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.
Overview
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and street gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang of Chicago's South Side. He was considered a preeminent figure in the drill genre of music, a subcategory of hip-hop.
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hyde Park Academy High School
- University
- South Suburban College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.