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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 398 Ratings
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Positive: 81 out of 398
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Mixed: 6 out of 398
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Negative: 311 out of 398
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PeteDNov 30, 2006Best. Album. Ever.
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HuckDuntDec 4, 2006This is actually a pretty solid CD if you can get past the headlines. K-Fed is dropping science left and right, and I feel better for having heard 'Playing with Fire' - it's dope.
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cjmanapsalJan 2, 2007best album ever made!!! just kidding...as worthless as you'd heard about
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FrankD.Feb 20, 2007Man K- Fed does it again... he has cemented himself in the rap hall of fame.. with his new cd.. Seriously folks this guy is one of if not the greatest rappers of all time.. ive heard nas.. ive heard jay-z and none of them even hold a candle to k-fed. If there is ONE album this year that u should go grab it is def Playing with Fire! Peace.
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JesusH.Jun 4, 2007KF's Voice is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard
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AaronJJun 8, 2009By far the greatest rap album to be released in history. "moguls" like dr. dre and grandmaster flash cry when hearing this, seeing that there work is just so inferior. people will play this and god will bless them!
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HoraceSNov 12, 2006Probably the most illuminating album of 2006. Kevin Federline is an iconoclast and arguably the most incisive wordsmith of his generation.
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gregNov 21, 2006the '10' is not for this album--I haven't heard it--but for Raoul V's review below. good stuff.
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tedkaboomNov 27, 2006Finally, K-Fed is able to silence his critics by releasing a brilliant album. It may not be popular now, but Playing With Fire will help shape the future of popular music.
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TaylorHNov 30, 2006I like the way his a** actually wrote down and recorded the s*** it poured out.
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LoloDec 4, 2006Rarely have I heard such genius.... KFed is more than anything else a visionary, and of course, a twice divorced father of three children (one of which is black).
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CraigRobertSDec 7, 2006
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taxirideJan 4, 2007You wish Fed-Ex!
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LukeMar 14, 2007Great album, one of the best i've ever heard.
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BigWigMar 21, 2007Man you cracka asses dont no shiiiiiit. This album is off the hizzy. it just makes me want to get 'jiggy with it' and 'keep it real' homie. this is some of the best shit ive heard since vanilla ice mutha fucka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NEJun 10, 2007This is dat hip hop gansta who likes to mix it wit a bit of rock n' roll
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CameronBAug 12, 2007NW-who? K-fed is the new wave of RAPPERS!
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RyanF.Sep 11, 2007I like it.
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EvanG.Feb 4, 2008The MOST amazing album of all time! Its very existence validates mine.
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ToddJNov 11, 2006like all other masterpieces of the 21st century 'Playing with Fire' is both exhilarating and breathtaking. No one will admit the beauty of this album, merely because he got famous. Do not fall into the same trap. reminiscent of 'Stankonia', 'The Black Album' and 'Late Registration'. 10/10
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RaoulVNov 11, 2006Kevin Federline is a madman on a tear, beautifying and demolishing the world; when he
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DanBNov 11, 2006just kidding.
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RichardBNov 13, 2006
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KHoleNov 13, 2006K-fed rulez, yo!
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DoctorFunkNov 14, 2006K. Fed struck it rich by marrying Britney, and he strikes gold on this classic album.
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MisterBNov 14, 2006Federline gives voice to men struggling under the strain of sudden marriage and fatherhood. His rhymes are the psyche of Middle America manifest, and are just as real to those living in a McMansion or a double-wide. An impressive debut.
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BritanySpearsNov 16, 2006Tell me one thing mankinds done thats any better.
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SoFedNov 20, 2006Jaw-dropping song after jaw-dropping song, Mr. Federline delivers the smooth rhymes which one day will be the standard of all true Hip Hop. The first true classic of the Millenium.
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THEDAAAWG!Nov 23, 2006yo yo yo, this album is the shit, y'alL! K. Fed is bustin' rhymes like a motherf***!
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TufLuvTopgradingNov 25, 2006K-Fed: The Comeback Kid. Despite troubles at home and enough distractions to keep Madonna out of Kabbalah class, Federline somehow manages to piece together an admirable set of songs on "Playing With Fire". I don't know what direction his sophomore effort will take us, but I'm excited to find out.
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mikeDec 13, 2006I have never heard so many complex flows coming from one man, this guy is a real virusou with the mic, sure the beats are not perfect, but KF seamlessly overshadows the bad with his complex rymes and flows. If there was one hip/hop album to buy this year, buy Ghostface Killahs Fishscale
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SpockDec 26, 2006Don't be fooled by these haters! This Album reeks of genius. I've never heard such an amazing flow. The beats are straight wicked. After listening to the CD i felt like i knew where K-Fed was coming from. The haters are not real hip hop fans, because anyone who knows hip hop can see this mans talent. I cant wait for the new CD.
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TomDec 6, 2006Oh these bad reviews are just because people don't like him. The album isn't that bad and is kind of catchy! Take a listen and forget he is Ex-Mr.Spears
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hahahoJan 11, 2007The best album of the year period
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ixataNov 15, 200710 for the reviews that gave this a 0. i could make a book of the world's funniest quotes out of them. oh and for K-Fed's sake, i'll help promote his album by giving them out free along with my soon-to-be published book of these reviews. or give them to orphans... no it wont be a good idea. it would be a sin to torture them more.
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AlexSJan 13, 2007U guyzz r so meann!!!! U kno, K-Fed iz juz tring to mak a living. ): Stop yo hatenn u bitchez
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ZachGJan 14, 2007If this was meant as a joke, it is a HUGE success. I laughed my ass off.
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KevinFMar 29, 2007I put a lot of effort and hard work into this album, and just because of who I am I get crap for it. This ain't right, if I was Jay-Z, y'all would think these songs was dope.
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BritneySMay 31, 2007His lyrical genius get the block dancing every night.
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K-FEDJul 24, 2007The record of the decade.
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JoelSApr 28, 2008The complex production stands up to Neptunes' pinnacle work. The tight rhyme schematic set forth by Eminem is combined with the intellectual lyrical depth of Sage Francis, This is an unforgettable achievement in white hip-hop.
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KevinF.Nov 11, 2006Best album of the year.
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KevinFederlineNov 11, 2006Yo Yo Y'all be hatin and perpetratin while in the caddy with 20 inch rimmmms keepin frezno on LOCK
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RogerBNov 11, 2006Y'all just hating on KFed! If anyone actually listened to this album, theyd know he CAN rap, and that he's not goin anywhere! Critics just hate on him cuz they wish they could marry Britney!
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JimRNov 12, 2006Kevin Federline is the apotheosis of the American Dream, and his unapologetic paeans to hedonism come at a most opportune time. Could K-Fed be the next great warrior-poet? If the sequel to Playing With Fire manages to maintain the momentum he establishes here, then I'd be surprised to see him fail.
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TimHNov 12, 2006I'm giving this a 10 because, well, in some strange way I feel sorry for the guy. It's just *too* easy to kick this guy when he's down. So there! 10! 10! Bravo! Encore!
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JhonnyBNov 13, 2006Awesome!!!! Great tracks!!!!!!!!!! Go ahead Kevin !!!!!!!!! Get Rich o get divorced !!!!!!!!!! At least you arent fat like your wife!!!!!!!
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MichaelSNov 27, 2006Hey Y'all dissing this album should be shot........this guy can make beats that not even Jay Z can dream of. The most inspiring CD of the decade. But still i know this guy named Sutho who is PHAT!
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BoratNov 27, 2006Notttttttttttt!
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KittenKontrolDec 22, 2006
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FakeNameNov 16, 2008
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Dec 6, 2010This is the best album ever. Hip Hop pioneers like Run DMC and Nas should be ashamed that they can't match the flabbergasting, genuine production and mouth watering, witty, absorbing lyrics of K-Fed's universally praised album. His sharp flow and quick rhymes would destroy any candy rappers in a rap battle. Go K-Fed!
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Dec 8, 2013
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May 29, 2020Where were YOU when this guy was INVENTING R&B AND rap, nowhere exactly so chill out and stop hatin on the competition!
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May 29, 2020didn’t have to flex so hard on us like that. Fredrick really did THAT and he is NAWT playing around UGH KING OF RAP
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May 29, 2020PERIODTTTTT. KENDRICK AND KAYNE HAVE NUTTIN ON THIS GUY.
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Oct 17, 2020This album is like "The Room" of hip-hop. The lyrics made me laugh because of how dumb they are. Examples: "It's going down like a fresh pair of panties," "I'm hotter than a pizza oven," "let my nuts hang like a motherf**king necklace," etc.
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The worst thing about Playing with Fire is that it's too stale and inept to inspire laughter: it can only elicit weary groans.
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BillboardIn general, Federline enunciates well. [11 Nov 2006]
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Other rappers might hesitate to brag about marrying into bling, but Federline isn't self-conscious about it.