Tonight the entire Hip Hop community will be touching down in LA for The Source Awards. It will take place at the Pantages Theater and everyone from Puff Daddy, Master P, Juvenile and Nas are expected to perform. DMX is looking to take away all the top honors. The taping is tonight and yours truly will definitely be in the house. Everyone else can peep out the event on Friday when it's shown on UPN television. Check your local listings..

The following day every West Coast Hip Hopper will be escorted to a secret location for 'A Day In The West'. This is a photo event that is similar to 'A Great Day In Hip Hop' which was organized by another West Coast native Sheena Lester.There will also be the filming for an upcoming documentary. I will be there as well. Both events along with their respective after parties should be off the hook. Check back next week for the full 4-1-1.

After the Source Awards and A Day In The West, everyone will be headed up to Northern Cali and the Bay Area to celebrate KRS-One's birthday. In case you don't know, KRS has made his new home in Cali and has just recently opened up a Temple Of Hip Hop chapter in Oakland. He will be hosting a huge dinner for the Bay Area deejays and headz and then doing a show at San Francisco's Maritime Hall this Saturday. Earlier that day he will be giving a lecture for the Temple at Lowell Middle School in Oakland.

The week will end with a huge gathering of Bay Area artists and deejays for the second annual Ill Trendz Promotions and The Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition Barbecue and Picnic in Hayward, California [Hayward is right outside of Oakland]. This year all those Bay Area deejays who have been putting it down on radio for 10 years or more will be honored and receive special awards. That will include Sway & Tech of KMEL, Kevvy Kev of KZSU, Billy Jam, KK Baby, DJ G and Marcus Clemmons of KPOO, Beni B, Tamu & Sadiki of KALX and myself, Davey D of KMEL/ KPFA.. Last year close to 500 people attended the picnic.. This year because of The Source Awards and KRS's birthday bash the numbers are expected to be significantly higher.