King Von’s estate has announced the release date for his upcoming project, Grandson The Album, and fans have shared mixed reactions to the second posthumous project.
The LP is set to arrive on July 14 and the cover art features a black and white photo of King Von’s son rocking his signature fitted hat and O’Block and OTF heavy chains.
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There were a myriad of comments flooding the Instagram post with some hoping the project would fare better than last year’s What It Means To Be King album.
“Y’all better not mess this album up,” one fan wrote, while another added: “I hope this not like how they did pop smoke albums. don’t do king like that!”
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There were also questions about whether this would be the final installment in the late rapper’s discography. “I’m assuming this is the final album? Hopefully you guys send him off right,” one commenter wrote.
See the album announcement below:
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Von’s lone single of 2023 arrived earlier this month, signaling that another album was on the horizon following the release of the cinematic ATL Jacob-produced “Robberies,” which hears the Chicago native putting his vivid storytelling on display.
What It Means to Be King was released last March and the posthumous album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 59,000 total album equivalent units in the first week.
The project includes assists from G Herbo, Lil Durk, 21 Savage, Fivio Foreign, Tee Grizzley, Moneybagg Yo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and more.
HipHopDX‘s Anthony Malone gave the album a middling review score of 3.5/5 stars and detailed how it didn’t advance nor hurt Von’s legacy.
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King Von (real name Dayvon Bennett) was tragically gunned down at just 26 years old outside an Atlanta hookah lounge on November 6, 2020 during a dispute with Quando Rondo and his crew.
The suspected gunman, Timothy Leeks, also known as Lul Timm, was arrested and charged with murder but was released on a $100,000 bond in March 2021.
