King Von
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 - November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He was signed to Lil Durk's record label Only the Family and Empire Distribution.
Bennett gained notoriety from 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, which placed fifth on the Billboard 200.
He had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E. Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha. He was raised mostly by his mother; his relationship with his father was inconsistent due to his father's incarcerations. When Von was 11 years old his father was killed by gunfire. Von would later pay tribute to his father in multiple songs.
At age 16, Von went to jail for the first time. 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. After being acquitted of all charges, Von began focusing on his music career, collaborating with Lil Durk. Before his arrest for the charges, he attended South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois. He earned his GED while in juvenile detention. During this time, he joined the Black Disciples street gang.
After fellow rapper Lil Durk signed King Von to his Only the Family (Originally known as Only Trey Folks) label, Von released his single Crazy Story on December 6, 2018, and it became his breakout single.
On Valentine's Day 2019, Von's girlfriend, rapper Asian Doll, released a music video for her track about the artist. In May 2019, Crazy Story 2.0 featuring Lil Durk was released, and a subsequent music video was later released on May 20, 2021, and peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. On September 13, 2019, a third rendition of the single called Crazy Story, Pt. 3 was released.[16) On July 9, 2019, Lil Durk and King Von released their collaborative single Like That. On September 2, 2019, Von released his single What It's Like, The single then appeared on his album Grandson, Vol. 1.