Kendrick Lamar Approved AZ Chike on 'GNX' Tour Stage After Heavy Dedication
Kendrick Lamar Gave 'GNX' Costar AZ Chike a Shot on Tour ... After He Haggled Hard for a Spot!!!
Kendrick Lamar brought his "Peekaboo" costar AZ Chike onstage during his "GNX" tour run -- a cameo that came with a ton of elbow grease ... and even a bit of badgering!!!
The blockbuster "GNX" album gave several upstart L.A. rappers their first big breaks, and AZ Chike explained in a nearly 20-minute spill how his big moment inside SoFi Stadium last Friday happened.

If you remember, TMZ Hip Hop spoke to AZ Chike a few weeks ago, where he told us he'd make a play for the "GNX" stage at all costs -- and that's exactly what he did when he sent Kendrick a voice memo early last week "joking" he was ready to crash out.
Kendrick opted to save the voice memo, giving AZ hope the performance was possible -- and after connecting with K. Dot's assistant and their mutual friend J Real, AZ was summoned to rehearsals ahead of the final night in L.A.
AZ rocked the stage and called performing in front of his hometown crowd a monumental achievement ... but told his TikTok followers it was no cakewalk being part of the production.
He and Kendrick also maximized their "Peekaboo" collab's potential -- it's featured in a Gatorade commercial!!!
Lefty Gunplay spotted being denied access to the stage by security during Kendrick Lamar's performance of "tv off" in Inglewood on the Grand National Tour.
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Not every 'GNX'er had a great tour experience though ... Lefty Gunplay, who's featured on the track "TV Off," apparently didn't jump through over the same hurdles, and got left out in the cold.