Welcome to O'Block
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{{Infobox album
| name = Welcome to O'Block
| type = Studio album
| artist = King Von
| cover = King Von - Welcome to O'Block.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2020|10|30}}
| recorded = 2020
| studio =
| genre = * Hip hop
| length = 43:03
| label = * Only the Family
| producer = {{hlist|Chopsquad DJ (exec.)|DJ Ayo|Dnny Phntm|Hitmaka|JTK|LC|Pooh Beatz|Tay Keith|Turn Me Up Josh|Wheezy|Will-A-Fool}}
| prev_title = Levon James
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = What It Means to Be King
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Welcome to O'Block
| type = album
| single1 = Why He Told
| single1date = July 24, 2020
| single2 = All These Niggas
| single2date = August 5, 2020
| single3 = How It Go
| single3date = August 28, 2020
| single4 = I Am What I Am
| single4date = October 9, 2020
| single5 = Gleesh Place
| single5date = October 23, 2020
| single6 = The Code
| single6date = October 30, 2020
}}
}}
Welcome to O'Block is the debut studio album by American rapper King Von, and the only to be released during his lifetime. It was released on October 30, 2020 by Only the Family and Empire Distribution. Welcome to O'Block was released a week prior to King Von's murder on November 6, 2020, after the album's official release party.{{Cite web|date= November 6, 2020|title=King Von remembered for his powerful lyrics|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/6/21553428/king-von-dead-chicago-music-scene-lil-durk-chief-keef|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en-US|archive-date=August 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814233810/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/6/21553428/king-von-dead-chicago-music-scene-lil-durk-chief-keef|url-status=live}} The project features chief production from Chopsquad DJ, and other producers including Hitmaka, Tay Keith and Wheezy; guest appearances include Polo G, Lil Durk, Dreezy, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign and Prince Dre.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=King Von drops off new album 'Welcome To O'Block'|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/10/30/21506808/king-von-welcome-to-oblock-album|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Revolt|language=en-US}}
Welcome to O'Block was supported by six singles: "Why He Told", "All These Niggas", "How It Go", "I Am What I Am", "Gleesh Place" and "The Code". The album received positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|date= November 21, 2020|title= Billboard 200, 21 November 2020|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-11-21/#|magazine=Billboard|access-date= January 27, 2023|language=en-US}} It received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was awarded silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry.{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum - King Von - Welcome to O'Block|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=King+Von&ti=&lab=empire&genre=R%26B%2FHIP+HOP&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=G&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|access-date=December 27, 2024|date=December 17, 2024|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=British Phonographic Industry - King Von - Welcome To O'Block|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/20481-6533-2|access-date=December 27, 2024|date=November 1, 2024|website=BPI|language=en-US}}
"O'Block" in the album title is a reference and other name to design the Parkway Gardens complex in the Greater Grand Crossing community area on the South Side of Chicago, where King Von was raised.
Content
Bennett explained the key difference between his mixtape Levon James, released earlier that same year, and Welcome to O'Block: "If you're doing something and keep doing it, you're gonna get better results. Everything better. It is the one for real, I've been working hard."{{cite web|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=October 30, 2020|title=King Von Shares New Album 'Welcome To O'Block' f/ Lil Durk, Polo G, and More|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/king-von-new-album-welcome-to-o-block|access-date=November 7, 2020|work=Complex|language=en-US}} Complex said the album sees Von "reflecting with an acute lyrical clarity on his rise and how newfound fame could impact his own life and the lives of his loved ones", while Revolt noted of the drill album: "Often rapping about Chicago and his well-respected neighborhood, this album most certainly paints the vivid picture of his cinematic lyrics while portraying his stand-out cadences through each record".{{cite web|author=DJ First Class|date=October 30, 2020|title=King Von drops off new album 'Welcome To O'Block'|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-10-30/68642/king-von-drops-off-new-album-welcome-to-oblock|access-date=November 6, 2020|work=Revolt|language=en-US}}
Release and promotion
The album release culminates the end of a prolific year for Bennett who claims to have worked hard on his music and technique, in fact the album came after Levon James, his second mixtape released previous in March 2020; he also declared that thanks to his perseverance work put into the project Welcome to O'Block would have surpass his previous in terms of quality. The proof is in the singles numbers which before the release showed an important leap compared to the previous work, on the merits single "All These Niggas" acquired, as stated by Bennett himself, over 24 million views 2 months after its release.{{Cite web|date=October 30, 2020|title=King Von Delivers "Welcome To O Block" Ft. Lil Durk, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Polo G|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/293726-king-von-delivers-welcome-to-o-block-ft-lil-durk-moneybagg-yo-fivio-foreign-polo-g-new-mixtape|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en-US}}
In his interview for Uproxx, Bennett stated that the music he was making was dedicated to the people who lived in his neighborhood and who, like him, lived a life of hardship and danger. He also declared that his storytelling rapping comes from his sojourn in prison where he read books and urban novels most of the time; still said that his favorite piece over the whole album was "Demon".{{Cite web|date=November 19, 2020|title=A Final Conversation With King Von|url=https://uproxx.com/music/king-von-interview-welcome-to-oblock/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}
Three days before the album publication, on 27 October King Von appeared in a video for the YouTube channel "CivilTV" named "Welcome to My Neighborhood: O Block", in whose Von talks about his life in Parkway Garden, tells anecdotes about it and about how he got into rapping, even anticipating some details on the new album. In the same video he even goes in his old neighborhood named "Killaward".{{Cite web|date= October 27, 2020 |title=#CivilTV: King Von "Welcome to My Neighborhood: O Block"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthWoHf8wWQ|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}
Welcome to O'Block was released on October 30, 2020.{{Cite web|date= October 27, 2020 |title=New Music Friday - New Albums From King Von, Trippie Redd, Busta Rhymes & More|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58740/title.new-music-friday-new-albums-from-busta-rhymes-trippie-redd-king-von-more|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=HipHopDx|language=en-US}}
Singles
"Why He Told", the lead single from the album, was released on July 24, 2020, along with a music video. The video tracks with the lyrics, opening on a female officer activating a recorder and rewinds through the guilty visions of a friend of Von which is revealed to be an informant, who imagines Von pursuing him and wakes up in cold sweats from the guilt of having told.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=King Von Condemns Snitching In His Hair-Raising 'Why He Told' Video|url=https://uproxx.com/music/king-von-why-he-told-video/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}
Bennett also made a live piano version of the song in conjunction with "Took Her to the O" song from Levon James mixtape, for Audiomack streaming platform; it was released with a video on August 13, 2020, on YouTube.{{Citation|title=King Von "Why He Told / Took Her To The O" (Live Piano Medley) - Fine Tuned|url=https://www.100kmanagement.com/post/king-von-why-he-told---took-her-to-the-o-live-piano-medley-fine-tuned|website=100kmanagement.com|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2023|language=en-US}}
"All These Niggas", the second single from the album, it features Lil Durk, and was released on August 5, 2020, with an accompanying music video directed by JV Visuals 312. On the track the two rappers deliver vicious bars about the bleak reality of the streets, with a hook sung by Bennett himself, on an Eerie piano keys drill instrumental. The video finds King Von posted up in a white Rolls Royce and rocking a massive diamond Only The Family chain as raps about life in the hood. Durk does not appear in the visual, because of their open case they could not stay in the same place.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-08-05|title=King Von Drops Video For Lil Durk-Assisted 'All These N**gas' Following FBG Duck's Murder|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57188/title.king-von-drops-video-for-lil-durk-assisted-all-these-ngas-follwing-fbg-ducks-murder|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-22|website=HipHopDx|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|first=Jumper|last=No|date=March 18, 2020|title=King Von on Why Legally He Can't Be Around Lil Durk|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLkQiaOMB00&feature=emb_title|access-date=August 15, 2023|website=YouTube|language=en-US}} Durk did not appear in the video.
"How It Go", the third single from the album produced by Chopsquad Dj, was released on August 28, Von declared to have wrote the lyrics while being locked up in jail.XXL Staff [https://www.xxlmag.com/king-von-interview/ "King Von Speaks on His Come Up Two Weeks Before His Death in One of His Final Interviews"], XXL MAG, That’s how I do it with the sh** I was writing. I wrote “Took Her to the O” [and] “How It Go” in jail. I wrote “Crazy Story” on the bus. I wrote [“The Code”] with Polo G. I wrote a lot. In the "How It Go" video, Von addresses the shortcomings of the justice system rapping about what goes on behind the closed doors of a criminal trial. On the first half of the video focuses on the negotiations between prosecutors and public defenders which often result in plea deals, and it shows Bennett struggling to survive in prison. The latter half of the video exhibits Bennett getting out and scrambling to survive, now outside the prison, and having all doors closed up from society.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=King Von Condemns The Justice System In His Fiery 'How It Go' Video|url=https://uproxx.com/music/king-von-how-it-go-video/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}
"I Am What I Am", the fourth single from the album, was released on October 9, 2020. It features a guest appearance from Fivio Foreign over production from ChopsquadDJ.{{Cite web|title=King Von Adds Fivio Foreign To Drill-Influenced Single "I Am What I Am"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/king-von-adds-fivio-foreign-to-drill-influenced-single-i-am-what-i-am-new-song.1988920.html|access-date=Nov 22, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en-US}} The official video is directed by Jerry Production, the accompanying visual shows Fivio with King Von in the Chicago trenches, flexing money, whips, jewelry, and more.{{Cite web|title=King Von and Fivio Foreign link up for "I Am What I Am" visual|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-10-12/68306/king-von-and-fivio-foreign-link-up-for-i-am-what-i-am-visual/|access-date=July 13, 2023|website=Revolt Tv|language=en-US}} The song extablish connection between the Chicago and New York drill worlds as never seen before{{Cite web|title=King Von & Fivio Foreign combine worlds of Chicago & NY drill on menacing 'I Am What I Am' single|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58362/title.king-von-fivio-foreigns-combine-worlds-of-chicago-ny-drill-on-menacing-i-am-what-i-am|access-date=July 13, 2023|website=HipHopDx|language=en-US}}
"Gleesh Place", the fifth single from the album with whom he anticipated the same project. It was released on October 23, 2020, with an official music video released the day before his album dropping date, on October 29, which sees Von rapping about typical Chicago street life over a beat by Wheezy Productions.{{Cite web|title=King Von Drops Off New Single "Gleesh Place"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/king-von-drops-off-new-single-gleesh-place-new-song.1989106.html|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=King Von drops video for "Gleesh Place"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-10-29/67068/king-von-drops-video-for-gleesh-place/|access-date=July 13, 2023|website=Revolt|language=en-US}}
"The Code" was released on October 30, 2020, alongside the album and a music video with the direction of DrewFilmedIt. It features a guest appearance from Polo G. The sci-fi-horror oriented video sees Von and Polo using a computer program to entrap their enemies, whom they spend the rest of the video torturing with the help of a female assistant. The beat is a sinister piano loop produced by JTK, Dj Ajo and Lc; while the titular "Code" refers to the code of the streets.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=King Von And Polo G Torture Enemies In Their Ominous 'The Code' Video|url=https://uproxx.com/music/king-von-polo-g-the-code-video/|access-date=October 30, 2020|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=King Von releases 'Welcome to O-Block' project and new video 'The Code'|url=https://thesource.com/2020/10/31/king-von-releases-welcome-to-o-block-project-and-new-video-the-code/|access-date=July 13, 2023|website=The Source|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=King Von and Polo G stick to "The Code" in new video|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-11-03/66777/king-von-and-polo-g-stick-to-the-code-in-new-video/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=Revolt|language=en-US}}
Music videos
Beyond of those published as singles, four other videos pertaining to Welcome to O'Block have been released, all posthumous.
The first was the video for "Wayne's Story", that was published on December 8, 2020, barely a month after Bennett's demise.{{Cite magazine|date=2020-08-28|title=King Von Tells 'Wayne's Story' in Powerful Posthumous Music Video|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/king-von-waynes-story-posthumous-music-video-9496927/|access-date=July 27, 2023|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=Dec 9, 2020|title=King Von's Bone-Chilling 'Wayne's Story' Video Details A Cycle Of Violence|url=https://uproxx.com/music/king-von-waynes-story-video/|access-date=July 7, 2023|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=Dec 9, 2020|title=King Von's "Wayne's Story" Video Drops From 'Welcome to O'Block' Album|url=https://thesource.com/2020/12/09/king-von-wayne-story-video/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=The Source|language=en-US}} The second video is represented by "Armed & Dangerous", that was, in the first place, scheduled to be released on November 6, 2020, under the idea of Bennett himself, but was later postponed, due to his passing, to the date of January 11, 2021.{{Cite web|date=November 7, 2020 |title=Armed & Dangerous Drops On Friday'- Last Message Of American Rapper King Von Before He Was Gunned Down|url=https://www.ghgossip.com/armed-dangerous-drops-on-friday-last-message-of-american-rapper-king-von-before-he-was-gunned-down/|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=ghgossip|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=Jan 11, 2021|title=Watch King Von's Posthumous "Armed & Dangerous" Video|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/king-von-new-video-armed-and-dangerous|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=Complex|language=en-US}} Still the 21 of April, 2021 "Mine Too" video was released; lastly concluding the project cycle with the last video for "Demon" on the day of his hypothetical 27th birthday which was August 9, 2021.{{Cite web|date=Apr 28, 2021|title=King Von's New Video for 'Mine Too' Released|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/king-von-releases-video-for-new-single-mine-too|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=Complex|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=Apr 28, 2021|title=Watch King Von Releases "Mine Too" Visual|url=https://respect-mag.com/2021/04/watch-king-von-releases-mine-too-visual/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=Respect.|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=Aug 9, 2021|title=King Von Music Video "Demon" Released on What Would Have Been His 27th Birthday|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/king-von-demon-video-birthday|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=Complex|language=en-US}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|title=King Von - Welcome To O'Block|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-oblock-mw0003443572|website=AllMusic|access-date=October 30, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411064557/https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-oblock-mw0003443572|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 4.2/5{{cite web |last1=Svetz |first1=Josh |title=Review: King Daddys 'Welcome To O'block' Is A Breakout Performance From A Talent We'll Never See Flourish |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3718/title.review-king-vons-welcome-to-oblock-is-a-breakout-performance-from-a-talent-well-never-see-flourish# |website=HipHopDX|access-date=July 31, 2023 |date=December 5, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612140600/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3718/title.review-king-vons-welcome-to-oblock-is-a-breakout-performance-from-a-talent-well-never-see-flourish|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 6.8/10{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Dean |date=November 20, 2020 |title=King Von: Welcome To O'Block Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/king-von-welcome-to-oblock |website=Pitchfork |access-date=November 20, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226225807/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/king-von-welcome-to-oblock/|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = Basketrap
| noprose = yes
}}
Welcome to O'Block received acclaim from critics. Fred Thomas of AllMusic magazine, eulogize the Chicago rapper's storytelling ability and the "humanization" of Welcome to O'Block characters saying: "the cast of characters we meet over the course of Welcome to O'Block have names, ages, choices we watch them struggle with, and stories that are hard to ignore"; he also accents some songs such as "Back Again", "The Code", "Demon", and "How It Go"." Writing for HipHopDX Josh Svetz defines the album as "Versatile" as it varies from energetic drill songs going through harmonized ones and still has others "sentimental ballads"; he concludes saying that "Welcome To O’Block is the type of debut album rappers strive for: a relentless and engaging showcase of superior talent setting them up for a long and prosperous career" adding though "now becomes his curtain call, a tragic reminder of what could have been"." Dean Van Nguyen by Pitchfork Defines the project with a more "Nuanced set" than his previous work Levon James, moving from a full album of gangsterism to a larger and more varied album; he also highlights track "All These Niggas" and the last three pieces of the work, defining them the best part of the project; finally ending with the sentence: " King Von wrote about a world that was bleak. His passing just makes it all the more so"."
Tom Brehian from Stereogum defines "Wayne's Story" as his best work to date, appreciating the third-person narration that characterizes the piece, and he goes on to say that it has been a long time since a rapper so promising in storytelling has appeared.{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2020|title=King Von & The Art Of Storytelling|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2104833/king-von-the-art-of-storytelling/columns/status-aint-hood/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=Stereogum|language=en-US}} Iii Williams described the Chicago rapper project as characterized by "charismatic storytelling and versatile delivery", and that incorporates songs with various tones and flows, all while maintaining his patented aggression and confidence in rapping. It is also mentioned Bennett astonishing growth within the rap game in an impressively brief span of time, that is shown on his record. Almost all of the songs received positive reviews, with "Can’t Relate", "Demon" and "The Code" being considered the best songs on the entire album. Williams also stated that there was a unanimous agreement that King Von was poised to be the next superstar in the hip-hop; and he also declared "Welcome to O’Block is one of the most important projects in the city of Chicago’s history, and was one of the most impressive projects of 2020 overall".{{Cite web|title=King Von — Welcome to O'Block (Album Review)|url=https://futureofheretro.medium.com/king-von-welcome-to-oblock-album-review-4bab06457fe1|website=Medium|date=January 4, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2023|language=en-US}}
Commercial performance
Welcome to O'Block gained great success across the country, gaining over 26,000 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, and over 46,000 in the second week,{{Cite magazine|date=November 16, 2020|title=King Von Earns 1st Top 5 Billboard 200 Album With ‘Welcome To O’Block'|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59033/title.king-von-earns-1st-top-5-billboard-200-album-with-welcome-to-oblock|magazine=HipHopDx|access-date= September 21, 2024 |language=en-US}} peaking at number 5 on Billboard 200 for US albums; it also reached number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and topped the Top Independent Albums chart, while peaking at number 12 on the Top 100 Canadian albums chart.{{Cite magazine|date=November 7, 2020|title=Chart History King Von|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/king-von/chart-history/ind/|access-date=July 27, 2023|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}
Welcome to O'Block achieved RIAA platinum certification on December 20, 2024, with over a million of copies sold in the US, and was awarded silver certification by the BPI on November 1, 2024, for selling over 60,000 copies in the UK.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Welcome to O'Block track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 43:04
| title1 = Armed & Dangerous
| writer1 = {{hlist|Dayvon Bennett|Darrell Jackson}}
| extra1 = Chopsquad DJ
| length1 = 2:02
| title2 = GTA
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra2 = Chopsquad DJ
| length2 = 2:01
| title3 = Demon
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Chopsquad DJ}}
| length3 = 2:13
| title4 = Mine Too
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bennett|Darryl Clemons|Joshua Samuel|Christian Ward}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Pooh Beatz|Turn Me Up Josh|Hitmaka}}
| length4 = 2:54
| title5 = The Code
| note5 = featuring Polo G
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bennett|Taurus Bartlett|Luke Clay|Jordan Knight|Jahmere Tylon}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|LC|JTK|DJ Ayo}}
| length5 = 3:22
| title6 = Why He Told
| writer6 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra6 = Chopsquad DJ
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = Back Again
| note7 = with Prince Dre featuring Lil Durk
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bennett|Durk Banks|Deandre Campbell|Brytavious Chambers|Daniel Wagner Cash}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Tay Keith|Dnny Phntm}}
| length7 = 2:31
| title8 = Gleesh Place
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bennett|Wesley Glass}}
| extra8 = Wheezy
| length8 = 1:34
| title9 = All These Niggas
| note9 = featuring Lil Durk
| writer9 = {{hlist|Bennett|Banks|Jackson}}
| extra9 = Chopsquad DJ
| length9 = 2:24
| title10 = Can't Relate
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson|Willie Byrd}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Chopsquad DJ|Will-A-Fool}}
| length10 = 2:40
| title11 = Mad At You
| note11 = featuring Dreezy
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bennett|Seandrea Sledge|Jackson}}
| extra11 = Chopsquad DJ
| length11 = 3:14
| title12 = Ain't See It Coming
| note12 = featuring Moneybagg Yo
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bennett|Demario White, Jr.|Jackson}}
| extra12 = Chopsquad DJ
| length12 = 2:43
| title13 = I Am What I Am
| note13 = featuring Fivio Foreign
| writer13 = {{hlist|Bennett|Maxie Ryles III|Jackson}}
| extra13 = Chopsquad DJ
| length13 = 3:38
| title14 = Ride
| writer14 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra14 = Chopsquad DJ
| length14 = 2:22
| title15 = How It Go
| writer15 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra15 = Chopsquad DJ
| length15 = 3:52
| title16 = Wayne's Story
| writer16 = {{hlist|Bennett|Jackson}}
| extra16 = Chopsquad DJ
| length16 = 2:18
| all_writing =
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} Signifies an uncredited co-producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from Genius, Muso.Ai & Tidal
Technical
- CakeBoy Bally - Recording
- Darth Moon – Recording
- Kiid Maestro - Recording
- EY3ZLOWBEATZ - Recording
- Shawn “Source” Jarrett - Recording, Mixing
- Shepard Hues - Mixing
- Justiiice - Mixing
- JaymeWorld - Recording, Mixing
- JTK - Mixing
- Joe LaPorta - Mastering
- Heavy L Beatz - Mastering, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Mixer
Charts
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=King Von|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=King Von|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=King Von|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for Welcome to O'Block ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021|language=en-US}}
| 107 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 61 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|type=album|artist=King Von|title=Welcome to O'Block|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=19425-6533-1|access-date=December 27, 2024|date=November 1, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=King Von
|title=Welcome to O'Block|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=December 21, 2024|date=December 17, 2024}}
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