Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” left quite the impression with the Toronto-based Chinese restaurant, New Ho King, so much so that they dedicated a special menu item to him. On Friday (May 10), a TikTok video circulated online where the user detailed his experience at the restaurant since Lamar name-dropped the popular eatery.
Judging by the video, New Ho King seems to be booked and busy, with large crowds in and outside the restaurant. Per the video, the “Kendrick Lamar Special” includes four dishes: chicken wings, fried rice, beef & broccoli, and shrimp for around $65.
Following the release of Drake’s “Push Ups,” Kendrick offered his blistering response with “Euphoria.” Throughout the track, Lamar makes several accusations against the Toronto rap star, as well as offers his interpretation of Toronto slang: “Talk about me and my family, crodie?/Someone gon’ bleed in your family, crodie,” Lamar raps. “I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy, crodie.”
Check out the video below.
The War Of Words Between Drake And Kendrick Lamar
Although it’s unclear what initially caused the tension between the two, as time passes, their ongoing beef continues to fester. It appears the issue between Lamar and Drake kicked off following the release of Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which featured a fiery rap from Lamar, where he took multiple shots at Drake. The “Headlines” rapper quickly fired back with “Push Ups,” where he not only called out Lamar, but Rick Ross and The Weeknd.
He would eventually follow that up with “Taylor Made Freestyle.” However, the track was quickly removed from social media due to threats from Tupac Shakur’s estate, after the rapper used AI-generated voices of Pac and Snoop Dogg. Not too long after, Kendrick fired back with two more diss tracks, “6:16 in LA” and then later “Not Like Us,” which has been breaking records across multiple streaming platforms.