YG performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Feb. 1, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. OAKLAND — The party arrived early at Oakland Arena on Wednesday for the Red Cup Tour with rapper YG. The Compton native’s first tour since 2019 is in support of his 2022 album, I GOT ISSUES,…

As the country continues to struggle with the pandemic, a dipping economy and unrest over a lack of justice, many share a collective sense of dread. John Carpenter’s “The Thing” comes to mind—in particular, the scene where Kurt Russell’s character records an audio tape to leave behind in the…