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What It Means to Be King
Hip-Hop · 2022

What It Means to Be King

King Von

March 4, 2022 · Only The Family

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What It Means to Be King carries the heavy, spectral weight of a posthumous release while maintaining the razor-sharp aggression that defined King Von's meteoric rise.

It sounds like the interior of a blacked-out SUV moving through Chicago at 3:00 AM: cold, focused, and perpetually on edge. The production is quintessential modern drill, featuring those signature sliding 808 basslines and eerie, skeletal piano melodies that provide a cinematic backdrop for Von's vivid, first-person accounts of street life.

Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition into the second verse of War where the beat strips back to a haunting bell melody.
The moment 21 Savage's whisper quiet delivery contrasts against Von's high octane energy on Don't Play That.
The closing seconds of the final track where the production fades into a lingering, unresolved synth chord.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does What It Means to Be King sound next to the rest of King Von's catalogue?

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