The K-Fed phenomenon is an immaculate mess to behold for most any follower of American pop culture. From the sheer unsightliness of his proletarian MySpace page to the befuddling dips into baile funk and gangsta rap, Federline is quickly becoming a hotter slice of hipster novelty media than wifey. Could it all be on purpose? Well, of course. And if that’s the case, then hats off to Daddy. If he’s managed to outsmart the very people making fun of him, then perhaps that’s even funnier than the man simply operating day to day as a genuine butthole.

In either case, Fed’s an easy target. It’s not his choice of collaborators that’s a giveaway to his newbie status as a recording artist; it’s his lyrics, vocal delivery and callouts to the media (i.e., “Ya’ll mah’ fackas strikin’ out right now”). As far as we could gather, “PopoZão,” which leaked back in January, was the first full-on K-Fed track (not counting snippets) to grace the ears of many a blogworm. Even with his clueless shtick in tact, the simple-but-chirpy production, courtesy of Nina Sky and 50 Cent producer and booty bass class clown Disco D, seems somehow more cutting edge than Fed rightfully deserves.

As far as his music goes, Fed has yet to reach big timer status. “PopoZão” has popped up as a retail MP3 release peddled by indie no-namers Gooseneck Productions, but no physical item has made itself known. (Allmusic hasn’t even gotten around to making poor Daddy a proper profile.)

In some paradoxical way, Baltimore outfit Spank Rock comes off as Fed’s brethren, complete with next-level production, an amateurish rhyme shtick and throwaway perv-out club tracks. And while Spank Rock may seem smarter(?) and less clueless than you know who, an act that makes itself known to the world with a single called “Put That Pussy on Me” is clearly not to be taken too seriously.

“PopoRubin” is something of an obvious juxtaposition of “PopoZão” and “Rick Rubin,” the latter being Spank Rock’s second single from their long-awaited full length, YoYoYoYoYo, which dropped last week on Big Dada. The “Rick Rubin” instrumental sounds something like a weirder-than-usual Neptunes having their way with vintage Odelay, marrying a junkyard funk aesthetic with the neo club circuit. “Rick Rubin” squelches and sputters along as Fed chants his homage to “that Brazil booty.”

Spank Rock dates:

04/13 Montreal (@ Main Hall)
04/14 Hamilton (@ Pepper Jack’s)
04/15 Toronto (@ Horseshoe Tavern)
04/16 Cleveland (@ Grog Shop)
04/17 Lansing (@ Mac’s Bar)
04/18 Chicago (@ Empty Bottle)
04/19 Milwaukee (@ Onopa Brewing Co.)
04/20 Minneapolis (@ 7th Street Entry)
04/21 Kansas City (@ The Record Bar)
04/22 Denton (@ Hailey’s)
04/23 Austin (@ Emo’s)
04/24 Houston (@ Proletariat)
04/26 Atlanta (@ The Drunken Unicorn)
04/27 Baltimore (@ Ottobar)
04/29 NYC (@ Mercury Lounge)
04/30 Boston (@ Middle East Upstairs)
05/10 Amsterdam (@ Melkweg)
05/11 Paris (@ Tryptch)
05/12 Paris (@ Radio Nova)
05/13 Bern (@ Wasserwerk)
05/14 Cologne (@ Gebaude 9)
05/15 Munich (@ Atomic Café)
05/16 Berlin (@ Knaack)
05/19 London (@ Fabric)
05/22 Sheffield (@ The Plug)
05/23 London (@ Barfly)
05/24 Glasgow (@ King Tut’s)
05/25 Leeds (@ Hi-Fi Club)
05/26 Manchester (@ Roadhouse)
05/27 Newcastle (@ Digital)
05/28 Nottingham (@ Stealth)
06/07 Vancouver (@ Plaza Night Club)
06/08 Seattle (@ Chop Suey)
06/09 Portland (@ Holocene)
06/10 San Francisco (@ Boca)
06/11 Los Angeles (@ Spaceland)
06/12 San Diego (@ Casbah)

Kevin Federline has no announced tour dates. (He may not even exist.)

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