Surprise clips: Kendrick Lamar performs “Chains & Whips” live with the rap duo for the first time.
On Saturday evening, August 23, 2025, the hip-hop duo clipse, consisting of the brothers Pusha T and Malice, surprised their fans at the concert at the Novo in Los Angeles with a special guest. Kendrick Lamar got on stage for the first live performance of her shared track “Chains & Whips”. The song comes from Clipses album Let God Sort em Out, which was released on July 11th.
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Surprise guest Kendrick Lamar ensures goosebumps
Fan videos show how Lamar stepped onto the stage in the middle of the song and presented his feature part brap. The crowd reacted euphorically when Kendrick Lamar performed his verses.
“This is our hometown, it is a privilege to stand before these legends,” Lamar told the audience after his appearance. Then he left the stage to experience the rest of the concert as a spectator.
Video: The moment when Kendrick Lamar entered the stage
Clipse celebrate comeback with the first tour since 2009
The current tour of Clipse has been her first since 2009. It started on August 3 and has so far led the duo to Boston, Manhattan and Virginia Beach. Los Angeles formed the preliminary climax of the west coast stage. In addition to “Chains & Whips”, the duo appearances include songs such as “POV”, “Popular Demands (Popeyes)”, “Inglorious Bastards” and “Keys Open Doors”.
New clipse album with top-class guests
Let God Sort em Out mark the first album from Clipse for 16 years and contains guest posts by John Legend, Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell Williams, NAS and Kendrick Lamar. Critics: Inside, the album mainly rated the album positively.
Clipse’s North America tour runs until September before the duo appearances in Europe are continued.
Kendrick Lamar: Between solo successes and feature appearances
Kendrick Lamar, who recently ended his “Grand National” tour with SZA, also founded the creative agency Project 3, 2025 with the Super Bowl-Halftime show appearance, in which he drake in front of a million audience. Most recently he released his album Gnx.