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Jacinta Howard
![Jacinta Howard](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2016/02/jacinta2.jpg?w=300&q=75)
![5 Reasons Janet Jackson Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/janet-jackson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons Janet Jackson Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
When you list the artists who've been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one of the most jaw-dropping has to be Janet Jackson.
![The Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Buys a Really Green House for $1.7 Million](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/la-fi-hotprop-ad-rock-beastie-boys-pasadena-20-0091.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Buys a Really Green House for $1.7 Million
Adam Horovitz paid more than the asking price for a more than 100-year-old house in Southern California.
![Eazy-E Clowns Dr. Dre: Oct. 19 in Hip-Hop History](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/oct-19-hip-hop-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Eazy-E Clowns Dr. Dre: Oct. 19 in Hip-Hop History
Black Moon debuts, Erick Sermon goes solo, Eazy-E releases a scathing Dr. Dre diss, MeShell Ndegeocello creates a new soul standard, U-God and Pharoahe Monch make their solo debuts.
![How the Beastie Boys Wasted ‘So. Much. F—ing. Money’ on ‘Paul’s Boutique’](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/06/beastie-boys.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How the Beastie Boys Wasted ‘So. Much. F—ing. Money’ on ‘Paul’s Boutique’
After taking forever to make their 1989 second album, the Beastie Boys got pushed aside for Donny Osmond.
![Gilbert ‘Toker’ Izquierdo of Eazy-E’s Group Brownside Dies](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/toker.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gilbert ‘Toker’ Izquierdo of Eazy-E’s Group Brownside Dies
Gilbert "Toker" Izquierdo, one of the original members of Ruthless Records' Brownside, has passed away.
![Ludacris Becomes a Star With ‘Back for the First Time': Oct. 17 in Hip-Hop History](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/oct17-hip-hop-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ludacris Becomes a Star With ‘Back for the First Time': Oct. 17 in Hip-Hop History
Whodini becomes the first hip-hop act to chart in the Top 40, Deltron 3030 visits the dystopian future, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek team up, Ludacris drops his major label debut, and Eminem and Wyclef Jean are born.
![5 Reasons Chaka Khan Belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/chaka-khan1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons Chaka Khan Belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Chaka Khan is one of the most important singers of the past 50 years - so how can she be kept out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
![Prince’s ‘Controversy': A Guide to Every Track](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/prince-controversy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince’s ‘Controversy': A Guide to Every Track
'Controversy' is an important title in Prince's vast catalog, showing glimpses of the crossover superstardom that would greet him just three years later.
![Mase Scores a Hit for Bad Boy’s ‘Shiny Suit’ Era: Oct. 14 in Hip-Hop History](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/10-14-hip-hop-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mase Scores a Hit for Bad Boy’s ‘Shiny Suit’ Era: Oct. 14 in Hip-Hop History
On this day, Prince released Controversy, LL Cool J dropped Phenomenon, Gravediggaz delivered their second album and Mase scored a major hit for Bad Boy's shiny suit era with "Feels So Good."
![Mos Def Drops a Hip-Hop Classic: Oct. 12 in Hip-Hop History](http://townsquare.media/site/625/files/2018/10/oct-12-hip-hop-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mos Def Drops a Hip-Hop Classic: Oct. 12 in Hip-Hop History
George Clinton paints the white house black, Spice 1 is 'Immortalized,' Warren G wants it all, Salt-N-Pepa continue to prove they're 'Very Necessary.'