There's plenty to do in Philly; there's always some ish going on throughout the day. There's just not much of an "urban" nightlife. There's no one major spot thats always poppin, so most of the black folks only go to the bars/lounges in their neighborhoods. But even our other spots are in the city, so if you walk a couple of blocks, you're in a neighborhood. I think that's what people don't like about it; there's no exclusivity....and we def don't give a eff about celebs. No special treatment here.
But if you don't mind hanging out with the mixed crowd, you can go down Old City of something of everything, or around 4th and Spring Garden for that strip for some bar/tavern.pub. The one setback is that everything closes at 2 (which means 1:30)
But overall, Philly is a chill city. Even for the nightlife, it's just a bunch of people hanging outside or in someone's home, just chillin. The rah rah clubbin, that's for the other cities with no identity.