Wayne's Story

"Wayne's Story", finds Bennett telling the story of “Shorty”, a young guy from the block, and his downward spiral into a life of crime. Going through the murder of Shorty's cousin, who dies as a result of his actions. The story ends with Shorty that takes revenge from the antagonist called "Lil Wayne".[8]

Von explained in short the plot in one of his last interviews for Uproxx: “It’s a story about a shorty and he just grew up bad,”. “He started young. He trying to hit a lick. He tries to go rob a guy named Wayne. Wayne sees him trying to rob him and they get in a shootout. The boy gets away, but Wayne ends up killing the boy’s cousin.”[5][9]

Iii Williams from Medium described "Wayne's Story" as an heartrending narrative that lays bare the unending cycle of conflict and vengeance, in which Bennett illustrates the challenges faced by a fourteen-year-old who opts for the gang lifestyle over education and sports. His life choices steer him towards adopting a shooter's mentality, and the subsequent retaliatory actions born out of sorrow and animosity.[10]

This was one of Von's favorite songs from his final project, Welcome to O'Block.[5]

The beat, which has a piano tune, was produced by Chopsquad DJ

The official video was published on December 8, 2020, on Youtube platform. Bennett was also starting to put in work as a script writer, in fact he wrote the screenplay for the video, that was directed by Joán.[2] It depicts the young man, "Shorty" that's shoots someone at a dice game, and eventually going down to a path of bank robberies and home invasions, mainly cinematically retracing everything that describes the song.[11] Shorty's story is yet to be concluded by the end of the video.

Wayne's Story video garnered over two million views on Youtube in just 12 hours.[11]

On January 4, 2021, the magazine Medium described "Wayne's Story" as a storytelling tune that takes on a more conventional narrative approach, describing Von's tone as unique and his delivery infusing the song with an originality that seizes the listener's focus right from the outset; and also saying that despite the melancholic nature of the content, the song's execution is truly compelling, with Von that doesn't squander a single breath, delivering meticulously crafted lyrics and a well written hook that draws attention. [10]