"Crazy Story" is a song by American rapper King Von, released on December 6, 2018, as his debut single through Only the Family and Empire Distribution.
[3] King Von recorded a live session of "Crazy Story" for Genius website participating at the format "Open Mic", that was released with an annexed video on March 10, 2020, on YouTube platform.
[11][15] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork praised Von's storytelling, especially the elements that make the story vivid and coherent and his ability to insert characters and dialogue in his verses with ease.
[16] While Mark Braboy that wrote for Complex, defined songs like those from "Crazy Story" series and "Took Her to the O" as pieces that brought back catchy narrative sing-alongs, reminiscent of what Slick Rick did with "Children's Story"; plus he defined King Von as thoughtful, skillful lyricist, and different from others Chicago drill artists as able to deliver it in a ferocious and resonating package that was unrivaled.
[18] While Will Schube by npr wrote that the track encapsulates everything that made him the next voice of Chicago rap, being both witty and tragic, and stucked between justifying violence and lamenting the fact that it ever had to come to that.