Kendrick Lamar surprised fans when he joined Playboi Carti on stage during his concert at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on October 14, 2025. Carti is currently on his ongoing "Antagonist Tour" in support of his highly anticipated third studio album, Music, released in March 2025. Lamar was one of the many rappers featured on Carti's album. According to hip-hop X account Kurrco, the Humble rapper joined Carti on stage to perform the song Good Credits from the album.Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti's joint performance received mixed reactions from fans on X, with one user commenting:00 @jehzhsLINK@Kurrco 2 GOATS linking upSeveral fans shared similar sentiments, praising the two for performing together, which one user called "two dimensions colliding."!ANON! @Anon_liqLINK@Kurrco LA always gets the wildest shows. Rest of us just watching clips in pain😂Yah @YahhSirioLINK@Kurrco This tour is something insanely specialBalls @balls_nullLINK@Kurrco it's always hilarious to me, seeing kendrick and carti on the same stage, feels like two dimensions colliding 😭Fitzology @4itzologyLINK@Kurrco Hoped they did backdoor too I can’t even imagine a performance of mojo jojo I’d prolly die laughing watching that s**tOthers praised Lamar for his performance, saying the rapper was on a "generational tour run."JETTZ CYN @JettzCYNLINK@Kurrco Kdot Bodied This Verse NGL😤🔥step correct @myjumpshotassLINK@Kurrco He perform sturdy as helllxcas🇲🇸 @Lucas509867971LINK@Kurrco Kendrick is on a generational tour runKendrick Lamar was featured on three songs in Playboi Carti's MusicPlayboi Carti's long-awaited album, titled Music, was a star-studded musical event featuring artists like Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Future, Young Thug, and Lil Uzi Vert, among others. Lamar was reportedly featured in tracks like Backd00r, Good Credit, and Mojo Jojo. Playboi Carti's album Music, previously named 'I AM MUSIC,' debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 following its release on March 14, 2025. This marks Carti's first album since his 2020 release, Whole Lotta Red. After the album came out, rapper Kanye West, professionally known as Ye, took to X to criticize Lamar for his involvement. In March 2025, Ye commented that while Lamar rapped well, he "didn't need to hear him" on Carti's album.“I DON’T LIKE KENDRICK LAMARS MUSIC. HE RAPS VERY GOOD BUT I DIDNT NEED TO HEAR HIM ON CARTI ALBUM.”Playboi Carti is currently on his solo headlining tour. The rapper recently accompanied The Weeknd on the 2025 run of his "After Hours til Dawn Tour" in North America, scheduled between May and September 2025. Playboi Carti and The Weeknd perform during The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on August 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)On October 3, Carti commenced his headlining "Antagonist Tour," kicking off with the first show in Salt Lake City. He is supported by Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Apollo Red, and Homixide Gang. According to Billboard, Carti was previously set to join the Opium family as part of the "Antagonist Tour" in 2023. However, the tour was postponed to 2024 and later canceled. Carti's North American tour runs from October to December 2025, with stops in multiple cities, including Portland, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, Charlotte, and Nashville. The tour will end with the final show in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, on December 1, 2025. According to AZCentral, this is the reported setlist for Playboi Carti's opening show at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City:POP OUTPOP OUT (played again)OPM BABICRANKCOCAINE NOSEOVERLYCHARGE DEM H*ES A FEEK POPLIKE WEEZYGOOD CREDITHBACan You Stand the Rain (New Edition cover)Timeless (The Weeknd cover)WAKE UP F1LTHY (Live debut)Stop BreathingRockstar MadeALIVEFOMGJEVIL J0RDANR.I.PILoveUIHateU2024OLYMPIANFE!N (Travis Scott cover)TYPE S**T(Tour debut)Long Time (Intro)POP OUTMeanwhile, Kendrick Lamar is currently on his record-breaking "Grand National Tour." The tour began as a co-headlining event with SZA. However, the Kill Bill singer finished her run with a final show in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2025. Lamar kept performing solo, taking the tour to Mexico and South America in September and October. He is set to wrap up the tour with a series of shows in Australia in December 2025.