Rock & Roll Hall of Fame spotlights Living Colour's "Time's Up"

• "I was excited they were Black, looked like me and rocked hard," says Mack, who was a college student in New York when she discovered Living Colour.

Flashback: Living Colour formed in 1984 in New York City and took off after an endorsement by The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger.

The intrigue: "Time's Up" isn't the album most think of when it comes to Living Colour.

• The band's 1988 debut "Vivid" reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of lead single "Cult of Personality."

Yes, but: It was "Time's Up," Living Colour's sophomore effort, that struck a chord with Mack.

• "I feel a more of a personal connection to that album," she says. "I liked that it felt angry. It allowed me to tap into my own anger that had been somewhat repressed."

Between the lines: Living Colour has never been nominated for Rock Hall induction despite influencing artists like Rage Against the Machine, TV on the Radio and Sevendust.

• "This is a band that was incredibly groundbreaking," Mack says. "The odds were stacked against them because of the bodies they were in."

If you go: The event starts at 7pm and is free with registration.