K-Fed's a 'free man' in Chicago
When Kevin Federline took the stage Wednesday night at the House of Blues, the stopwatch on his proverbial 15 minutes of fame was at 14:57 and counting.
Things weren't looking good for K-Fed, the former dancer who became Britney Spears' second husband, even before news of their impending divorce. His Brit-financed debut, "Playing With Fire," sold an embarrassing 6,500 copies in its first week, and several dates on his coming-out tour were canceled because of poor ticket sales.
Suppressing his emotions and/or realizing he's seconds away from no one but VH1's "The Surreal Life" caring about him again, Federline decided the show must go on.
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But Kirstin Kuenzi, 19, pledged her love in a handmade sign. "It was kind of a joke at first, but it's really grown into kind of an obsession," she said. "He's my No. 1 friend on MySpace."
The wannabe rapper only mentioned the divorce once. "I'm seeing a lot of fine ladies here, and you know who's about to be a free man," he said before launching into the pandering "Dance With a Pimp." Not exactly bringing sexy back, this boy.
His cliche-ridden take on West Coast gangsta rap found him poorly imitating Snoop Dogg while tediously boasting about how bad he is (in the thug-life sense), how good he is (in the mack- daddy sense) and how rich he is (in the kept-man sense).
"I got 50 mil/I can do whatever I want!" Federline rhymed in "America's Most Hated," his would-be theme song.
Um, sorry, K-Fed: That may have been half your net worth a week ago, but given that prenup, you'd better start looking for work. You certainly can't count on a career in music.
Contributing: Sun-Times staff reporter Mike Thomas