King Von
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. Bennett was born on August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. He had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E. Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha. He was raised mostly by his mother, as his father was in and out of his life due to his incarcerations. He was fatally shot when Von was 11 years old. Von  would later pay tribute to his father in multiple songs, notably in the song "Exposing Me". At age 16, Von went to jail for the first time. This would only be the beginning of his long history of legal troubles. In 2014, he was arrested in connection with a shooting where one person was killed, and two others injured. He was eventually acquitted of all charges. Subsequently, he began focusing on his music career, collaborating with Lil Durk. Before his arrest for the charges, Von attended South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois, and earned some college credits (he earned  his GED while being in juvenile). During this time, he also joined the Black Disciples street gang. Career. After fellow rapper Lil Durk signed King Von to his Only the Family label, Von released his single "Crazy Story" on December 6, 2018, and it became his breakout single. On Valentine's Day 2019, Von's girlfriend, rapper Asian Doll, released a music video for her track about the artist, "Grandson," in which Von appeared. In May 2019, "Crazy Story 2.0" featuring Lil Durk was released, and a subsequent music video was later released on May 20, 2021 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 then appeared on his album "Grandson, Vol. 1". On September 19, 2019, Von released his 15 track mixtape, "Grandson, Vol. 1", featuring Lil Durk on a pair of tracks. The album debuted at number 75 on the "Billboard" 200 and number 27 on the Hip  Hop/R&B albums chart. On November 16, 2019, Von released his single "2 A.M". On November 29, 2019, Von released his single "Rollin" featuring YNW Melly, accompanied with a music video. Nugget one of his most popular songs. It was included on his mixtape, "Levon James", released on March 6, 2020, which peaked at number 63 on the "Billboard" 200. The album features verses from NLE Choppa, Tee Grizzley, G Herbo, Lil Durk, and YNW Melly, among others. On April 29, 2020, King Von released his single "Grandson for President", which did well in popularity. He followed that up with  a music video release for "Broke Opps", a song from "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 Niggas", featuring Chicago rapper Lil Durk, which garnered over 21 million views on YouTube. He then released another single, titled "How It Go", on August 26, 2020. On October 9, 2020, King Von released "I Am What I Am", featuring New York rapper Fivio Foreign. This release was in anticipation of his debut studio album "Welcome to O'Block", released on October 29, 2020. The 16 -track album features production Chopsquad DJ, Tay Keith, Wheezy and Hitmaka, among others. The album includes the Polo G collaboration "The Code", which was released with a music video. On December 24, 2020, Lil Durk released his album "The Voice" as a tribute to King Von, who appears on the album cover and on the song, "Still Trappin'". On March 4, 2022, King Von's management team released his first posthumous album, "What It Means to Be King." Personal life. Bennett allegedly had three children: one boy and two girls. He was in an on-and-off relationship with Texas  rapper Asian Doll, but the two were reportedly not in a relationship at the time of his death. Legal issues. On November 21, 2012, Bennett was arrested and booked into Cook County jail for unlawful possession of a firearm. On July 24, 2014, Bennett was arrested in connection with a shooting in May 2014, resulting in the death of Malcolm Stuckey and the injury of two other men. Bennett 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, in  2017, all charges were dropped. In June 2019, Bennett and Lil Durk (real name Durk Banks) were arrested in connection with a shooting in Atlanta. Bennett, along with his co-defendant Banks, 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. After weeks in jail, the two rappers were released on $250,000 & $300,000 bonds, respectively. In July 2021, the Chicago Police released documents revealing that Bennett was responsible for the murder of Gangster  Disciples member Gakirah "K.I." Barnes in April 2014. Death. On November 6, 2020, at around 2:15 a.m., Bennett and his crew were involved in an altercation with Quando Rondo's crew outside of the Monaco hookah lounge in Atlanta, Georgia. The dispute quickly escalated into gunfire, and Bennett was shot multiple times. He was subsequently transported to a hospital in critical condition and died there later that day; he was 26 years old. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that two people were killed. Six people were wounded; one of them was placed in police custody for the murder of  King Von while being treated for a gunshot wound. The suspect was identified as Timothy Leeks, a rapper also known as Lul Timm, aged 22. On November 14, 2020, King Von was buried in Chicago, Illinois. Legacy. During the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Bennett was included in the "In Memoriam" montage. In August 2021, a mural depicting King Von was painted by artist Chris Devins, in Parkway Gardens, Chicago (where Von was from). It was meant to serve as a tribute to the late rapper. However, the mural was controversial amongst Chicago residents – some of them argued that it would  attract gang-related crime to the area, and that it was a glorification of gang violence. It was proposed that the mural be removed or relocated to a different area.