Jacinta Howard


Jacinta Howard is an Atlanta-based culture and music writer. Previously, she was the entertainment editor at Upscale Magazine, the music editor at rolling out, and a contributing arts and music writer at Creative Loafing. She's currently the news editor at Rock The Bells. Her work has appeared in many publications, including Atlanta magazine, BET,  Shondaland, The Source, Denver Westword, HipHopDX, Paste Magazine, XXL Magazine, Eater, and Thrillist among many others. Jacinta is also a USA Today "Must Read" author of more than 10 contemporary romance novels. Her books have been noted in OkayAfrica, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Access Atlanta, USA Today, and Book Riot.

Jacinta'S ARTICLES

Tupac Shakur Live In Concert
MILWAUKEE - SEPTEMBER 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in September 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) news

MC Hammer Celebrates 2Pac's Street Renaming; Shares Pac Wanted to Executive Produce His Next Album

new music

Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Depression On 'Cobra': 'Every Night I Cried, I Almost Died'

new music

New Music Friday: Benny The Butcher x Lil Wayne, RBX x Project Pat, Dave East x Vado, Megan Thee Stallion, And More

news

Death Row Pendant Could Get $1M at Auction

news

Basquiat Estate To Drop 50 Vinyls Of The Late Artist’s 'Beat Bop'

Little Brother news

Little Brother Announces Free Nationwide Screening Of New Doc 'May The Lord Watch'

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: Nikki D attends Gumbo Presents Midnight Brunch To Kickoff Rolling Loud at Ainsworth Chelsea on October 28, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) news

Nikki D: 'The Female Genre Of Hip Hop Today Is The ‘Prostitution Era'’

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) news

Megan Thee Stallion's Foundation Collaborates with Southern Black Girls And Women Consortium for #BlackGirlJoyChallenge