The first section kicked off with current bass-bumping GNX hits like “wacced out murals” and “squabble up” before sliding the clock back a few years with “King Kunta” and “ELEMENT.” SZA smoothly joined him for their newest duet “30 For 30” before she took over with her seminal records like “Love Galore” and “The Weekend.

The magnetic push-pull of Kendrick Lamar and SZA — along with giant bugs and an Anita Baker sample — kept a Wednesday night crowd rapt for two-and-a-half hours during the second stop of the Grand National Tour in Houston.

The “All the Stars” hitmakers pulled out all the stops on opening night of their ambitious Grand National Tour.