Kvng Von Premieres The Music Video For New “Robberies” Song

Kvng Von premieres the music video for the ATL Jacob-produced piece of new music titled “Robberies.” Listen, stream, read the lyrics, buy the song.

While people continue to speak on the legal issues that King Von was wrapped up in before his tragic passing, his musical legacy speaks louder than any headline could. With more new music presumably on the way, we have a new posthumous single from the Chicago MC with “Robberies.” Moreover, the track once again proves how talented and vivid of a storyteller he is in his tracks about street life and hardships. Of course, the beat here doesn’t slouch, and turns the narrative into a banging and engaging song that locks listeners in to his bars. Overall, this is an exciting look at the future of his musical output, which hopefully is treated with respect, consideration, and his family’s wishes in mind.

To start with the instrumental (courtesy of ATL Jacob), menacing and high-pitched strings form an intoxicating triplet pattern to lead the melody on “Robberies.” By the time the drums kick in, the track already entranced you, and King Von’s voice rings through in the production in a way that makes the drums hit even harder. Sure, it’s not the most progressive or evolutionary instrumental, but extra bells and whistles could’ve easily dampened the narrative at hand. As such, it’s exactly the kind of beat that the What It Means To Be King rhymer floats on with ease, and that compliments the rough yet delicate nature of his bars.

Lyrically, he focuses on having to resort to robbery to make a buck for himself amid an eviction notice. With that in mind, he represents the struggle behind his criminal activity in a way that paints it as a means to an end and not a particularly enjoyable or desired experience. Also, King Von’s verse goes from robbing somebody to that person eventually running up on him, making for a clean and satisfying circular narrative despite its dark content.

Kvng Von – Robberies (prod. ATL Jacob)

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23 June 2023
1 Song, 2 minutes
℗ 2023 Only The Family Entertainment / EMPIRE

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Lyrics

[Intro]
(ATL Jacob, ATL Jacob)

[Chorus]
See, somethin’ ain’t right (What?)
I can feel it in the air, my left eye just twitched twice (Damn)
Went to the door, saw a note on the floor (What?)
Ten day notice, they finna turn off my lights (Damn)
I ain’t got no money, what I’m gon’ do now? (What I’m gon’ do now?)
Gotta eat to survive
I ain’t got no money, what I’m gon’ do, cry? (What I’m ‘posed to do, cry?)
In these streets, you’ll die (Nah)
I got some demons in my head (Dead)
‘Cause I love my opps and they constantly they bother me (Oh, shit)
And I got some homies with pounds (Why?)
But we ain’t that cool, so I’m thinkin’ ’bout robbery (Oh, shit)
Gotta play this shit smart, it’s gon’ hurt they heart (Damn)
When they find out it was me that was robbin’ ’em (Damn, damn)
Gotta catch him when it’s dark, gotta run up on his car (Huh?)
That same one we always be ridin’ in (Uh-huh)

[Verse]
I keep a stick like a violin (Boom)
I got the call and jumped up like a fireman (Zoom)
It wasn’t too hard for me findin’ him (Nah, nah)
I went to school with him, know where his mama live (I know where his mama live)
He was playin’ that Lucci, that Summer Hill (What? That Summer Hill)
I creeped up slow in that Bonneville (Drill)
They call me Grandson when I’m off the pill (Boom, boom)
Ran up to his car, made him grab the wheel (Don’t move)
I grabbed his neck like I’m Iron Man (Yeah)
Just do what I say, know you don’t wanna die in here (Nah)
If you reach or you tweak, I’ma fire in here (Boom)
I gotta go, don’t be wastin’ my time in here (Uh-uh)
I grab the bag out the back, it was full of the pack of that finest exotic, man
Then I let him go and got back on the road (Uh-huh)
Heard him whisper, “Boy, I’m gonna find your ass” (Man, what?)
Beat up the streets like a punchin’ bag (Juug, juug)
I hit a lick, now I’m up a hundred bands (Damn)
I broke it down with my other man (Uh-huh)
Send them birds out, now they comin’ back again (Damn)
I’m on my way to the crib and I’m grippin’ the wheel, gotta let my lil’ brother in (Vroom, vroom)
Then I got boxed in at the light by the nigga I robbed (Skrrt)
And he hopped out a mini van (Don’t move, huh? Damn)

[Chorus]
See, somethin’ ain’t right (What?)
I can feel it in the air, my left eye just twitched twice (Damn)
Went to the door, saw a note on the floor (What?)
Ten day notice, they finna turn off my lights (Damn)
I ain’t got no money, what I’m gon’ do now? (What I’m gon’ do now?)
Gotta eat to survive
I ain’t got no money, what I’m gon’ do, cry? (What I’m ‘posed to do, cry?)
In these streets, you’ll die (Nah)
I got some demons in my head (Dead)
‘Cause I love my opps and they constantly they bother me (Oh, shit)
And I got some homies with pounds (Why?)
But we ain’t that cool, so I’m thinkin’ ’bout robbery (Oh, shit)
Gotta play this shit smart, it’s gon’ hurt they heart (Damn)
When they find out it was me that was robbin’ ’em (Damn, damn)
Gotta catch him when it’s dark, gotta run up on his car (Huh?)
That same one we always be ridin’ in (Uh-huh)