US rapper The Game says passport problems may see him miss ...

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Passport problems may prevent US rapper The Game from making Juicy Fest in Christchurch.

US rapper The Game says he has passport problems and may miss the first Juicy Fest hip hop and R&B festival show, in Christchurch on Wednesday.

In a video message, The Game said he’d been working for 9 or 10 months with US immigration to retrieve his passport.

“It’s nobody’s fault but mine, and I’ve been grinding. I’m real, real close to having my passport in the next few days. The only thing that got in the way was this holiday weekend,” he said.

He was doing everything he could to get to this country as soon as possible, but “may miss the first show in New Zealand, in Christchurch”.

A post on the Juicy Fest Facebook page on Monday said The Game was “packed and ready for NZ – and yes, he has his visa”.

”However, due to a personal hold up, his arrival may be delayed a day or two and the worst case scenario is that he misses the Chch show. If he does, he’ll come back at the end of the festival tour for a headline show.”

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T-Pain is another big name set to perform.

Along with the disappointing news, the organisers announced they had “pulled off a last minute addition to the Juicy Fest tour”, with Compton rapper YG joining the line-up.

But for health reasons, Krayzie Bone couldn’t make the tour, so Bizzy Bone would now represent Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

“We’ve been optimistic about Krayzie Bone’s health and recovery but current advice is that he shouldn’t travel internationally to perform and the rest of the group want to be by his side and return in 2025 when they can all do together,” the Facebook post said.

Bizzy Bone would be performing all the group’s biggest hits.

After Christchurch, Juicy Fest will be in Wellington on Friday, Auckland on Saturday and Tauranga on Sunday, followed by five shows in Australia.

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Ashanti is one of the headline acts on the Juicy Fest tour.