DJ Mustard

Sharp and transparent, the album radiates a California nonchalantness with astute lyricism.

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.

By the time she left the stage, Mai not only warmed up the crowd for Kehlani, she made herself a name to remember.