Burna Boy performs at Oakland Arena on April 8, 2023. Italie Penaloza/STAFF. OAKLAND – After delivering a stellar co-headlining performance last weekend at Dreamville Festival in North Carolina, Afrobeat superstar Burna Boy dazzled Bay Area fans Saturday at Oakland Arena. He made it clear at Dreamville, which was live-streamed, that…

J Balvin performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — There are a lot of accolades you can give J Balvin: Global superstar, Prince of Reggaeton, one of Time magazine’s most influential people. But one that doesn’t get enough attention is…

In what feels like an eternity since her stunning 2018 debut album, Lost & Found, 23-year-old Jorja Smith has returned with Be Right Back. After the debut secured her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and was shortlisted for a Mercury prize, she released a string of singles and collaborations…

Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2019 includes Danny Brown, Post Malone, ECCO2K, Tinashe, Little Simz, Malibu Ken, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, slowthai, Maxo Kream, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats, Clipping., YBN Cordae, Kate Tempest, Quelle Chris, Denzel Curry, Injury Reserve,…