Kevin Federline to Release Debut Album

Kevin Federline, better known as Mr. Britney Spears, is planning to officially introduce himself into the music scene in August, when he is expected to release his debut album, Playing With Fire. The August date has been announced by a spokesperson for FYI Public Relations, which is promoting Kevin's album.

According to MSNBC, K-Fed released a statement Tuesday, saying "The inspiration and meaning behind the title, 'Playing With Fire,' is self-explanatory." He went on to say "I'm excited about this album and am looking forward to continuing my promotional club tour in support of it and seeing the firsthand reaction of my fans listening to my songs for the first time. My album is sure to set the dance floors across the world on fire!"

Despite Kevin Federline's unbridled optimism about his new album, critics have slammed his first single, "PopoZao", a Brazilian-groove style song, released through Yahoo Music Unlimited earlier this year. Despite that fact, "PopoZao" received 2 million hits in 8 days after being released on the Internet. Federline has also released a new track, "For Real", which fans can download from Kevin Federline's personal MySpace site. He has dedicated the track to "all the haters", as the song's lyrics are about his unfavorable portrayal by the media. Kevin also had a track called "K-Fed Freestyle" posted on his MySpace site.

The media has struck back at Kevin Federline for his "For Real" song and other criticisms of the media. In the series premiere of VH1's Celebrity Eye Candy, which will air on Friday, they will play a rebuttal song they have created. As E Online reports, the songs lyrics contain the lines "Hey K-Fed, we're so sorry for the way we picked on you…Hey K-Fed we're so sorry for creating a career for you." The tune is sung to a Guns 'n' Roses-esque metal ballad.

People quoted an interview with K-Fed, where he said "Sure, there'll be initial shock and awe, but they've already said so much s--- about me, it can't get worse." Federline was probably referring to an interview done with Newsweek where he talked about the negative press he received, citing stories about him hating his children, smoking marijuana constantly, and treating wife Britney Spears poorly.

Kevin Federline married Britney Spears on September 18th, 2004. Prior to marrying Britney Spears, K-Fed had been in a relationship with Shar Jackson. Federline and Jackson had 2 children together, a daughter, Kori, and a son, Kaleb. Federline left Shar Jackson while she was pregnant with Kaleb. Kaleb was born two months before Federline married Britney. On September 14th, 2005, Federline and Spears had their first son, Sean Preston Federline. (See Britney Spears Sculpture Causes Controversy

[Additional Sources: MSNBC, E Online, People]