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Summerfield identifies herself within the turf community as one of the very few female dancers.

The first track of Ever Changing, “Kill Us All,” features critically acclaimed rapper Denzel Curry for a hard throwback sound — heavy hip-hop influences dust the vocals, a slight echo sounding as if the words were being spoken into an old-school microphone.

On the Pinclout Stage of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the lights went dark and the outro speech to YG’s “Handgun” played over the speaker. “Now you’re ready for the world, yadidamean?” the anonymous man says, as if to initiate the entire audience. “Stay dangerous.”

YG is always to the point, never one for heady extended metaphors. In these moments on the album, that straightforwardness is an undeniable strength.

On May 25, the acting president of the GOOD Music label released his highly anticipated third studio album DAYTONA to much fanfare.

Beerbongs & Bentleys may not be as country-influenced as his first album, but his tracks consistently share similar tones, such as echoey backing harmonies.

In some cases, it would be weird for songs to follow the rules of grammar — especially songs within the hip-hop genre. But did Gwen Stefani really have an excuse for singing, “If I was a rich girl”?