King Von

King Von
King Von in the music video for 151 The Bully Gang's "Fuck U Sayin"
Background information
Birth name	Dayvon Daquan Bennett
Also known as	Von Grandson V.Roy[1][2] King Von 600
Born	(1994-08-09)August 9, 1994 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 6, 2020(2020-11-06) (aged 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Genres	Hip hop drill[3][4][5][6] trap gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2018–2020
Labels	Only the Family Empire
Website	store.empi.re/collections/king-von/

Dayvon Daquan Bennett,^[7] (August 9, 1994^[8] – November 6, 2020) known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper. He was signed to Lil Durk's record label, Only the Family and Empire Distribution.

On February 21, 2020, Von released "Took Her To The O" which went on to become on his most popular songs. He followed that up with another album, "LeVon James", released on March 6, 2020.

On April 29, 2020, King Von released his single "Grandson for President", which did well in popularity.

On November 6, 2020, Bennett was killed after being shot at an Atlanta nightclub.^[9][10] He was 26 years old.^[11][12]

1. ↑ "Lil Durk Pays Tribute To King Von With "V.Roy" Jacket". HotNewHipHop. September 26, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. ↑ "kingvonfrmdao V.Roy". Instagram. September 26, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference king-von-mn0003831585 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ Paul Thompson, November 9, 2020 "King Von Was Building Something Bigger Than Chicago Drill. He Deserved to See It Through.", Vulture, Von’s music in some ways represented a second (or even third) wave of the sound — one that had become more nationally popular and legible to labels... 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.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ "King Von & The Art Of Storytelling". Chicago Reader. November 4, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
7. ↑ "Dayvon Bennett Mugshot 177451002 - Dayvon Bennett Arrest - Fulton County, GA". mugshots.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
8. ↑ "Dayvon Bennett Mugshot 123203677 - Vonita Bennett Arrest - Cook County, IL". mugshots.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
9. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (2020-11-06). "King Von, Up-and-Coming Chicago Rapper, Shot and Killed in Atlanta". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
10. ↑ "King Von Reportedly In Critical Condition After Shoot Out With Quando Rondo's Crew". HotNewHipHop. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
11. ↑ "Rapper King Von, 2 others, fatally shot in Atlanta". NBC News. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
12. ↑ "Rapper King Von Shot and Killed in Atlanta". TMZ. Retrieved 6 November 2020.