FEATURES
42 T.I. This month, the Atlanta rapper will begin serving a yearlong prison sentence
on federal weapons charges. T.I. reveals the source of "the pain and paranoia"
that got him into this mess.
48 LILY ALLEN
The 23-year-old British scandal machine doesn't care what you think, so long as
it's about her.
54 WE GOT GAME: AKON
Blender challenges the R&B hitmaker to an electric-kart race. Dignity—and
cold, hard cash—hangs in the balance. REGULARS
12 LETTERS
14 BLENDER BIBLE
17 BURNER
Blender solves the economic crisis! You're welcome, President Obama.
22 THE WORST BAND NAMES EVER
Who will reign supreme? Toad the Wet Sprocket, Limp Bizkit, AIDS Wolf or one of
29 other horribly monikered acts?
24 ALMOST FAMOUS: JAY ROCK
The promising rapper doubles as a do-gooding hero in the L.A. projects he calls
home.
27 ASK BLENDER
Rock's cleverest drug smugglers!
28 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER: "WOO HAH!! (GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK)"
The story behind hip-hop loudmouth Busta Rhymes' breakout smash
30 COLLECT CALL FROM ... Russell Brand
168 hours with the British comic and VMAs host
34 DOUBLE DATE WITH ... THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
Blender splurges for a drunken night out with singer Tyson Ritter and his hot
model girlfriend.
36 DEAR SUPERSTAR: BRET MichaelS
Truck-stop sex! Car crashes! Hair extensions! And that's just the boring stuff.
The Poison frontman reveals all.
40 STATION TO STATION
A love letter to Gossip Girl's Chuck and Blair, the most quotable bitches on television
76 WHO DOES ADELE THINK SHE IS?
TMI alert! The Anglo soul singer tells us about her third nipple and her annoying
booger-flicking habit. THE GUIDE
59 NEW RELEASES
Lily Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Franz Ferdinand, the Fray, Morrissey, M. Ward and
more
66 REISSUES
ABBA, Glen Campbell, Bee Gees, Ghostface Killah, MotOrhead and more
68 MOVIES
Sunshine Cleaning, plus Watchmen special-effects secrets and more
70 GAMES
Killzone 2, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Halo Wars and more
