King Von’s untimely passing was followed by deep speculation about his alleged track record with violence, most notably by documentarian Trap Lore Ross, who has now addressed the criticism he has been receiving.
During an interview with TMZ posted on Sunday (June 2), the British filmmaker responded to the backlash his YouTube documentary on Von generated from figures in Hip Hop. Boosie Badazz and DJ Vlad are among those who have been upfront about voicing their disapproval of King Von: Rap’s First Serial Killer, but Ross thinks it’s because they haven’t watched the whole thing.
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“[If] Boosie watches the rest of the documentary—he said he only got like 30 minutes in, right?—I feel like maybe if he checks the whole thing out … I don’t know, let’s see how he feels,” he said.
After clarifying how much he looks up to Vlad, Ross added: “I think Vlad did say he hadn’t seen the documentary yet, and once again, I think if you watch all the documentary, I think you would understand … ’cause I guess Boosie’s kinda coloring Vlad’s response, in the sense that Boosie’s saying it’s all cap and Vlad’s kinda like, ‘ah yeah, it’s all cap.’”
The documentary, which was released a few months back, was denounced by many for being distasteful because it connects the late rapper to several alleged murders. Upon its release, the video was pulled from YouTube but then re-uploaded soon after.
“Video got taken down,” Trap Lore Ross wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “Hopefully I can get it back soon, working with YouTube now but it’s Easter weekend. Still on Patreon if you’re desperate.”
Ross posted the original four-hour piece in early April, in which he links Von to 10 alleged murders he committed before being killed himself in November 2020.
However, Ross got a shortened version of King Von: Rap’s First Serial Killer back on YouTube just days after it was removed, which has now garnered over 7 million views.
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The updated version spans three-and-a-half hours and explores Von’s childhood and the murders of Chicago natives such as Modell, P5, BossTrell, Lil James, Lil Marc and Gakira “K.I.” Barnes. The documentary also ties the OTF rapper to five bodies in 2012 alone and more in 2014, 2018 and 2019.
