Curated by My and mixed by me. For those of you who enjoyed the 16 candles set I did awhile back, here’s a mixtape for your ipod. Not the same mix, but designed to keep the party going none the less. I forgot what I played, so check back for a playlist. Enjoy!

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I stumbled onto this great entertainment FB page, Hollywood As I Live and Work. As luck would have it, they were doing a Tron Swag giveaway. If you read my blog, you know I have a fascination with all things TRON, so I put in an entry. I’m been silently hoping to win all week, so imagine my joy when I got the prize! Here’s what I’ve won… Disney does everything BIG! Thanks to Alice for picking me!

If you’re a New Edition fan, this will make a fun addition to your mixtape collection. Thanks to SoulBounce for spreading the Christmas Cheer! I always wanted an autographed picture of New Edition!

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Found this on SoulBounce and had to share! Class of 1993 on mine, so this was right up my alley. Props to Soulrific One for a dope throwback mix! Peep the fantastic playlist and then get you a piece!

* The Blues – Tony! Toni! Toné!
* Get A Life – Soul II Soul
* Around The Way Girl – LL Cool J
* Your Love – Keith Sweat
* Wrap My Body Tight – Johnny Gill
* Giving You The Benefit – Pebbles
* The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
* 911 Is A Joke – Public Enemy
* Let’s Talk About Sex – Salt-N-Pepa
* I Thought It Was Me – Bell Biv Devoe
* Bonita Applebum – A Tribe Called Quest
* Love’s Gonna Get’cha (Material Love) – Boogie Down Productions
* Slow Down – Brand Nubian
* Hold On – En Vogue
* Sensitivity – Ralph Tresvant

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Catching up on past episodes of Unsung. I’ll post them as I find them…

Hey Fam,
Thanks to those who have been sticking with me and listening in every week! It’s been a pleasure to spin for you! Boo’d Up Tuesday is definitely growing as a movement…As always the format is simple: let me know what you want to hear and I’ll get it in the mix…This week’s theme is 80′s love songs. Break out your Sixteen Candles!

I was browsing around and came across this great video on Graphiti Culture in LA, and how graphiti artists have moved on to the established art world. I think this will be a great video for our art and fashion classes. It will be great to show the kids how their dreams can pay off.

KCET Graffiti to Gallery from Keegan Gibbs . com on Vimeo.

by My of thahotness.com

The rules of this tag game are, 1: Open your first photo folder, 2: scroll to the 10th photo, 3: Post the photo and the story behind it, 4: Tag 5 or more peeps to continue the thread…

Story Behind the Photo:
My and I went to see Alice in Wonderland at The Bridge IMAX Theater on a lovely Wednesday afternoon. Nothing like going to a semi-empty theater in the middle of the week…anyway, the glasses were so hi-tech! Nothing like the paper, red eye-blue eye 3D glasses of the ’80s. We grabbed this picture…

Browsing for new music, I came across this remake of Aha’s “Take On Me” by Brazilian producers, The Twelve. Being the 80′s kid I am, this immediately brought back memories of me sitting in front of the TV watching MTV for hours on end. I was truly waiting for any Michael Jackson video, but every now and again, they would play AHA’s video and I would marvel at how they made the people into a comic book. Last year, Zo! and Tigallo (Producer Zo! and Grammy Nominated vocalist Phonte) teamed up for their Epic (as in DOPE as HELL) EP, “Zo! & Tigallo loves the 80′s”. They also did a bangin rendition of Aha’s joint. Take a listen to both and tell me who did it best…Click to listen, Right click to download.

The Twelves – Take on Me

Zo! and Tigallo – Take on Me

My just forwarded me a link to the most incredible mixtape, and so I had to share with you. DJ Jazzy Jeff is perhaps one of my biggest DJ influences. I saw him in 2006 do a tribute to Jam Master Jay that made me want to be a turntablist sooooo bad. He partnered with T-shirt Brand Undrcrwn to do a mixtape dedicated to the king of pop. He does an incredible job of mixing Michael’s Pop Tunes, Sampled Tracks and Rare Grooves. The result is a super cohesive mix of Michael’s greatest musical moments. You’re Welcome in advance.

You can download it here.