Side Weekly. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "After a trial lasting nearly 3 months, jury set to get case of brazen Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck". Chicago Sun Times. January 2, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "FBG Duck's mother speaks On King Von's alleged $100K hit on her son: 'They proved it'". HipHopDx. October 10, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "6 O-Block street gang members convicted in 2020 Gold Coast shooting death of Chicago rapper FBG Duck". WLS-TV. January 17, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Billboard 200, 21 November 2020". Billboard. November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

[king-von-mn0003831585-1] "King Von Biography". AllMusic. April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[2] Paul Thompson, November 9, 2020 "King Von Was Building Something Bigger Than Chicago Drill. He Deserved to See It Through.", Vulture, while incarcerated became a hallmark of his sound, and Chicago drill’s latest wave... the drill prodigy also from an area known locally as the O-Block. Von went to the same high school as G Herbo... Those sonic cues placed Von firmly in his city’s drill lineage at a point when that scene had reached such a fever pitch that it was being imitated across the country.

[3] Jack Riedy, April 10, 2020 "Rising drill star King Von refines his storytelling and stunting on Levon James", Chicago Reader, Sharp songwriting and bombastic delivery have made King Von one of fastest-rising stars in drill... Grandson Vol. 1, which stays close to the classic drill sound, combining blown-out beats with blunt-force effects.

[4] "King Von & The Art Of Storytelling". Chicago Reader. November 4, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[5] "Op-Ed: King Von, Drill Music, Parkway Gardens, and South Side Chicago". South Side Weekly. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[6] "After a trial lasting nearly 3 months, jury set to get case of brazen Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck". Chicago Sun Times. January 2, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[7] "FBG Duck's mother speaks On King Von's alleged $100K hit on her son: 'They proved it'". HipHopDx. October 10, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[8] "6 O-Block street gang members convicted in 2020 Gold Coast shooting death of Chicago rapper FBG Duck". WLS-TV. January 17, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[9] "Billboard 200, 21 November 2020". Billboard. November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

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