King Von

King Von, born Dayvon Daquan Bennett in Chicago, Illinois, was a rapper closely associated with the city's drill scene and the O'Block neighborhood of Parkway Gardens. He began recording seriously around 2018 and quickly built a following for his vivid, narrative-driven street storytelling, a style epitomized by his breakout single «Crazy Story», which recounted violent street encounters with cinematic detail and dark humor.

Signed to Lil Durk's Only the Family label, Von released a string of mixtapes including Grandson, Vol. 1, which built out the «Crazy Story» narrative universe across sequels and companion tracks. His music combined aggressive, minimal drill production with an almost literary attention to plot and character, setting him apart from more chant-based drill peers and earning him comparisons to storytellers like Freeway and 21 Savage.

Von was shot and killed in Atlanta in November 2020, shortly after releasing his major-label debut album Welcome to O'Block, which became a posthumous commercial success. His catalogue, including hits like «Took Her to the O» and «All These Niggas», continues to influence Chicago drill and street rap storytelling, and he is remembered as one of the genre's most gifted narrative lyricists despite a career cut short.