Kendrick Lamarâs already record breaking Grand National tour has featured its first surprise guest and it couldnât be a bigger name.
During Lamar and SZAâs stop off in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz stadium, the Compton superstar debuted âN95â on the tour and was then joined by Playboi Carti.
The two then segued into their more recent collaboration âGood Creditâ much to the ecstatic delight of the Atlanta crowd.
The Grand National tour has only ran through four dates but it has already been breaking records.
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The tourâs first night saw Kendrick break Eminemâs previous record of highest-grossing rap concert.
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According to Touring Data, the opening night in Minneapolis grossed over $9.1 million from more than 47,000 fans at an average price of $192.70.
This means that Kendrick can now boast that he has the single highest grossing Hip Hop concert of all time, surpassing Eminemâs record from when he played in Melbourne, Australia in 2019.
It is also the first rap concert to break the $9 million barrier.
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The concert in Minneapolis was also the most attended gig for both Kendrick and SZA outside of festival performances.
The opening night of the Grand National tour was also notable for some remarks Kendrick appeared to aim at his nemesis, Drake.
Making overt reference to Drizzyâs controversial lawsuit against Universal Music Group which accuses the record giant of defamation over the release and promotion of âNot Like Us,â Kendrick mocked the 6 God for taking their beef to the courtroom.
As well as ruling the stage, Kendrick and SZA continue to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 with their collaboration âLutherâ.
The song has now been at the top of the chart for a record-breaking tenth week in a row.
The duo have broke a longstanding record by being the first solo male and female artist to rule atop the chart for 10 weeks, surpassing Lionel Richie and Diana Ross âEndless Loveâ which was number one for nine weeks in 1981.
âLutherâ also becomes only the 47th song to be number one on the chart for at least 10 weeks â a feat only 4% of all chart-toppers have achieved.
In the last week, âLutherâ has notched up 68.4 million radio airplay impressions and 21.9 million streams across all platforms while it also sold another 2,000 official copies.
