Von would later pay tribute to him in multiple songs. When Von was 11 years old his father was killed by an unseen gunman. His relationship with his father was inconsistent due to his father's incarcerations. He was raised mostly by his mother in the Parkway Garden Homes in South Side, Chicago's Woodlawn area, more commonly known as " O-Block". Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha. He had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E. On November 6, 2020, he was shot and killed at age 26.īennett was born on August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. He was signed to Lil Durk's record label Only the Family and Empire Distribution. He is largely considered one of the most influential figures who represent the drill genre.īennett garnered acclaim for 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 (2020), which placed fifth on the Billboard 200.
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (Aug– November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American drill rapper from Chicago, Illinois.