Kendrick Lamar helped deliver worldwide consideration to a Chinese language restaurant in Toronto. New Ho King’s proprietor Johnny Lu mentioned the affect of Kendrick mentioning the restaurant on the Drake diss “euphoria” in an interview with Metropolis Information.
“He stated good meals and the fried rice – get extra, extra, extra rice,” Lu stated. “The chef’s gonna be busy.”
Kendrick rapped about eating at New Ho King within the closing verse of “euphoria.” The lyrics featured Ok. Dot taunting Drake with using Toronto slang.
“I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy, crodie,” Kendrick rapped.
New Ho King obtained a dramatic uptick in optimistic critiques on-line after Kendrick name-dropped the restaurant on his Drake diss. Lu was delighted by Kendrick’s shoutout, which helped entice new prospects.
“Kendrick’s man,” Lu stated. “Oh my God.”
The restaurant proprietor confirmed no like to Drake regardless of their Toronto ties.
“I’m attempting to discover ways to sing the music now,” Lu informed Metropolis Information.
Kendrick highlighting New Ho King may not have been as random because it appeared when listeners first heard “euphoria.” Followers speculated it was the restaurant the place Drake was robbed at gunpoint in 2009.
“One evening I took a woman out and received robbed at gunpoint – two weapons, actually,” Drake informed GQ years in the past. “I knew it was a setup as a result of I had on a sweater and a jacket, however once they banged on the automobile window with a gun and opened the door, the very first thing he stated was, ‘Yo, run that chain.’ They didn’t rob her, and her purse was sitting proper there.”
Drake and Kendrick’s rap battle started when the latter appeared on Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Belief You album in March. Kendrick dissed Drake on the music “Like That,” which grew to become a No. 1 hit. Drake responded with two diss tracks, “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” in April. Kendrick dropped “euphoria” on Tuesday (April 30).
