Kendrick Lamar mentions Toronto restaurant in diss track aimed at Drake
Published May 1, 2024 at 10:16 am
Kendrick Lamar’s latest escalation of his feud with Toronto rapper Drake includes unexpectedly name checking a Chinese restaurant in Toronto.
While most rap fans were probably more focused on the six minutes of Kendrick Lamar brutally roasting Drake on his new just-released track Euphoria, fans of Chinese food in Toronto might have perked up at the end when they heard New Ho King mentioned.
Kendrick name drops New Ho King in a relatively insulting manner, as it is a diss track after all, saying “I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and blammy, crodie.” New Ho King is a popular late night spot, and by saying this Kendrick is implying he’s just as popular and comfortable in Toronto as Drake is, if not more, while also mocking Drake’s accent and slang with the use of the term “crodie.”
The word “crodie” was pioneered by Toronto rapper Pressa and has been used by Drake on his tracks, and Drake even has an adopted Bengal cat that he named Crodie.
Since the track was dropped, New Ho King has been flooded with five-star reviews on Google, with many people simply giving the restaurant five stars with Euphoria lyrics as the review. Some people got a little more creative, though, writing reviews like, “Came to this place for dinner and had some fried rice with a side of boiled owl, was served by a small waiter I think his shoe size was 7 or something I’m not sure, either way it was a great experience and I’m glad Kendrick Lamar is such a great food critic!”
Of course, Drake has already responded in his own way to the new diss track, posting Julia Stiles’ famous monologue from 10 Things I Hate About You to his Instagram story with a broken heart and winky face emojis.