Justin Sidhu

The perfect summer activity is a carefree, aimless day lounging around on a large, grassy field under intensely sunny weather and the radiance it brings to one’s mood and surroundings.

This concert truly felt like a live version of Some Rap Songs — its bare-bones setup featured one looping video of historical and contemporary art pieces that spoke to the laser-focus of the performer that stood before them.

Now in its 12th year, the festival will once again feature a diverse group of artists that belong to genres ranging from folk, pop, hip-hop, EDM and more.

Warner’s slam poet energy showed clearly throughout the night — her vocal delivery started out slightly shaky, but improved drastically as she gained her confidence.

At the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, Winehouse took home the prize for best new artist as well as the song of the year and record of the year awards for “Rehab.” While Winehouse became a cultural phenomenon worldwide, her impending doom became evident as the lyrics of Back to Black manifested into real-life events.

The aforementioned caveat to “I Love It” is a major problem reflected throughout the album. Much of the production here works just as well as that of today’s SoundCloud rap mainstays. Unfortunately, Lil Pump does not have enough talent to match the album’s high-budget production value.

The fanatical audience made up for this technical fault by singing its heart out to each track on the set list — from the spacious floor of the Masonic to its huge balcony, fans danced and swayed as .Paak and the Free Nationals commanded the crowd to forget the outside world and engross itself in the music.

Although many aspects of the night fell flat, the sentiments behind some of the ceremony’s live performances were successful in comparison — the keywords, of course, being “in comparison.”

It seemed that a lack of familiarity with J.I.D’s music would not have detracted much from the experience. Friday night at Pauley Ballroom saw attendees from all walks of UC Berkeley life, all majors and all years come together as one crowd.

Jordan’s sensitive vocal delivery juxtaposed with masterfully played instruments — courtesy of the band’s drummer, bassist and keyboardist — proved for a resounding success.