1. Dayvon Daquan Bennett, known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang.
27 Facts About King Von
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King Von was considered a preeminent figure in the drill genre.
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King Von had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha.
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King Von was raised mostly by his mother in the Parkway Garden Homes, an area more commonly known as "O'Block", located on Chicago's South Side within the Greater Grand Crossing community area.
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When King Von was 11 years old, his father was killed by an unseen gunman.
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King Von later paid tribute to his father in multiple songs.
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King Von was present for the birth of drill music through his association with Chief Keef and Lil Durk.
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King Von subsequently appeared on the Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved album, which was released on July 31,2018.
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King Von featured on the song "Problems", which had an accompanying music video released on August 9,2018.
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King Von then released the single "War With Us" on October 18,2018.
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On January 9,2019, King Von was featured on the remix of "Exposing Me", a song by fellow Chicago rapper Memo600.
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On July 9,2019, Lil Durk and King Von released their collaborative single "Like That".
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On September 2,2019, King Von released his single "What It's Like", as the single forerunner of his first mixtape album announced in September 2019.
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On November 29,2019, King Von released his single "Rollin" featuring YNW Melly, accompanied with a music video.
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On March 20,2020, an official video for "Trust Issues" was released, featuring Florida rapper Yungeen Ace; in the song King Von switched up his gangsta focus to show his softer side.
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King Von followed the single up closely with a music video release for "Broke Opps", another song from Levon James album.
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In 2020, King Von worked on the project that would later turn out to be his first studio album.
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King Von then released another single, titled "How It Go", in conjunction with another music video, on August 26,2020.
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On October 9,2020, King Von released "I Am What I Am", featuring New York rapper Fivio Foreign with annexed a music video.
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King Von died one week after the album was released.
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In January 2023, King Von's manager announced with a post on Instagram, the drop of a new posthumous project by the rapper, scheduled for the same year.
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King Von has received critical praise for his sense of focus, delivery, wordplay, and sharp songwriting.
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Jayson Buford from Tablet observed that King Von remained culturally relevant years after his death; Buford attributed the phenomenon both to King Von's proximity to violence and to his extraordinary lyrical skills.
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King Von was known for the use of the storytelling in his songs.
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King Von maximized his storytelling strengths across a trio of critically acclaimed efforts, Grandson, Vol.
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King Von has cited several MCs as influencing his rapping style, deriving by the artists he listened to in his teens, with rappers such as Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame, and by other Chicago rappers such as Twista, Kanye West, G Herbo, Lil Bibby, and Lil Durk.
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King Von was transported to a hospital in critical condition and died there later that day.