Bol talks to the Erik Parker about his motives behind blogging and how the Bol persona fits into the everyday life of Byron Crawford.  This is part II.

Polarizing blogger Byron Crawford aka Bol finally speaks out about his controversial posts that have ignited theire of some of raps biggest names: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Bun B., Pimp C, and more. He talks about his controversial musings from his works on byroncrawford.com and xxlmag.com.

Jay-Z  releases Kingdom Come, his out-of-retirement disc. We explore what it means to come back after bowing out ever so gracefully.

It’s been four years to the day since Jam Master Jay was murdered and there are no convictions. The Hip-Hop cop Derrick Parker (no relation to Erik), talks hip-hop taskforce, jam master Jay murder investigation and more.

New York Rap dead for good? And Jay-Z goes to Africa. What does it all mean. The Parker Panel has answers. BK emcee Red Café, XXL Music Editor Anslem Samuel, and Tuma Basa from MTV offer insights.

E-A-Ski, CMT, and Frontline’s Locksmith break down the bay hip-hop scene. E-40, infighting and Hyphy times. And Locksmith remembers the MTV battle he cam (this) close to winning.

Source editor-in-chief Fahiym Ratcliffe talks candidly about the challenges of reviving the “Bible of Hip-Hop.” Now that the mag is %100 Benzino free can it see past the former 50 Cent bashing, Eminem name-calling and financial woes to make a difference? Watch vid and judge for yourself.