P.So (formerly known as P. CASSO) tore down Voodoo Lounge at the Brown Bag Thursdays show earlier this month.  He called up fellow AOK member Homeboy Sandman to do some songs together and that really got the crowd hype.  Here’s the duo performing “Best in Show” as well as a bonus live cut of P.So tearing through “Some Fun” off his Earthtones Mixtape (which btw is our #1 Mixtape of 2009, so download that if you haven’t already).  Also be on the lookout for P.So’s next project, MoonTones, which is set to be released as a free mixtape on 2/24.

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Mos Def took the stage this past weekend and put on a great show as usual.  He performed The Ecstatic in its entirety front-to-back, brought out Talib Kweli for History and Respiration, then Jay Electronica graced the stage to rock Exhibit A and C with Mos, Kweli and Diddy on stage as his hypemen.  Here are the two Exhibits as well as Respiration as a bonus.

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One of the best shows I saw in 2009 was Reflection Eternal at The Blue Note jazz club in NYC backed by a live band led by Daru Jones on drums.  One of the highlights of the night was Memories Live, which we exclusively presented earlier this year, and now we’re proud to unleash this live version of the first single off Revolutions Per Minute, “Back Again” (available now on iTunes).  This 12 min, jammed out version of the record features amazing solos from the band and the vocals of the wonderfully talented, Res.

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No one else celebrates the holidays and brings in the new year quite like the good folks at Okayplayer and The Roots crew.  B.B. King’s was home to the 3rd Annual OKP Holiday Jammy last month, which featured sets from the cast of Fela! The Musical, Blitz The Ambassador, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew and of course, The Roots.  Special guests packed the venue and as usual, the show was phenomenal.  The highlights of the night were guest performances by Mos Def and Brother Ali, who rocked with The Legendary.  Here is our exclusive audio of Mos Def performing Umi Says with The Roots, and even going into some bars of 100% Dundee and Adrenaline (!!).  Next up we have Brother Ali taking the stage to do The Trap, The Travelers and freestyle with Black Thought while The Roots play The Preacher beat.  Robert Glasper, Casey Benjamin and a few other usual suspects help round out the band.

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