King Von
King Von was a Chicago rapper whose vivid street stories shaped songs like “Crazy Story” and “Took Her to the O”; his music continues through posthumous releases.
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Von’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Name
- Dayvon Daquan Bennett
- Born
- August 9, 1994, Chicago, Illinois
- Died
- November 6, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia
- Roots
- O’Block, Chicago’s South Side
- Breakout
- “Crazy Story” (2018)
- Label connections
- Only The Family and EMPIRE
Mini bio
From O’Block.
Born Dayvon Bennett, King Von grew up in O’Block on Chicago’s South Side. He began rapping in 2018 and joined Lil Durk’s Only The Family collective. Early songs including “Problems” led into “Crazy Story,” the detailed heist narrative that introduced many fans to his voice.
Stories with a scene.
Von built songs around characters, conversations and sudden turns. He told interviewers that writing without beats while incarcerated helped shape his process. Grandson, Vol. 1 arrived in September 2019, followed by Levon James in March 2020. “Took Her to the O” became another signature story.
Welcome to O’Block.
His debut studio album arrived on October 30, 2020, with collaborators including Lil Durk, Polo G, Fivio Foreign and Dreezy. Frequent producer Chopsquad DJ helped shape its sound. Von died in Atlanta on November 6, 2020, aged 26, one week after the release.
The music carries on.
His estate and collaborators released What It Means to Be King in 2022 and Grandson in 2023. The latter brought together 17 tracks, including “Robberies,” “Heartless” with Tee Grizzley and “From The Hood” with Lil Durk. Later posthumous appearances include “95 Bulls” with Polo G and “Pressin Again” with DJ Bandz and Sada Baby.
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums and mixtapes
- 2023GrandsonLead artist; posthumous album
- 2022What It Means to Be KingLead artist; posthumous album
- 2020Welcome to O’BlockLead artist; debut studio album
- 2020Levon JamesLead artist; mixtape
- 2019Grandson, Vol. 1Lead artist; debut mixtape
Collaborations
- 2026Make You MineCo-artist with MAF Teeski
- 2026Pressin AgainPerformer and composer with DJ Bandz, Only The Family and Sada Baby
- 202595 BullsCo-artist with Polo G
- 2022Don’t Play ThatLead artist with 21 Savage
Awards
Quotes
If you’re doing something and keep doing it, you’re gonna get better results.King Von, interview with Jack Riedy for GRAMMY.com
In the interview published October 29, 2020, he explained how practice helped him improve between Levon James and Welcome to O’Block.
Trivia
- He said he contacted Fivio Foreign by direct message to arrange “I Am What I Am.”
- He developed a way of writing lyrics and flows before finding a beat while incarcerated.
- He said the nickname “Grandson” came from older men in jail who thought he reminded them of David Barksdale.
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