Blender September 2008

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
50 LIL WAYNE<br>
Mere weeks after makig history with his chart-destroying sales, Lil Wayne is anxious and popping Xanax by the handful. Why can't the most celebrated man in hip-hop enjoy his moment? Because there's work to do.<br>
56 ELEMENTS OF STYLE<br>
It's time to give your wardrobe a roching reboot. Tips from fashion forward starts Katy Perry, Young Jeezy, the Virgins and more.<br>
66 R. KELLY<br>
In June, after six yearsinnumerable delays and as many pee jokes, R. Kelly was
acquitted child-pornography charges. Inside the courrtroom since Day 1, Blender
presents the story of how the Pied Piper beat the rap.<br>
<b>REGULARS</b><br>
11 BLENDER BIBLE<br>
14 LETTERS<br>
19 BURNER<br>
What Obama and McCain are rocking on their iPods<br>
26 USEFUL TIPS: NE-YO<br>
The R&amp;B Loverman on how to execute the perfect backflip<br>
30 ALMOST FAMOUS: LYKKE LI<br>
It ain't easy hailing from the land of beautiful blondes and standardized health
care, says this Swedish indie-pop phenom: &quot;I enjoy darkness!&quot;<br>
32 ASK BLENDER<br>
T-Pain's multiptatinum robot magic, exposed!<br>
34 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER: &quot;REMEMBER (WALKIN' IN THE SAND)&quot;<br>
One of the most enduring girl-group jams of all time was written on a dare by
a 19-year-old boozehound.<br>
36 TOP 33 CHART<br>
38 COLLECT CALL: GYM CLASS HEROES<br>
168 hours with the Warped Tour rap champs<br>
44 STATION TO STATION<br>
From Kim Kardashian's ass to Denise Richards's stripper pole, America is enjoying a reality-TV golden age. Our correspondent dives in.<br>
98 WHO DOES SOLANGE THINK SHE IS?<br>
Good girl Beyonce may want to skip our Q&amp;A with her beer-drinking, chronic-smoking, foulmouth little sister.<br>
<b>THE GUIDE</b><br>
75 NEW RELEASES<br>
Jonas Brothers. Girt Talk, Conor Oberst, Brian Wilson and more<br>
86 REISSUES<br>
U2. Blondie, Black Sabbath. Camper Van Beethoven and more<br>
88 MOVIES<br>
Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Assassination of a High School President and more<br>
90 GAMES<br>
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Madden NFL 09, Spore and more