king von

Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang.[7][8][9][10] He was considered a preeminent figure in the drill genre.[4]Posthumous releases 2020–2022: Features and What It Means to Be King Main article: What It Means to Be King On December 14, 2020, just a month after Bennett's death, Funkmaster Flex released the official video for "Lurkin" on his official YouTube channel, representing the first posthumous appearance in a music visual for Bennett; however, the song dated back to October 22, 2020.[65][66] On December 24, 2020, Lil Durk released his album The Voice as a tribute to Bennett, who, along with Banks, appears on the album cover as the central figure and is also featured on the song "Still Trappin'".[67]Career 2017–2019: Career beginnings and Grandson, Vol. 1 Main article: Grandson, Vol. 1 Upon Von's release from jail in December 2017, fellow rapper Lil Durk signed Von to Durk's Only the Family label. Von then released a series of singles. The first of these singles was "Beat Dat Body", which featured fellow Chicago rapper THF Zoo, and was released on June 17, 2018.[21] Von subsequently appeared on the Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved album, which was released on July 31, 2018. He featured on the song "Problems", which had an accompanying music video released on August 9, 2018.[22] Von then released the single "War With Us" on October 18, 2018.[23] Von's single "Crazy Story" was released on December 6, 2018.[24] It became his breakout single, reaching number 81 on Billboard Hot 100.[25][26] On January 9, 2019, Von was featured on the remix of "Exposing Me", a song by fellow Chicago rapper Memo600. Von and Memo600 swapped bars disrespecting and detailing real life feuds and altercations against other nearby neighborhood rivals. A response from the targets arose when rappers FBG Duck and Roog