During this time, he joined the Black Disciples street gang.Īfter 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.

He earned his GED while in juvenile detention. Before his arrest for the charges, he attended South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois. After being acquitted of all charges, Von began focusing on his music career, collaborating with Lil Durk. In 2014, he was charged with one count of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that killed one and injured two others.

Īt age 16, Von went to jail for the first time. Von would later pay tribute to him in multiple songs. When Von was 11 years old his father was killed by an unseen gunman. He was raised mostly by his mother his relationship with his father was inconsistent due to his father's incarcerations. Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha. He had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E. Early life īennett was born on August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. During Bennett's life, and following his killing, he was implicated in various homicides and alleged crimes related to the Chicago gang scene.īennett garnered acclaim for singles ' Crazy Story' and ' Took Her to the O', which reached the forty-fourth position of the Billboard Hot 100, and for the studio album Welcome to O'Block (2020), which placed fifth on the Billboard 200. He was signed to Lil Durk's record label Only the Family and Empire Distribution. Dayvon Daquan Bennett (Aug– November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.

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