Promising rapper King Von killed at his album release party

"Hard, kinetic, enthralling piece of writing, the kind that rap rarely gives us anymore" - Stereogum wrote about King Von's raps, ending with "it’s been a long time since a rap storyteller showed this much promise". Unfortunately, he won't have a chance to prove it - King Von was murdered at his album-release party in Atlanta on Friday, CNN reported. King Von is at least the 16th hip-hop artist murdered in 2020 in the US.