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And Federline says he hasn’t been spending most of his time partying, but working on the upcoming album.

“I’ve been in the closet with it for a while,” says Federline. “I don’t know, guess I would have to say I’m the rookie of the year.”

Besides a guest appearance from rapper Petey Pablo, Federline says there will be no guest stars on his upcoming album. Nor will the album be produced by any major industry producers, and he doesn’t yet have a record label — a curiosity, since, given his wife’s A-list status, he could have used her connections to get a deal. The first single was released through Yahoo Music Unlimited.

While a lack of a major label may indicate a lack of industry interest, Federline says he intentionally eschewed major labels and producers because “I wanted to do this myself, I wanted to find my people, and I wanted to record the music that I wanted people to hear. It’s a little different.”

That it is. His first song is more club oriented — most of the song is infused with exotic beats and chants. “The record is everywhere. It’s definitely going to be kind of a dance club record,” says Federline, who plans to perform his music in clubs in the coming months.

Federline describes the rest of the album as “crazy,” “down south,” and “gutta.” He adds his wife has been supportive of his record and even recorded a song with him, though the public likely won’t hear it for a while — he’s holding off so people won’t think he’s trying to ride his wife’s multiplatinum coattails.

“The support and the advice that she gives to me is advice that any wife would give to her husband, “ says Federline. “She’s there for me, she loves the music.”

With or without Spears’ direct involvement, Isquith says Federline’s notoriety can only help him as he brings his music to the masses.

“He’s doing very well. That’s a lot of reaction and a lot of play,” he says. “And clearly for any other new artist, without the controversy around the song and the general media attention, they would never have the chance of having 500,000 people visit a page in a couple of weeks.”

And radio airplay could soon follow. Even though Star dissed the record, he vowed to play it.

“Who am I to say to say he doesn’t have his pulse on his generation?” asks Star, who added that despite the negative feedback, Federline may still have his hit.

“Radio is a mind-altering and conditioning monster within itself,” he says. “You play something 45,000 times ... you’re going to start singing it.”

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