Kendrick Lamar Breaks Records on the Grand National Tour

Kendrick Lamar is rewriting the history books — again.

On May 17, 2025, the Compton-born rapper made headlines with a record-breaking performance in Seattle. His stop at Lumen Field wasn’t just a concert; it was a cultural moment. Drawing a crowd of nearly 61,000 fans, the show grossed $14.8 million, making Kendrick the first rapper in history to earn that much from a single live performance.

.@kendricklamar officially becomes the first rapper in history to gross over $14 million from a single concert, with $14.811 million at Lumen Field in Seattle on May 17.
— Touring Data (@touringdata) May 20, 2025

.@kendricklamar and @SZA earned their most-attended concert of all time on May 17, 2025, with 60,941 tickets sold at Lumen Field in Seattle as part of the "Grand National Tour".
— Touring Data (@touringdata) May 20, 2025

This wasn’t his first record of the tour either. Earlier this month, he set a new benchmark in Dallas by pulling in $11.8 million at the AT&T Stadium, a figure that had already made him the highest-grossing Black artist for a single show, surpassing The Weeknd’s 2022 record.

But Kendrick isn’t just dominating stages — he’s owning the charts too.

His hit single “Not Like Us” just made history as the first rap song ever to spend a full year on the Billboard Hot 100. And it’s still going strong, currently sitting comfortably in the top 25.

Meanwhile, his collaboration with SZA, “Luther“, has been holding the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for 13 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running No. 1 hip-hop song in history.

As fans, we’re witnessing greatness in real time. Whether it’s through his razor-sharp lyrics, powerful performances, or genre-defying collaborations, Kendrick Lamar continues to raise the bar — and then leap over it.