King Von

Intro Dayvon Dayquan Bennet, more commonly known as King Von, was an American rapper born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Which is sometimes referred to as Chiraq for its similarities to Iraq in its murder rate and extremely high levels of gun violence. He was born on the south side of Chicago and was raised in the Parkway Gardens Projects, more commonly known as “O-Block.” It’s located at the corner of 64th and Martin Luther King Drive and is also sometimes referred to as 300. Von grew up around other famous artists from O-Block such as Chief Keef and was childhood friends with rapper Lil Durk who wasn’t from O-Block but was always closely affiliated with its members. Growing up, Von was allegedly a member of the Black Disciples, or BD’s, street gang. And was given the nickname “grandson” because “When I was in jail… I reminded people of King David.” King David is referring to David Barksdale, the founder of the Black Disciples. He explained that in jail people said he reminded them of the gang leader in how he handled himself in the streets. And also mentioned that people told him they shared a similar demeanor as well. Von had a lengthy criminal history and had many run-ins with the law starting at an early age. He went to jail for the first time at only 16 and was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm 2 years later. He also is alleged to have put in a lot of work for the gang and is rumored to have killed 4–5 people. king von, k.i, wooski, chicago, chiraq, the war in chiraq, gun violence, gang violence, gangs Gakirah Barnes / Chiago Sun-Times On April 11th, 2014, 17-year-old Gakirah “K.I” Barnes, an alleged member of the GD’s, and two other people she was standing with were killed by an unknown man, wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans. (fixed King Von because the last one didn't go so well don't mind the picture anyways have fun my 🥷s