Jacinta Howard is an Atlanta-based culture and music writer, mostly covering hip-hop, soul, R&B, TV/film, travel, and art. Previously, she was the entertainment editor at Upscale Magazine, the music editor at rolling out,  a contributing arts and music writer at Creative Loafing-Atlanta, and a contributing editor at The Boombox. Her byline has appeared in many publications including The Source, Denver Westword, Boulder Weekly, Uptown Magazine, ShondaLand, Rock The Bells, HipHopDX, American Way Magazine, Paste Magazine, The Asheville Citizen-Times, and Thrillist.