Playing With Fire
by Kevin Federline
User Score
2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 398 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 398
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 398
  3. Negative: 311 out of 398

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  1. JordanK
    Jan 14, 2007
    0
    k-fed is the most garbage artist 2 eva touch a mic is this really wut BIG and Pac died 4!?
  2. AlexS
    Jan 13, 2007
    10
    U guyzz r so meann!!!! U kno, K-Fed iz juz tring to mak a living. ): Stop yo hatenn u bitchez
  3. BB
    Jan 13, 2007
    0
    When I was 14 my friends and I made a rap album in our basement using a casio keyboard and a $10 mic. We made up the lyrics as we went along. It was better than this.
  4. JoeBlow
    Jan 13, 2007
    0
    Worst. Album. Ever.
  5. hahaho
    Jan 11, 2007
    10
    The best album of the year period
  6. MargaretP
    Jan 7, 2007
    6
    I don't think it's all that bad. K-Fed screwed himself by going out completely on his own. I think he could have had better success colaborating with someone more experienced in R-B (Bigger name) and X-ing the self importance act. Undoubtably he can RAP ...his personality and reputation is just not strong enough to propell him into a successful career.
  7. SpinCycle
    Jan 7, 2007
    1
    Gawd-awful. An insult to intelligence. Commercial oblivion here comes K Fed...........never to darken the doorstep of the charts, for good reason.
  8. taxiride
    Jan 4, 2007
    10
    You wish Fed-Ex!
  9. cjmanapsal
    Jan 2, 2007
    10
    best album ever made!!! just kidding...as worthless as you'd heard about
  10. GeorgeBush
    Jan 1, 2007
    0
    this was a tewrible album
  11. Tapes&CDs
    Dec 30, 2006
    0
    It sucks!!! Pure garbage! Sounds like a baby being hit with a cat!!!
  12. Spartan234
    Dec 29, 2006
    0
    Should this crap even be considered music?!? I'd rather be stabbed in both ears than hear any more K-Fed...or the music of anyone who actually likes this garbage.
  13. BritneySpears
    Dec 29, 2006
    0
    Is this some kind of joke?
  14. Nostradamusspeaks
    Dec 28, 2006
    0
    In 2006, the first year of the beast in the new millenium, the unholy union of a wigger and a washed-up pop star will result in the birth of the AntiChrist, signaling the end of civilization as we know it. No, Jayden isn't the AntiChrist, its this album! Listening to this album will cause massive bleeding from the ears and delirium, but playing the CD backwards will unleash the In 2006, the first year of the beast in the new millenium, the unholy union of a wigger and a washed-up pop star will result in the birth of the AntiChrist, signaling the end of civilization as we know it. No, Jayden isn't the AntiChrist, its this album! Listening to this album will cause massive bleeding from the ears and delirium, but playing the CD backwards will unleash the demons of Hell onto the world! Did you think the album's release date on Halloween and the re-release of The Omen on 6/6/2006 was a coincidence? It was a prophesy of what was to come. Repent your sins, for the end is nigh!… Expand
  15. ZiftK.
    Dec 27, 2006
    0
    Parker, you said it for me man... Well said, well said..
  16. naissury
    Dec 27, 2006
    1
    I'm sorry. This is not music, this is sh*t. Do NOT buy this CD, for christ's sake! There are more "sophisticated ways" to waste your money!
  17. BrittanySpears
    Dec 26, 2006
    0
    WHAT A BUM. This record isn't just the worst record of all time, it's made by the worst singer and rapper of all time. Don't get me wrong, I already think rap is the dumbest style of music, it's just that Federline makes it so much worse. He should do a reverse-Jackson and dye himself black because he ain't going nowhere white. The ABSOLUTE WORST cd ever put
  18. Spock
    Dec 26, 2006
    10
    Don'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.
  19. DTMike
    Dec 24, 2006
    0
    WTF
  20. KittenKontrol
    Dec 22, 2006
    10
    I don't own this album or anything, but once I save up enough of my allowance it'll be the first thing I buy. I heard a few cuts from it the other night at my friend's house and it knocked my socks off, damaging my shoes. This is the perfect stoner album, the beats are so crisp and the rhymes are so ill you'll think you've got ebola. In other words, this album I don't own this album or anything, but once I save up enough of my allowance it'll be the first thing I buy. I heard a few cuts from it the other night at my friend's house and it knocked my socks off, damaging my shoes. This is the perfect stoner album, the beats are so crisp and the rhymes are so ill you'll think you've got ebola. In other words, this album will induce involuntarily roof-raising. I should have enough money by next week to own this, and once I do, I promise an in-depth track-by-track review.… Expand
  21. RoyE
    Dec 21, 2006
    2
    I had hemroids that felt better than the crap I heard coming out of KFED's mouth. Only thing missing from the lyrics, was the lyrics themselves.
  22. LilianP
    Dec 21, 2006
    6
    he is not that bad as u think!!!
  23. Parker
    Dec 20, 2006
    0
    "Playing With Fire" is truly horrible. However, it's name is not truly apt. Fire implies creation, creation implies intelligence, and K Fed, the man who signed a pre-nuptial agreement, is obviously not intelligent. Fire also implies impact. If you took the combined IQ of everyone who liked this album and thought "DAMN! This guy has fly-ass beats!," you would not have the intelligence "Playing With Fire" is truly horrible. However, it's name is not truly apt. Fire implies creation, creation implies intelligence, and K Fed, the man who signed a pre-nuptial agreement, is obviously not intelligent. Fire also implies impact. If you took the combined IQ of everyone who liked this album and thought "DAMN! This guy has fly-ass beats!," you would not have the intelligence to light a match (let alone play with it). In fact, they should be rewarded for the mere fact that they were capable of pushing the "play" button. No, nevermind. They should be charged with noise pollution, distubing the peace, terrorism, truency, jaywalking, and whatever else we can charge them with to lock them up for good. I give it 0 out of 10. Deal with it.… Expand
  24. Bobby
    Dec 20, 2006
    0
    gag me
  25. StuP
    Dec 18, 2006
    0
    k-fed is neither "dope" nor "whack" and his rhymes are definitly the oppposite of "tight"
  26. yourmother
    Dec 14, 2006
    0
    i think the people who gave this CD good reviews were just kidding... or at least i hope they were.
  27. mike
    Dec 13, 2006
    10
    I 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
  28. JohnC
    Dec 13, 2006
    0
    Putting all of the news headlines aside, and really listening to this material, all I can say is, you have to be kidding me. An absolute joke. It's a crime if this guy makes one stinking dollar off this crap. What an insult. Thank God I listened to someone elses copy and did not waste any of my money, but it did waste my time. And to really fuel my dislike, is the fact that he is a Putting all of the news headlines aside, and really listening to this material, all I can say is, you have to be kidding me. An absolute joke. It's a crime if this guy makes one stinking dollar off this crap. What an insult. Thank God I listened to someone elses copy and did not waste any of my money, but it did waste my time. And to really fuel my dislike, is the fact that he is a leech, only able to live off of others. He is self centered and disrespectful and deserves nothing until he grows up. Give it up dude. Go back to dancing or whatever it is you do.… Expand
  29. matteo
    Dec 11, 2006
    0
    all the positive comments go like " hey, he actually sat down, wrote the stuff and rapped it! he made a great effort. we should compliment him for that ". well here's something you might not know. that's the job every rapper does. and there's a lot of them. and a lot of them are shitty like him, but they don't get big shiny promotion campaigns, or even a record deal all the positive comments go like " hey, he actually sat down, wrote the stuff and rapped it! he made a great effort. we should compliment him for that ". well here's something you might not know. that's the job every rapper does. and there's a lot of them. and a lot of them are shitty like him, but they don't get big shiny promotion campaigns, or even a record deal for that matter. kevin federline is a phony- he's pretending to be streetwise, black, cool, a gangster. come on.… Expand
  30. RobertB
    Dec 11, 2006
    0
    For the love of anything sane, don't even bother listening to any of this trash...
  31. JermaineS
    Dec 10, 2006
    0
    I can't believe I wasted 16 dollars on this disc! The only reason I bought this was for the song "Popo Zao" and it's not even on here. Luckily my neighborhood record store accepts refunds so I turned this in and bought a chicken dinner instead.
  32. DeeM
    Dec 9, 2006
    0
    Shit Sandwich
  33. Mike
    Dec 8, 2006
    0
    I mean this is trash, Vanilla Ice sounds like a god compared to this bullcrap
  34. SofaKingStoopad
    Dec 7, 2006
    0
    Terrible abum, full of nonsensical lyrics and terrible beats.
  35. CraigRobertS
    Dec 7, 2006
    9
    Move over Eminem. The next great white rapper has landed on planet Earth. His name is Kevin and his mellifluous flows will make you think of heaven. So what if he's married to a washed up pop singer; he just needed that spark to unleash his talent upon the masses. Most industry "experts" will pan this album as one of the worst of the year, however, I don't hear them coming out Move over Eminem. The next great white rapper has landed on planet Earth. His name is Kevin and his mellifluous flows will make you think of heaven. So what if he's married to a washed up pop singer; he just needed that spark to unleash his talent upon the masses. Most industry "experts" will pan this album as one of the worst of the year, however, I don't hear them coming out with hit songs in English much less Portuguese. For real though, buy this album and listen to it all the way through just once and you'll feel like you just got done playing with FIRE! Highlights include "Dance with a Pimp" and "Crazy." But don't just listen to me and certainly don't just listen to all these haters. They're just copying each other because no one has the guts to publicly acknowledge this album for what it really is... Da Bomb.… Expand
  36. JudyH
    Dec 6, 2006
    0
    without comments
  37. Tom
    Dec 6, 2006
    7
    Oh 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
  38. AnnH
    Dec 6, 2006
    0
    "Borat" . . . I laughed out loud at that comment. Rap is seldom quality music, making this album the lowest of the low.
  39. BobK
    Dec 6, 2006
    0
    Takes the most commercialized forms of rap music and slaps them all together, then tops it all off with his pretentious, self-absorbed lyricisms that clearly exaggerate his proposed "greatness." Awful CD
  40. HuckDunt
    Dec 4, 2006
    7
    This 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.
  41. Lolo
    Dec 4, 2006
    9
    Rarely 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).
  42. rudiger
    Dec 4, 2006
    6
    yes i know the lyrics are very poor but i think that it adds novelty in fact kfed is so disillusioned the record goes beyond novelty to a work of art it is an interesting listen and i think it deserves praise for that oh and dance with a pimp really is a work of genious
  43. FlavaFlav
    Dec 3, 2006
    0
    No booooyyeeee!!
  44. Skullhead
    Dec 2, 2006
    0
    I haven't listened to this cuz i know this album sucks big time and k-fed is a big loser
  45. DaGreatWhatItDo
    Dec 2, 2006
    0
    WACK. Hey Kevvy - Pull your d1ck out of Brittney and work a little more on your rhymes before you press them in plastic...
  46. TaylorH
    Nov 30, 2006
    8
    I like the way his a** actually wrote down and recorded the s*** it poured out.
  47. PeteD
    Nov 30, 2006
    10
    Best. Album. Ever.
  48. Stan
    Nov 29, 2006
    0
    move aside John Edward - this guy is now the biggest douche in the universe, with mister B (see his review here) as a close second.
  49. MannyZ
    Nov 29, 2006
    0
    Man you suck. I can cough up better rhymes when I take a shit (No Lie, I'm serious)
  50. danderson
    Nov 29, 2006
    0
    this guy shouldve shot himself for even considerin releasin dat damn album
  51. Borat
    Nov 27, 2006
    10
    Notttttttttttt!
  52. CameronC
    Nov 27, 2006
    0
    Worst rap cd i've ever heard. quite an accomplishment
  53. MichaelS
    Nov 27, 2006
    10
    Hey 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!
  54. Ian
    Nov 27, 2006
    0
    Well, after having the bravery to listen to one track while occupied, the other two I could not get through. The beats sounded like garbage and his lyrical flow was like mixing molasses and oil with water. He should be banned from trying to rap.....PERMANENTLY!
  55. tedkaboom
    Nov 27, 2006
    10
    Finally, 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.
  56. BiddyfromDonegal
    Nov 27, 2006
    0
    K-Fed made me so wet I slipped on the new tiles and put out my hip
  57. KurtC
    Nov 26, 2006
    0
    MY EARS! MY EARS! AAAAAH!
  58. RudyL
    Nov 26, 2006
    0
    Here's my one word review: CRAP.
  59. emmanuel
    Nov 26, 2006
    0
    a disaster...music like this should be illegal
  60. TufLuvTopgrading
    Nov 25, 2006
    8
    K-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.
  61. JoeBlow
    Nov 25, 2006
    0
    Worst. Album. Ever.
  62. AdrianR
    Nov 25, 2006
    0
    The fact that this CD can get ratings greater than 5/10 from more than just fluke and drunkenness is statistical proof that one can never trust what any human critic says ever again.
  63. BritneyS.
    Nov 24, 2006
    0
    lol gg moron. No more poon for you.
  64. SteveL
    Nov 24, 2006
    0
    I didn't listen to this.
  65. NickY
    Nov 23, 2006
    0
    Those positive user reviews sound so sincere and heartfelt...not. It's sad that anyone would even bother paying people to astroturf for this pathetic record.
  66. THEDAAAWG!
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    yo yo yo, this album is the shit, y'alL! K. Fed is bustin' rhymes like a motherf***!
  67. bobp
    Nov 22, 2006
    1
    Not that bad - I give it a 1. It's got a moment or two in there... It's a phenomenon of sorts.. but, really Britney's cR@p got produced - why not his?
  68. RuiS
    Nov 22, 2006
    0
    what happens when you play with fire? horrible.
  69. greg
    Nov 21, 2006
    10
    the '10' is not for this album--I haven't heard it--but for Raoul V's review below. good stuff.
  70. ColinB
    Nov 20, 2006
    0
    On what day did God create Kevin Federline, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?
  71. Nick
    Nov 20, 2006
    0
    if i were britney i would kill myself or him or at least never EVER go out in public again.. like is he even serious? how couldnt he even know that he sucks soooooo bad?.. does he just think ppl will think hes cool and buy the album bc hes married brittney?
  72. SoFed
    Nov 20, 2006
    10
    Jaw-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.
  73. BruceR
    Nov 20, 2006
    0
    Fed Ex over and out.
  74. honestpolicy
    Nov 20, 2006
    0
    so bad that no one should ever have to suffer through this garbage. if you are EVEN considering it- death will be more fun... and cooler.
  75. John
    Nov 20, 2006
    0
    It's just so stupid. Period. So very stupid. Embarassing for him, I'm sure.
  76. MadelineH
    Nov 18, 2006
    0
    K-Fed??? HaHa. I coulndt believe it when i saw lose control debut on The Teen Choice Awards. I still can't.
  77. josema
    Nov 18, 2006
    0
    i can't believe this guy got a record deal. This is a true example about how music has hit rock bottom nowadays. i hope mr. federline reconsiders about trying to become a ''rapper''. give us a break!
  78. David
    Nov 18, 2006
    0
    Like anyone other than a mental midget would give it a higher rating
  79. B.Bauls
    Nov 17, 2006
    0
    This is the first time an album has actually made me laugh so hard I woke up sore the next day. Doctors should prescribe this album to people suffering from clinical depression. Then again, it just might make you want to kill yourself.
  80. RickR
    Nov 17, 2006
    3
    Well... it's not that bad. Not that's it's any good either. Kind of enjoyable but the novelty quickly wears off. Looking for dumb celebrity music? Might as well try Paris Hilton's album which is a whole lot better and nicer to listen to.
  81. JamesT.Kirk
    Nov 16, 2006
    0
    Captain's log, stardate 9522.6: I've never trusted white boy rappers, and I never will. I could never forgive them for the death of my culture. It seems to me our mission to listen to halfway decent rap while escorting the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council to a peace summit is problematic at best. Spock says this could be an historic occasion, and I'd like to believe Captain's log, stardate 9522.6: I've never trusted white boy rappers, and I never will. I could never forgive them for the death of my culture. It seems to me our mission to listen to halfway decent rap while escorting the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council to a peace summit is problematic at best. Spock says this could be an historic occasion, and I'd like to believe him, but how on Earth can a redneck this awful at everything he does release an album and get to Brittany before me?… Expand
  82. BritanySpears
    Nov 16, 2006
    10
    Tell me one thing mankinds done thats any better.
  83. grega
    Nov 16, 2006
    0
    Such a letdown sadly.
  84. TruthBeTold
    Nov 15, 2006
    0
    Garbage, pure and simple. This is a mockery of everyone in the music business.
  85. haydesigner
    Nov 15, 2006
    1
    You'd think it couldn't be that bad... that eveyone was just piling on because of who he is. Well it is that bad. Really, really bad.
  86. m898
    Nov 15, 2006
    1
    Haha. the 2 people below me are serious? i didn't know that middle america manifest was about hard times like "smokin' marijuana", or ''10 G's in my pocket, 5 in my hand...'' and ''fill[ing] the Lamborghini up with shopping bags,'' oh i feel soo bad for him! he seems to be reallly strugling. Talentless guys like this show that if you Haha. the 2 people below me are serious? i didn't know that middle america manifest was about hard times like "smokin' marijuana", or ''10 G's in my pocket, 5 in my hand...'' and ''fill[ing] the Lamborghini up with shopping bags,'' oh i feel soo bad for him! he seems to be reallly strugling. Talentless guys like this show that if you have money, you can get anything. and that bands and groups with actual talent have to work even harder to get a major label. thank GOD britney dumped him. hopefully he'll run out of money and we'll never see his face on an album cover again!… Expand
  87. MisterB
    Nov 14, 2006
    9
    Federline 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.
  88. DoctorFunk
    Nov 14, 2006
    10
    K. Fed struck it rich by marrying Britney, and he strikes gold on this classic album.
  89. kfed
    Nov 14, 2006
    0
    yo this is a sick album.
  90. [Anonymous]
    Nov 13, 2006
    0
    Congratualtions Limp Bizkit you no longer have the worst album of this decade.
  91. W0nder
    Nov 13, 2006
    0
    Please Democrats, let your first action in power be the prohibition of this CD...
  92. JhonnyB
    Nov 13, 2006
    10
    Awesome!!!! Great tracks!!!!!!!!!! Go ahead Kevin !!!!!!!!! Get Rich o get divorced !!!!!!!!!! At least you arent fat like your wife!!!!!!!
  93. RichardB
    Nov 13, 2006
    7
    You all need to get a life. This album is definitely not amazing, or even close to perfect, but 2/3 of the tracks are tight-bordering-on-excellent. K-Fed knows his way with a rhyme, and you all should see the man live before you go off hating...without listening to the album. Saw him onstage at Webster, and the crowd was sparse but thrilled to see this young artist coming into his own. You all need to get a life. This album is definitely not amazing, or even close to perfect, but 2/3 of the tracks are tight-bordering-on-excellent. K-Fed knows his way with a rhyme, and you all should see the man live before you go off hating...without listening to the album. Saw him onstage at Webster, and the crowd was sparse but thrilled to see this young artist coming into his own. When Eminew throws his baggage out there, everyone acts like he's the second coming. On this album, K-Fed does the same thing, laying bare his psychological pathos, and anyone who actually listens closely will realize that Playing With Fire is food for not only the body, but also the mind. Again -- NOT PERFECT, NOT CLOSE TO PERFECT. But a good album, much better than TImberland's new one, Kanye's second joint, or the latest Meth.… Expand
  94. ToddW
    Nov 13, 2006
    0
    I guess I'll add my score to the Legions of Zeroes. This guy is the human representation of everything that is wrong with our popular culture. A total no-talent, and I'm being kind, the only reason he got in the door of a recording studio was because of his ex-wife, another staggering waste of oxygen. Our airwaves are no longer priveleged for the talented and deserving. I guess I'll add my score to the Legions of Zeroes. This guy is the human representation of everything that is wrong with our popular culture. A total no-talent, and I'm being kind, the only reason he got in the door of a recording studio was because of his ex-wife, another staggering waste of oxygen. Our airwaves are no longer priveleged for the talented and deserving. They've become the sanctuary of the sheep who exalt the refuse of American Idol Nation, and this guy doesn't even qualify on that account. To even define what he does as "music" is to truly play with fire. Maybe some clueless music industry executive will wake up long enough from reading the stock page to smell just how bad the Sewerstream stinks and pull this slug's recording contract. Then he or she might focus on doing to Brittany what she did to this Warholian nightmare. Like lawyers at the bottom of the ocean, it would be a good start.… Expand
  95. KHole
    Nov 13, 2006
    10
    K-fed rulez, yo!
  96. FargoH
    Nov 12, 2006
    0
    Wow. This was craptacular.
  97. TimH
    Nov 12, 2006
    10
    I'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!
  98. CedricJ
    Nov 12, 2006
    0
    The best album from a KFC assistant manager turned back-up dancer turned husband to white trash turned rapper turned WWF star you'll hear this year!
  99. AlexB
    Nov 12, 2006
    0
    If it wasn't for Britney's money, would we even be rating this album? Even when her talentless career is in hiatus, she still finds a way to ensure that America is subjected to awful "music". Pitiful.
  100. JimR
    Nov 12, 2006
    10
    Kevin 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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#7 Most Discussed Album of 2006
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#19 Most Shared Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
15

Overwhelming dislike - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 7 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    20
    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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  2. Billboard
    30
    In general, Federline enunciates well. [11 Nov 2006]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    0
    Other rappers might hesitate to brag about marrying into bling, but Federline isn't self-conscious about it.
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