Pharoahe Monch held a little listening party for his forthcoming album, W.A.R. at NYU two nights ago. Before letting the music rip, Monch and his manger Guy speak on signing to Duck Down and the sound of the project. Check out more footage here. We Are Renegades drops March 22nd.

Eat your heart out Bobby Flay. Chef Otis Williams Jr. whips up his latest mixtape with features from Lil Jon, Gucci Mane, Project Pat and many more. Tracklist and download link after the cut. Ay! kingz

[vodpod id=Video.5679877&w=540&h=350&fv=p%3D5296%26c%3D449330%26s%3D1200876%26tbid%3D9861%26allowFullScreen%3Dtrue%26] YN woke up early this morning and returned to NY’s Power 105.1. Once again, he spoke on the new issue of RESPECT., artists to look out for this summer, and Nas. Why can’t we be friends? Ha!

The Yellow Man-in-charge joined The Rosenthals and Jensen this past weekend for the latest installment of their Hype Men Podcast. YN discusses the new issue of RESPECT., XXL’s Freshmen 10, Lupe Fiasco and everything in between. Refined Hype

For Kelly Rowland’s new single, she gets some assistance from Weezy F. as well as Jim Jonsin on the boards. Expect a video for this one soon. nbd

[vodpod id=Video.5675079&w=540&h=350&fv=] This past weekend, Kanye & Mos Def surprised everyone at The Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC. Above is a quick one minute clip of Mr. West’s freestyle courtesy of Revivalist. Lupend

The Roots have just announced that their 4th annual picnic will take place on Saturday June 4th at the Festivial Pier in Philly. Guests include: Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Mac Miller and many more. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM via Live Nation. okayplayer

[vodpod id=Video.5668995&w=540&h=350&fv=] We can’t get enough of Ace’s certified banger and recently Andy Boy Genius captured what went on during the set for Ace’s upcoming video. Expect cameos from Birdman, DJ Khaled, Rozay and more. See what Derick G caught after the jump. Bonus: “Look At Me Now (Freestyle)”

Diddy and the ladies were on BET‘s 106 & Park earlier today and finally announced the cities and dates for their upcoming Coming Home tour. For those who missed it, Sean runs through the dates again. Listing underneath.

[vodpod id=Video.5667019&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] If you picked up the new Decoded i-Phone app you will receive this new video above. In it, Jay-Z speaks on how his style has evolved over the years and his experimenting with different rap techniques. heads up: hhnm