Photo: Danny Rome / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
King Von is one of those artists whose absence hits harder the more time passes. Growing up on Chicago's South Side and running with the Black Disciples, he channeled a life most people only read about into some of the most vivid, cinematic storytelling drill music has ever produced — tracks like "Crazy Story" felt less like songs and more like short films where you could actually see the block, hear the tension, feel the stakes. What made him special wasn't just the gritty subject matter but the narrative craft: he had a gift for pulling you into a scene and making you hold your breath until the very end. He was just hitting his stride when he was killed outside an Atlanta nightclub in November 2020 at 26, and that cut deep. Luca Brasi 3 and Welcome to O'Block showed he was growing fast, and it's genuinely painful to think about what he would have built next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- King Von
- Name (Japanese)
- キング・ヴォン
- Reading
- きんぐ・ゔぉん
- Born
- August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / singer
2. Background
- High school
- Hyde Park Academy High School
- University
- South Suburban College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was King Von born?
August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020.
Where is King Von from?
King Von is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does King Von do?
King Von works as rapper, songwriter, singer.
How tall is King Von?
King Von is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.