King Von Biography

King Von was a young American rapper. King Von is also known as “Grandson” or “King” instead of his real name.

Early life and childhood

King Von was born on August 9, 1994, and was 27 years old when he passed away on November 6, 2020. His real birth name is Dayvon Daquan Bennett and his birthplace is Chicago. In addition to his stage name King Von, he was also known as Von and Grandson.

King Von spent most of his life in Parkway Gardens, also known as “O’Block”. It is located at the corner of 64th and Martin Luther King Drive on Chicago’s South Side. The rapper grew up being childhood friends with rapper Lil Durk and Chief Keef, who also lived in Parkway Gardens.

In addition, King Von was known by his nickname “Grandson.” It refers to David Barksdale, the founder of the Black Disciples. He was apparently a member of the Black Disciples. When King Von was in prison, many people who knew David said he reminded them of the gang’s leader. His street manner and general demeanor reminded them of the gang leader, so they nicknamed him “Grandson.”

In addition, King Von went to jail for the first time at the age of 16. This was the beginning of a long series of legal problems for the young rapper.

Premature death

On November 6, 2020, King Von was involved in an altercation outside a nightclub in Atlanta. It happened around 3:20 am between two groups of men. One of them was connected with rapper Quando Rondo. The fight quickly escalated into a shooting.

Following the shooting, two plainclothes police officers attempted to break up the shooting with more gunfire. King Von was shot and subsequently transported to the hospital in critical condition. Ultimately, the young rapper passed away the same day after undergoing surgery. He was only seventy-six years old when he died.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation initially reported that three people had died in the shooting. However, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department said only two of them died. In addition, four people were injured, one of whom was taken into police custody for King Von’s murder.

The suspect was later identified as Timothy Leeks, who was only 22 years old. In addition, King Von was buried in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, on November 15, 2020.

Professional life

King Von was a junior rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. King Von was signed to Lil Durk’s record label Only the Family and Empire Distribution. He was active as a rapper from 2018 until his untimely passing in 2020.

In 2014, King Von was charged with a shooting that left one person dead and another injured. Shortly after proving his innocence, King Von turned to rap. He collaborated with Lil Durk on singles. Lil Durk eventually signed King Von to his OTF (Only The Family) entertainment label.

On December 6, 2018, he released his single Crazy Story, which soon became his breakthrough. In May 2019, he released the song Crazy Story 2.0 featuring Lil Durk. Subsequently, on May 20, 2019, he released an accompanying music video. The song reached number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

On September 13, 2019, King Von released a third version of the single titled Crazy Story Pt. 3. Lil Durk and King Von then released their collaborative single Like That on July 9, 2019.

Also on September 2, 2019, he released his single What It’s Like. This song appeared on his album Grandson, Vol. 1. The rapper then released his 15-track mixtape Grandson, Vol. 1 on September 19, 2019, which also featured Lil Durk on a couple of tracks.

The rapper then released his single “2 A.M” on 16 November 2019. Also on November 29, 2019, the young rapper released his single “Rolling”. On January 10, 2020, King Von was featured on Detroit rapper Sada Baby’s single “Press”.

On February 21, 2020, the young rapper released “Took Her to the O”, which became one of his most popular songs. He also included this single in his mixtape called “Levon James,” which he released on March 6, 2020.

The young rapper also released his single Grandson for President on April 29, 2020. He then released a music video for “Broke Opps.” This is a song by “Levon James.” On July 27, 2020, he released another single called Why He Told.

After that, the young rapper released another popular single All These Niggas. Chicago rapper Lil Durk participated in this single. On August 26, 2020, he released another single called How It Go.

On October 9, 2020, he released I Am What I Am. New York rapper Fivio Foreign participated in this single. He also released his first studio album, Welcome to O’Block. He released it on October 30, 2020. It is an album with 16 tracks.

Net worth

The late successful rapper earned a good amount of money during his career. His net worth was also estimated to be around $750,000 in 2022.

Relationship Status

King Von was in a relationship with fellow rapper Asian Doll when he appeared in a music video for his track about the artist “Grandson.” That was on Valentine’s Day 2019.

After that, the young rapper released another popular single All These Niggas. Chicago rapper Lil Durk participated in this single. On August 26, 2020, he released another single called How It Go.

On October 9, 2020, he released I Am What I Am. New York rapper Fivio Foreign participated in this single. He also released his first studio album, Welcome to O’Block. He released it on October 30, 2020. It is an album with 16 tracks.

Net worth

The late successful rapper earned a good amount of money during his career. His net worth was also estimated to be around $750,000 in 2022.

Relationship Status

King Von was in a relationship with fellow rapper Asian Doll when he appeared in a music video for his track about the artist “Grandson.” That was on Valentine’s Day 2019.

Legal troubles.

On November 21, 2012, King Von was arrested by police and booked into the Cook County Jail. The charge was unlawful possession of a firearm.

Then, on July 24, 2014, the rapper was arrested in connection with a May 2014 shooting. Several men were killed and two others were injured in the shooting. The rapper was charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

The incident occurred in the 5700 block of South Lasalle Street in Englewood, Chicago. After witnesses failed to testify, authorities dropped all charges against King Von. Toward the end of 2017, King Von walked free.

Lil Durk revealed in an interview with King Von on the Breakfast Club that he had urged King Von to become a rapper so that the young rapper could stay out of further trouble.

In addition, in June 2019, the two rappers (King Von and Lil Durk) were arrested in connection with a shooting in Atlanta. They appeared before a judge in a Fulton County courtroom. It was a probable cause hearing. There, prosecutors alleged that the rap duo robbed and shot a man outside a popular drive-in movie theater in Atlanta on Feb. 5, 2019.

Body measurements.

King Von was 5-foot-5 and weighed about 72 pounds. King Von also had dark brown eyes and curly hair of the same color.

Social media.

As for his social media presence, King Von has been on Twitter since March 2012 and has over 443.6k followers on his @kingvonfrmdawic account so far. He can also be found on Instagram as @kingvonfrmdao. This account has 212 shared posts and over 3.3 million followers. On his social media profiles, King Von’s family and friends made a post thanking all his fans after his untimely death. The last post on his social media profile was shared on November 19, 2020.

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