Today I'm California dreaming, specifically about my coming move to LA for the summer. I hooked up a nice pad in Hollywood, furnished and with a view, that should serve me well for during the hottest months of the year. Right now, though, I'm in limbo and my current apartment is sitting behind me, packed in boxes. All I've got is my computer and a set of speaks, which means that it's about time for a roundup.

First there are two magazine covers of significance that must be noted: Rick Ross doing his best beached whale impersonation on XXL, and Game getting suicidal for The Source. Both of these shits is ridiculous. I love it.

There's mad good tracks out there this week. Kidz in the Hall with "God Bless"; an "Out Here Grindin'" remix; unreleased Royce Da 5'9"; new CNN with Snoop, Uncle Murda, the Clipse and more; and then there's Raekwon and Ghostface coming with "The Jihad." If you're in to Mickey Factz, he's got new ish, too.

The best track that dropped this week, though, is one I wasn't really hip to at first. Lil Wayne and T-Pain combined for "Got Money," a great effort that is damn catchy. If this is off Carter III it won't hurt, but certainly pushes the disc a lot closer to the pop category than some fans might like. Wayne also dropped a remix to "Lollipop" featuring Kanye West. In other Wayne news, the Carter feels that Bun B is greater than 2 Pac (something I personally cosign), and also speaks on the BET award nominations.

In the biggest drama of the week, Suge Knight got his ass knocked down in some type of barroom brawl. Word on the street now is that there's a cool million up for grabs if Suge and his foe will rematch in Vegas. This shit absolutely cracks me up. I understand why this gets coverage in hip-hop blogs, but come on, haven't we got more important shit to worry about around here than broke-ass Suge Knight??

The Cool Kids are prepping for their Bake Sale EP, dropping May 20th on iTunes. This week they've dumped a slew of fresh tracks on us: "Miami Beach", "Jinglin'" and "What Up Man." Shit's looking serious for these two, especially in the wake of Kidz in the Hall's massive success. Full disclosure: of the two "Kids" groups, it's definitely the Cool ones that have my ear. Though Kidz in the Hall are hot as fuck, Mikey and Chuck Inglish have the new sound and are clearly on some next shit while Naledge and Double-O--as innovative as they are--haven't pushed any boundaries quite yet.

Mass Appeal is, sadly, closing up shop.

Akon finally says something about the cred-damning report by The Smoking Gun titled, "Akon's Con Job."

The Game's Bentley got repo'd,

David Banner has another story (this time about Samuel L. Jackson) and a new track, "Hello" off The Greatest Story Ever Told dropping July 15th. This disc should be money, as Banner's previous efforts--though hot--always felt lacking. I'm feeling every single off this forthcoming disc, and I love everything about David Banner, Mississippi represent.

The dudes over at Crate Kings have been linking mad good interviews lately. See: Clinton Sparks on mixtapes and networking; Large Professor on digital distribution; and Jermaine Dupri dissing Danja.

Finally, eskay has some excerpts from KING's recent interview with Nas, during which he speaks on the Hot 97 incident from 2002 (for those unfamiliar, it stems from esco's ire at being unable to burn Jay-Z in effigy during Summer Jam).

That's all for now. Too much going on to truly sort it all out. The speed of shit happening in the game right now is intense.