VIDEO: MOS DEF - History

WELCOMING A DECADE: A NEW YEARS EVE GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA

A fresh decade is upon us. Time to hang up those ugly christmas sweaters, take your pants off and party the *expletive* out. Here's a little [not complete] guide to Philly events where you can choose to let loose, make some last minute [laughable] mistakes or just feel great about the past 365 days. Be sure to keep your friends close, be safe and love life.

DEC 31st:
MOS DEF @ The Troc [get tix]
THE 7th Annual R5/MAKING TIME New Years Freak Out @ The Barbary
Algernon Cadwallader @ The Ox [2nd and Turner - near Temple] w/ Snowing, Boyfriends, Boys & Sex, Boy Problems and Hop Along
Brothers Past @ The TLA w/ Orchard Lounge
The Sounds Of Kaleidoscope @ KFN w/ Company Corvette
Lotus + MSTRKRFT @ The Electric Factory
Philadelphia Slick @ The Khyber
Cinematic Titanic @ Keswick Theatre [291 N Keswick Ave Glenside, PA] - a 3-movie NYE marathon with live, on stage commentary/ripping by original cast members of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.

JAN 1st:
THE MUMMERS PARADE

MP3: NEW Mos Def - 24 Hour Karate School

Check out a new Mos Def song produced by Jay-Z beat maker, Ski Beatz

MP3 :: Mos Def - 24 Karate School

[via Kanye's blog]

[video] Mos Def + Talib Kweli (feat. Amber Coffman and Haley Dekle)- History

Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Plus Amber and Haley from The Dirty Projectors...with The Roots as the backing band...it's like the perfect storm for an awesome performance. Just on a side note, if 2009 wasn't full to the brim with amazing albums, Mos Def's 'The Ecstatic' would have been very high on my top albums list. If you haven't heard it yet, I suggest you go out and get it.

Mos Def- History