King Von Owned His Masters, Royalties Go To His Family

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King Von's manager reveals that there are two albums worth of material already recorded.

In an incredibly in-depth interview with Akademiks yesterday, King Von's manager Jameson Francois detailed the harrowing moments of Von's death for the first time while also addressing recent claims made by Asian Doll, Von's ex-girlfriend. But more importantly, he revealed Von's hustle in the music industry and how his family will be taken care of moving forward. Francois revealed that Von had owned all of his masters with future royalty payments going towards his two kids and his family members.

"As a team, our number one focus is to make sure that his immediate family is taken care of. His mom. You know, his sisters, his brothers. Von had two kids. Just making sure they got a trust. Trust funds. Whatever income," he said. Francois said that Von never actually signed to anybody. His deals with EMPIRE were "commitment projects," as Francois put it. 

"He owns all his masters. He wasn't an artist that sold his publishing. So, everything belongs to him," he said. "It's a blessing from God because his kids and his family will be good for the rest of they life."

Francois added that Von's catalog will be "very lucrative" once he recoups the project he released under EMPIRE.

"He had two more projects that he could've dropped. Von was an artist that -- work ethic was phenomenal," he added. 

King Von recently released his project, Welcome To O-Block at the end of October


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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