The Roots’ fourth annual picnic went down yesterday in Philadelphia. Wiz was on the bill and even brought out hometown heroes Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and the Young Gunz. Hopefully footage of that arrives shortly. Sidebar: Mel D. Cole event flicks

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”kanye_west_monster”] Don’t get scared now. Here’s what looks like a rough cut of Kanye’s latest visual masterpiece. Monstrous cinematography. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in stores now. UPDATE: Final Edit via Kanye West.

Meek Mill and Rick Ross give their hit a makeover in support of Swizz Beatz’s new kicks Kamikaze III. The sneakers will be released on June 10th and will run ya $100. flex

[vodpod id=Video.10244918&w=540&h=350&fv=] DJ Khaled was one of the performers during last night’s Hot Jam 10 in CT. Up top he recites the summer’s anthem while Ace Hood performs his latest single, “Go N Get It”.

Jada back! And while in Philly, Kiss stopped by Power 99 and dropped off a few bars over Rozay and Meek’s ‘Pac tribute track on Cosmic Kev’s show last night. Video coming soon. I Love You out now. UPDATE: Now with footage.

No, that isn’t Akon, it’s his bro, Bu Thiam. And yesterday he was spotted in SoHo yesterday with Kanye and Jay-Z. Word has it, Ye and Hov are finalizing Watch The Throne in NYC which may be released in July. Let’s hope so. In April, the pair were spotted in Paris working on the project.

During yesterday’s Hot 93.7′s Hot Jam 10 in Hartford, CT, Banko brought out Juelz for “Beamers, Benz & Bentley”. Expect the dynamic duo to rip the stage tomorrow during Hot 97’s Summer Jam. nav