King Von | |
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 King Von in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dayvon Daquan Bennett |
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| Born | August 9, 1994 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Died | November 6, 2020 (aged 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Discography | King Von discography |
| Years active | 2018–2020 |
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| Member of | Only the Family |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | kingvonofficial |
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang.[5][6][7][8] He was considered a preeminent figure in the drill genre.
Bennett's 2018 single, "Crazy Story" and his 2020 single, "Took Her to the O", both received triple platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The latter peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded his debut studio album Welcome to O'Block (2020), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.[9] He was signed to Lil Durk's record label Only the Family.
On November 6, 2020, Bennett was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia 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.