King Von‘s net worth is estimated at $750,000 to $1 million as of October 2026. That number needs a frame most net-worth pages skip: Von — born Dayvon Daquan Bennett — was shot and killed in Atlanta on November 6, 2020, at age 26, exactly one week after his debut studio album Welcome to O’Block arrived. The $750,000 figure comes from Celebrity Net Worth’s accounting of what he had at the time of his death, built in a career that lasted barely two years: a 2018 signing to Lil Durk’s Only the Family (OTF) label, a breakout single (“Crazy Story”) that went triple platinum, and two mixtapes that both earned RIAA gold.
Everything after November 2020 belongs to his estate — and that is where the money story is still being written. Two posthumous albums, What It Means to Be King (2022, Billboard 200 No. 2) and Grandson (2023, No. 14), plus a catalog anchored by two triple-platinum singles, keep royalties flowing: his YouTube channel alone has drawn more than 3.6 billion lifetime views and was generating an estimated tens of thousands of dollars a month in 2025. His manager said Von left behind 300-plus unreleased songs. But the estate also carries obligations — including an October 2024 wrongful-death lawsuit, filed by the mother of slain rapper FBG Duck, that names Von’s estate among its defendants. And a warning before you read further: several 2026-dated content sites claim figures as high as $8 million or even $16.5 million. We could not verify a single primary source behind those numbers, so this article publishes the honest range and explains exactly what backs it.
King Von: Quick Facts
| Estimated net worth | $750,000 – $1 million (range: $750K–$1M; Celebrity Net Worth anchors $750K at time of death) |
|---|---|
| Profession | Rapper, songwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | August 9, 1994, Chicago, Illinois — died November 6, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia (aged 26) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (reported) |
| Primary income sources | Music streaming and sales royalties, live performances, record-deal advances, posthumous catalog royalties (to his estate) |
| Active years | 2018–2020 |
| Last reviewed | October 2026 |
- Early Life and Background
- Education
- Career Journey
- Rise to Fame
- Main Sources of Income
- Salary and Earnings
- Businesses and Investments
- Brand Deals and Sponsorships
- Houses, Cars and Other Assets
- Awards and Achievements
- Net Worth Growth Over the Years
- Social Media Presence
- Personal Life
- Sources & Reporting
- Frequently Asked Questions
Early Life and Background
Dayvon Daquan Bennett was born on August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the Parkway Gardens housing complex on the city’s South Side — the blocks the world would come to know as “O’Block,” which he eventually named his debut album after. His mother, Taesha, raised him; his father, Walter E. Bennett, spent much of Von’s childhood in and out of jail and was shot and killed when Von was 11. Celebrity Net Worth reports three siblings from his mother and six half-siblings from his father — a big, fractured family shaped by the same streets that later filled his lyrics.
The violence of that environment was not background noise in Von’s life; it was the plot. He served his first jail stint at 16, beginning a long series of run-ins with the law, per Celebrity Net Worth. The nickname that became his brand — “Grandson” — came from his physical resemblance to David Barksdale, the founder of the Black Disciples, a likeness fellow inmates remarked on during his later incarceration. It was a name with weight in Chicago, and Von carried it into his music: his debut mixtape was titled Grandson, Vol. 1.
Before any of the money, there was a murder case. In 2014 Von was charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Chicago. He spent roughly three and a half years in Cook County Jail awaiting trial, and in December 2017 the charges were dropped and he was acquitted, per biographical reporting. He walked out of jail at 23 with no rap catalog and no money — and, by his own later account, a decision that music would be the way out. His childhood friend Lil Durk, by then an established Chicago rapper building the Only the Family (OTF) label, gave him the opening.
Education
Formal schooling was never a completed chapter in Von’s story, but two facts survive the reporting. Celebrity Net Worth notes that after his first stints in jail, Bennett earned college credits at South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois — a community college just south of Chicago. Separately, several biographical profiles report that he earned his GED while incarcerated. Neither source documents a degree, and by 2018 Von’s full attention had shifted to the OTF studio orbit in Atlanta, where the education that mattered was happening on microphone.
That gap is worth stating plainly because it shaped the business reality behind the net worth: Von had no management-track training, no diversified career to fall back on, and a two-year commercial window in which to build everything. What he built, he built fast — and almost entirely from recorded music.
Career Journey
Von’s career began in earnest in 2018, after his acquittal, when Lil Durk signed him to Only the Family (OTF), the label Durk founded, with distribution through Empire. Von had almost no recording experience at the time — Celebrity Net Worth notes he spent time around Durk in Atlanta and started taking rap seriously late, by hip-hop standards. His earliest singles, “War With Us” (October 2018) and “Cousins,” were local noise. Then came December 2018 and “Crazy Story.”
“Crazy Story” was the detonation: a minute-by-minute cinematic retelling of a street robbery gone wrong, delivered with a storyteller’s patience that separated Von from drill rappers who treated lyrics as atmosphere. It earned two sequels — “Crazy Story 2.0” featuring Lil Durk, which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, and “Crazy Story, Pt. 3,” which the RIAA later certified platinum. The original went triple platinum. For a rapper with barely a year of recording history, that was an almost unprecedented strike rate: his first real single became one of the defining drill records of the decade.
The OTF deal structure matters for the money math. OTF operated as an imprint with Empire handling distribution — a setup where advances flow to the artist and backend royalties split between label and artist after recoupment. Von was the signee, not an owner, so the label economics worked the way they do for most young rappers: upfront advance money, then a long wait for royalty checks that only arrive after the label earns its money back. Von’s career was short enough that he likely saw more advance money than backend royalties while alive — a pattern the posthumous catalog has since reversed for his estate.
Rise to Fame
The mixtape run that followed “Crazy Story” was compressed into fourteen months and it is the entire commercial foundation of the estate. Grandson, Vol. 1 arrived September 19, 2019 — thirteen tracks, executively produced by Chopsquad DJ, with features from Lil Durk and OTF affiliate Booka600. It debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard 200 and climbed to No. 53, and the RIAA later certified it gold. Then Levon James (March 6, 2020): sixteen tracks with G Herbo, Tee Grizzley, YNW Melly, and NLE Choppa, debuting at No. 63 and peaking at No. 40, also RIAA gold. Two mixtapes, two gold plaques, both out within six months.
The single that bridged the mixtapes to the mainstream was “Took Her to the O” (2020). It peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 — Von’s biggest chart hit as a lead artist — and the RIAA certified it triple platinum, with a silver certification from the BPI in the UK. It remains his most-streamed record and the single most valuable asset in the estate’s catalog.
Then the album. Welcome to O’Block was released on October 30, 2020 — sixteen tracks with production from Chopsquad DJ, Tay Keith, Wheezy, and Hitmaka, and features from Lil Durk, Polo G, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, and Dreezy. It debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. One week later, on November 6, Von was killed. On the chart dated November 21, 2020 — the first full tracking week after news of his death — the album vaulted from No. 13 to No. 5, his peak. AllHipHop documented that 13-to-5 jump in real time. The RIAA has since certified the album platinum, and two of its singles — “The Code” with Polo G (No. 66 Hot 100) and “All These Niggas” with Lil Durk (No. 77) — went platinum each.
The posthumous chapter is where the estate’s value compounds. What It Means to Be King (March 4, 2022), assembled by his estate, Lil Durk, and Empire’s Ghazi Shami, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 59,000 album-equivalent units — 55,000 of them from streaming, equal to 79.06 million on-demand streams in a week, per Billboard’s MRC Data reporting via REVOLT. It topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and featured 21 Savage, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Moneybagg Yo, Tee Grizzley, Dreezy, and G Herbo. Its single “Don’t Play That” with 21 Savage hit No. 40 on the Hot 100 and went RIAA gold. Then Grandson (July 14, 2023), handled by his closest collaborators and his mother, debuted at No. 13 with 30,302 units (HITS Daily Double) and peaked at No. 14, with singles “Robberies,” “Heartless” with Tee Grizzley, and “Don’t Miss.” Three studio albums, three top-15 debuts — two of them after his death. His manager told REVOLT that Von recorded more than 300 unreleased songs, which is why the estate’s release pipeline is not close to empty.
Main Sources of Income
King Von’s money came from four pipelines while he was alive, and a fifth — the posthumous catalog — now dominates the estate’s balance sheet. No single one explains the fortune alone, and the mix changed completely at his death.
Streaming and recorded-music royalties. This was the engine from the start. With two triple-platinum singles (“Crazy Story,” “Took Her to the O”), a platinum single pair (“The Code,” “All These Niggas”), a platinum album, and two gold mixtapes, Von’s catalog generates royalties every time a track plays — and his tracks play constantly. Empire distribution marketing materials once touted more than 9 million monthly Spotify listeners, and his YouTube channel, with 106 videos and more than 3.6 billion lifetime views, was still pulling roughly 172 million views in a single 90-day window in 2025, per channel trackers. At standard per-stream and per-view payouts, the gross revenue is substantial; the estate’s share depends on the OTF/Empire splits, which are private. But the direction is unambiguous: the catalog is the estate’s largest asset.
Live performances. Before 2020, Von earned the way rising rappers do — club appearances, show dates, and touring slots. No reputable outlet ever published his per-show rate, so we will not invent one; what is documented is that live performance was a consistent secondary income stream during 2019 and 2020, per estate-focused analyses. His touring career never reached a full headline run — the pandemic and his death ended that possibility — which is one reason his lifetime earnings stayed under seven figures.
Record-deal advances and backend. The OTF/Empire deal paid advances against future royalties — the standard structure, and the likeliest source of the largest lump sums Von received while alive. One mid-decade analysis notes the contracts included backend royalties as well, which would have started flowing only after the label recouped. Because Von died two years into the deal, most of the backend value accrued to the estate instead of to him — the mechanical reason his “net worth at death” and his “estate value today” are different conversations.
YouTube revenue. Worth breaking out separately because it is quantifiable: third-party channel trackers estimated King Von’s YouTube earnings at roughly $35,000–$70,000 per month through 2024–2025. That is gross revenue before the label’s and distributors’ cuts, but it is real, recurring, and entirely posthumous — a direct measure of how the catalog performs as a business six years after his death.
Endorsements and merchandise. The smallest line item. Analyses of Von’s income consistently find only small-scale local endorsements and no national brand partnerships — a sharp contrast with rappers at similar chart positions who monetized fame through sneakers or beverages. Merchandise existed through official channels, but no outlet has published verified revenue figures, so we count it as minor.
Salary and Earnings
King Von never drew a salary — he was paid per stream, per show, and per advance. And the honest version of this section is that almost none of his per-unit economics were ever made public, which is itself the explanation for why the $750,000 anchor figure carries a wide band.
Start with what is verifiable. The catalog’s 2025 YouTube performance — about 172 million views in 90 days, per channel trackers — implies gross annual YouTube revenue in the mid-six figures before splits, a number that flows to the estate, not to Von personally. The two posthumous albums’ first-week numbers give a sense of the catalog’s commercial scale: What It Means to Be King‘s 59,000 first-week equivalent units (2022) and Grandson‘s 30,302 (2023) each represent seven-figure first-year revenue events at standard wholesale economics — again, gross, before the label, producers, publishers, and distributors take their shares, and before taxes and estate costs.
What is not verifiable: his per-show fee, the size of his OTF advance, and the exact royalty split with Empire. No interview, filing, or reputable report publishes any of these. Competitor pages that present precise annual “salary” figures for Von are guessing — this article will not. The $750,000-at-death figure from Celebrity Net Worth already bakes in everything he earned in 2018–2020 against everything he spent, and the range to $1 million reflects the honest uncertainty in how much advance money was still unrecouped and how much cash he held when he died.
One more piece of the earnings picture belongs here because it is unique to this story: the vault. His manager told REVOLT that Von recorded more than 300 unreleased songs before his death. Every posthumous release draws down that vault and converts it into streaming revenue — which is why the estate’s earnings have a longer runway than most two-year careers would suggest, and why analysts who model the estate’s value keep it in the low single-digit millions even while his personal fortune at death stays fixed at the Celebrity Net Worth anchor.
Businesses and Investments
There is no secret Von business empire, and saying so plainly is part of an honest profile. He was a signed artist on someone else’s label — OTF — not an imprint owner, so he held no equity in the label’s broader business. No reputable outlet has documented a Von-owned company, clothing line, restaurant, or investment portfolio.
What about real estate? One thinly sourced biography claims Von bought a $2.5 million estate in a gated Atlanta community shortly before his death. We found no county property record, no reputable outlet, and no family statement confirming it — so we do not count it, and we flag the claim as unverified rather than repeating it as fact. It is the kind of number that migrates from content farm to content farm until it looks established; it is not. The same applies to the jewelry and car collections that fan channels inventory in loving detail: Von wore expensive pieces and drove expensive cars in his videos, but no audited inventory exists, and we do not publish wish lists as assets.
The closest thing to an “investment” in Von’s story was the catalog itself. Every hour in the studio in 2019 and 2020 was capital expenditure on an asset — recorded masters and publishing — that is still paying his family in 2026. One mid-decade analysis claims Von owned his masters, which would route royalties directly to his family; that claim comes from a single analyst without a primary source, so we note it as unconfirmed. What is confirmed is that the estate controls enough of the economics to keep releasing albums, keep the YouTube channel earning, and keep the catalog charting.
Brand Deals and Sponsorships
Here is an honest gap in the King Von money story, and it is one reason the $750,000 figure is lower than fans expect: unlike chart peers who fronted sneaker campaigns or beverage partnerships, Von had no publicly documented national endorsement deal. No sneaker contract, no fashion-house ambassadorship, no beverage or tech partnership appears in any reputable outlet’s reporting on him. Estate-focused analyses describe his endorsement income as limited to small-scale local appearances.
That absence is structural, not accidental. Von’s commercial window ran from late 2018 to late 2020 — barely two years — and the second half of it was the pandemic year, when brand budgets froze and touring stopped. He was also, candidly, a difficult brand partner on paper: a recent acquittee in a murder case whose lyrics documented real street conflicts. The industry’s loss was the catalog’s gain — his wealth was built almost entirely from music rather than from renting his face to brands — but it means there is no hidden endorsement fortune inflating the estimate. When a net-worth page implies otherwise without naming a deal, it is guessing.
Houses, Cars and Other Assets
The asset section of most King Von net-worth pages is where the fiction lives, so this one will be short and careful. No reputable outlet has published a verified inventory of Von’s property, vehicles, or jewelry. He lived in Atlanta in his final year and was photographed with luxury watches and chains — the standard uniform of a charting rapper in 2020 — but photographs are not a balance sheet, and we do not convert them into dollar figures.
The $2.5 million Atlanta estate claim, addressed above, remains the only specific property allegation in circulation, and it remains unverified: no deed, no listing, no family confirmation we could find. We mention it only to retire it. If a verified property record surfaces, the estimate gets revised — that is how this site works, and it is stated in our corrections policy.
What the estate verifiably holds is the catalog: the masters and publishing interests underlying three studio albums, two gold mixtapes, two triple-platinum singles, and hundreds of unreleased recordings. In music-business terms, that is the real “property” — an income-producing asset with a multi-decade earning life, currently generating streaming, YouTube, and licensing revenue for his heirs. Everything else anyone lists is decoration.
Awards and Achievements
King Von won no Grammys and no BET Awards — his career was too short for the awards circuit to catch up. His trophy case is measured in RIAA certifications and chart peaks, and by that measure it is deep for a two-year career.
The singles: “Crazy Story” (3× Platinum), “Took Her to the O” (3× Platinum, plus BPI Silver in the UK), “Crazy Story, Pt. 3” (Platinum), “All These Niggas” with Lil Durk (Platinum), “The Code” with Polo G (Platinum), “Armed & Dangerous” (Platinum), “How It Go” (Gold), “I Am What I Am” with Fivio Foreign (Gold), and the posthumous “Don’t Play That” with 21 Savage (Gold). The projects: Grandson, Vol. 1 (Gold), Levon James (Gold), Welcome to O’Block (Platinum). Three studio albums, all top 15 on the Billboard 200 — two of them released after his death, with What It Means to Be King peaking at No. 2, his highest position ever.
The legacy honors arrived fast. He was included in the 63rd Grammy Awards In Memoriam segment in March 2021, four months after his death. In August 2021, artist Chris Devins painted a memorial mural of Von in Parkway Gardens — O’Block itself — a tribute that drew both crowds and controversy among Chicago locals. And in the history that matters most to his genre, he is consistently cited as one of the defining storytellers of the drill era: the rapper who proved drill could carry full cinematic narratives, not just atmosphere. That reputation is why the catalog keeps earning — and why the estate’s releases keep charting.
Net Worth Growth Over the Years
King Von’s wealth curve is unlike almost any other on this site: it is a curve that stops. The personal fortune was fixed on November 6, 2020. Everything after that is estate income — real, ongoing, and partly offset by estate costs and legal obligations. The table below keeps those two things separate, which is exactly what the inflated competitor tables fail to do.
| Year | Estimated net worth | What drove it |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Under $100,000 | Newly signed to OTF; “Crazy Story” breaking late in the year; advance money against an unproven catalog |
| 2019 | $250,000–$500,000 | Grandson, Vol. 1 (Billboard No. 53, later RIAA Gold); “Crazy Story” climbing toward multi-platinum; first real show money |
| 2020 | $750,000 (at death) | Levon James (No. 40, Gold); “Took Her to the O” (No. 47 Hot 100, 3× Platinum); Welcome to O’Block released Oct 30, jumped to No. 5 after his death — Celebrity Net Worth’s anchor figure |
| 2022 | Estate: $750,000–$1M | What It Means to Be King debuted at No. 2 (59,000 units); streaming royalties compounding; estate costs and management shares offsetting growth |
| 2023 | Estate: $750,000–$1M | Grandson debuted at No. 13; catalog certifications (album platinum) adding royalty value |
| 2024 | Estate: $750,000–$1M | October 2024 wrongful-death lawsuit names Von’s estate as a defendant — a contingent liability against future catalog income |
| 2026 | Estate: $750,000–$1M | YouTube channel at 3.6B+ lifetime views still generating estimated tens of thousands monthly; 300+ unreleased songs keep the release pipeline open |
The honest reading: Von was early in a steeply rising career, and the $750,000 reflects two years of earnings, not a mature fortune. Analysts who model the estate’s ongoing income sometimes describe the catalog’s earning power in the low single-digit millions — but that is a valuation of future royalty streams before splits, taxes, management, and legal costs, not money anyone holds. We publish the range the public record supports, not the number that gets clicks.
Social Media Presence
King Von’s social accounts did not die with him — they became estate assets, and they perform like them. His official YouTube channel, active since November 2018, carries 5.86 million subscribers, 106 videos, and more than 3.6 billion lifetime views, per channel trackers — numbers that put a two-year career’s catalog ahead of many living rappers with decade-long runs. In a single 90-day window in 2025 the channel drew about 172 million views, which is the raw material behind those estimated tens of thousands of dollars in monthly YouTube revenue.
On Instagram, Von had about 2.4 million followers at the time of his death — the audience for his final post, a teaser for the “Armed & Dangerous” video captioned “Armed & Dangerous Video Drops 2’morrow. y’all want it?” The video was never released that Friday. The account remains active under his estate’s management, as do his profiles on X and TikTok, where fan and tribute content keeps his name in circulation years after his last post. For the estate, these accounts are not vanity metrics; they are the marketing channel for every posthumous release.
Personal Life
Von never married. His most public relationship was with fellow rapper Asian Doll, whom he dated on and off from 2018 until his death; she has remained one of the most vocal guardians of his legacy. Biographical profiles report that he was a father of three — a son and two daughters — with his youngest child born after his death. His sister Kayla B has stayed prominent in maintaining his public memory, and his mother Taesha was directly involved in assembling the posthumous Grandson album alongside his closest collaborators.
The circumstances of his death remain the most-searched part of his story, so here they are as reported. In the early hours of November 6, 2020, at about 3 a.m., an altercation broke out in the parking lot outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in downtown Atlanta between Von’s group and the group of rapper Quando Rondo. Shots were fired from both sides; six men were hit, and three died, including Von, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 26. The next day, Timothy Leeks — known as Lul Timm, an associate of Quando Rondo — was arrested and charged with felony murder. He posted a $100,000 bond in March 2021, and in August 2023 prosecutors dropped the charge before he was ever indicted, per iHeart’s The Breakfast Club reporting — an outcome Von’s family publicly protested.
One legal matter still touches the estate directly. On October 9, 2024, LaSheena Weekly — the mother of Chicago rapper FBG Duck, who was shot and killed in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood in August 2020 — filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court naming Lil Durk, Only the Family, the estate of Dayvon “King Von” Bennett, and several major record labels as defendants. The suit alleges the defendants operated a criminal enterprise that profited from gang violence and claims a $100,000 bounty had been placed on her son’s life — an allegation prosecutors also raised in the January 2024 federal trial in which six men were convicted of Duck’s murder. The lawsuit seeks damages for wrongful death, civil conspiracy, and emotional distress. It is unresolved, and it represents a genuine contingent liability against the estate’s future catalog income — the kind of line item that honest estate valuations have to carry and inflated net-worth pages never mention.
Sources & Reporting
- Celebrity Net Worth — the $750,000-at-death figure, full career/discography narrative, early-life details (birth date, parents, siblings, first jail stint at 16, South Suburban College credits), OTF signing and Empire deal history; page updated September 2026.
- AllHipHop — Welcome to O’Block debuting at No. 13 and jumping to No. 5 in its second week after Von’s death; What It Means to Be King released via OTF and Empire; March 2022.
- REVOLT — What It Means to Be King debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 59,000 units (55,000 streaming / 79.06M streams); Von shot outside Monaco Hookah Lounge Nov 6, 2020; manager’s “300+ unreleased songs” statement; March 2022.
- Billboard — chart data as reported via MRC Data: Welcome to O’Block climbing 13–5 on the Nov 21, 2020 chart; What It Means to Be King unit breakdown; 2020–2022.
- RIAA — certification database as summarized in discography reporting: “Crazy Story” 3× Platinum, “Took Her to the O” 3× Platinum, “The Code” / “All These Niggas” / “Crazy Story, Pt. 3” / “Armed & Dangerous” Platinum, Welcome to O’Block Platinum, both mixtapes Gold; current through 2026.
- Fresh Hip Hop & R&B — Grandson debuting at No. 13 with 30,302 first-week units, citing HITS Daily Double; July 2023.
- iHeart / The Breakfast Club — Nov 6, 2020 Monaco Hookah Lounge shooting details; Timothy Leeks arrested and charged with felony murder, $100,000 bond, charges dropped August 2023 before indictment; 2023.
- Sportskeeda — Oct 9, 2024 wrongful-death lawsuit by LaSheena Weekly naming Lil Durk, OTF, and King Von’s estate; $100,000 bounty allegation; six convictions in the January 2024 federal trial; Oct 2024.
- Wikipedia — discography chart positions and RIAA certifications (Grandson, Vol. 1 debut No. 75/peak No. 53; Levon James debut No. 63/peak No. 40; “Crazy Story 2.0” Bubbling Under No. 4); “Took Her to the O” Hot 100 No. 47; profile and discography pages reviewed 2026.
- Suvudu — mid-decade estate study: $750K at death, estate value anchored near $750K–$1M, income-source weighting (streaming high, endorsements low), OTF/Empire deal structure; Oct 2025.
- Carol Spinski — independent analysis landing on $750K–$1M range, separating personal wealth at death from catalog earning power, noting unverified higher claims; 2026.
- EntertainmentNow — Von’s final Instagram post (“Armed & Dangerous” teaser) to 2.4 million followers the morning of his death; Nov 2020 reporting.
- youtubers.me — channel statistics: 5.86M subscribers, 3.63B lifetime views, 106 videos, ~$70K/month estimated earnings (2025); channel active since Nov 2018.
- TheMost10 and Net Worth Spot — cited as examples of unverified inflated figures ($8M–$16.5M “2026” claims) that this article could not source; listed so readers can see what we checked and rejected.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was King Von’s net worth when he died?
King Von’s net worth was $750,000 at the time of his death on November 6, 2020, according to Celebrity Net Worth — the most detailed public accounting available. Independent analyses place the honest range at $750,000 to $1 million. Figures as high as $8 million or $16.5 million appear on some 2026-dated content sites, but we could not verify a primary source behind any of them, so this article does not repeat them as fact.
How did King Von die?
King Von was shot and killed in the early hours of November 6, 2020, outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in downtown Atlanta. An altercation broke out around 3 a.m. between his group and rapper Quando Rondo’s group; shots were fired from both sides. Six men were hit and three died, including Von, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. He was 26 — exactly one week after his debut album Welcome to O’Block was released.
Who was charged in King Von’s death, and what happened to the case?
Timothy Leeks, known as Lul Timm and an associate of Quando Rondo, was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with felony murder. He posted a $100,000 bond in March 2021. In August 2023, prosecutors dropped the charge before he was ever indicted — an outcome Von’s family publicly protested, per iHeart’s The Breakfast Club reporting.
What is King Von’s real name?
His real name was Dayvon Daquan Bennett. He was born August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the Parkway Gardens housing complex on the South Side, known as O’Block.
Why was King Von called “Grandson”?
He earned the nickname “Grandson” because of his physical resemblance to David Barksdale, the founder of the Black Disciples — a likeness fellow inmates remarked on during his time in Cook County Jail. He carried the name into his music: his debut mixtape was titled Grandson, Vol. 1 (2019), and his second posthumous album, Grandson (2023), references it too.
Did King Von have children?
Biographical profiles report that King Von was a father of three — a son and two daughters — with his youngest child born after his death in 2020. His sister Kayla B and his mother Taesha have remained central figures in managing his legacy and his posthumous releases.
How does King Von’s estate make money today?
Through his catalog: streaming and sales royalties from two triple-platinum singles, a platinum album, and two gold mixtapes; two posthumous top-15 albums (What It Means to Be King hit No. 2 in 2022, Grandson hit No. 14 in 2023); and YouTube revenue from a channel with 3.6 billion lifetime views, estimated at tens of thousands of dollars a month in 2025. His manager said Von left behind 300-plus unreleased songs, so the release pipeline remains open. Estate income is partly offset by management costs and legal obligations, including an unresolved 2024 wrongful-death lawsuit naming the estate.
What was King Von’s most popular song?
“Took Her to the O” (2020) — it peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest position as a lead artist, and the RIAA certified it triple platinum. “Crazy Story” (2018), his breakout, also went triple platinum and became one of the defining records of the drill era.
Final Thoughts
King Von’s $750,000-to-$1-million fortune is the ledger of a career that barely got started: two years, two mixtapes, one studio album released a week before he died — and somehow, two triple-platinum singles, a platinum album, and a storytelling reputation that outlived him. The number is smaller than the mythology, and that is the point. He was 26, newly signed, and still on the advance side of his record deal when he was killed; the mature fortune the charts were pointing toward never got built.
What did get built is the estate — and it is still working. Two posthumous albums both debuted in the Billboard top 15, the YouTube channel earns real money every month, and more than 300 unreleased songs sit in the vault. Against that stands the unresolved 2024 lawsuit naming his estate, a reminder that in Von’s story the music and the street were never separate businesses. The honest figure stays where the evidence puts it: three-quarters of a million dollars at death, a catalog still paying his family in 2026, and no verified number higher. Anything else is someone else’s guess dressed up as reporting.
Published on 2026-10-08. Last reviewed October 2026. Found an error? See our corrections policy.