Grammy-winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar, is now the black male artist with the highest-grossing concert in the United States of America.
The lyricist recently clinched the record with his successful concert in Arlington, Texas, where he sold out the 80,000 capacity AT&T Stadium on the 26th of April, 2025, as part of his collaborative Grand National Tour alongside SZA and Mustard.
With this achievement, Kendrick shattered the previous record by Canadian heavyweight, The Weeknd, who grossed $9.8 million in his 2022 Sofi Stadium concert.
It is common knowledge that 2025 has been very favourable to Lamar, whose memorable performance at the 2025 Super Bowl expectedly broke the record for the most-watched in history.
During the highly anticipated clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs which also became the most-watched in the game’s history with 127 million viewers, the rapper set an impressive halftime viewership record.
The Compton icon’s Super Bowl 59 performance was viewed by 133.5 million users, which just about edged Michael Jackson’s record of 133.4 million U.S. viewers way back in 1993.
The “Not Like Us” crooner became the first solo rapper to headline the famous halftime show, where he dazzled the crowd with some of the best tunes, including “Humble”, “Loyalty”, and “Money Trees.”
Kendrick got his fans even more excited when he brought SZA to the stage to perform their hit collabo, “All The Star.” During the show, Hollywood veteran, Samuel L Jackson played the narrator who welcomed the rapper to the stage to steal the show.
Lamar clinched as many as 5 Grammy awards for “Not Like Us” at the 67th Grammys, including deserved wins for the “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year” catergories.
His latest Grammy plaques has taken his total to a whopping 22, placing him 3rd on the list when it comes to most Grammy wins, just behind Kanye West (24) and Jay-Z (25).
“First and foremost, all praise to the most high. We woke up this morning. We’re gonna dedicate this one to the city. Compton, Watts, Long Beach, Inglewood, Hollywood, out to the Valley, Pecoima, IE, San Bernardino, all that.
This is my neck of the woods that held me down since a young pup… since I was in the studio scrapping to write the best raps and all that… to do records like these, so I can’t give enough thanks, you know, to these places that I rolled around since high school.
And most importantly, the people and the families out in the Palisades and Altadena. This is a true testament that we can continue to restore this city. And we’re gonna keep rockin,” he said at the 67th Grammys.
