Just last week, I was listening to "Illmatic" by Nas, getting sad knowing there'd probably never be another hip-hop CD that great. My prayers, though, have now been answered.

By who? A saint, Kevin Federline, whose debut rap CD "Playing With Fire" hits stores today.

He's cemented a legacy for himself alongside local literary greats William Saroyan and Philip Levine, by penning a diverse, interesting collection of poems about getting high, marrying into money, fathering numerous children, how the media hates him and how he's better than you. It's epic.

Keep reading for a track-by-track review:

If you're goofing off on the 'Net waiting for party or candy-collecting time this evening, have some fun with this virtual pumpkin carver.

Extra points if you can carve the likeness of K-Fed (his album drops today) onto your pumpkin.

Here's my picks for this weekend. Check the Music Roundup or the calendar for more options.

Well, "The Office" is a repeat tonight, but at least there are a bunch of noteworthy music happenings:

Another small-screen favorite is hitting the road. ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" will bring its ballroom suave to the Save Mart Center on Dec. 20, the second date in a national tour that starts in San Diego.

The tour will feature dancers from all three seasons, including Drew Lachey, Joey McIntyre, Joey Lawrence, Lisa Rinna and more. Tickets are supposed to go on sale Nov. 4, with prices and details to be annonced next week.

Debate has already started in the office: Will people pay money to see these C-list celebs dance? Hmmm.

More details have emerged on the Jan. 17 Justin Timberlake concert at the Save Mart Center. Tickets to see Mr. SexyBack go on-sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. They will cost $56 and $79. Fan club members get first crack at seats at 9 a.m. Friday.

In other concert news: Disney's popular franchise "High School Musical" announced it is going on the road. The tour will starts Nov. 11 in San Diego. A Jan. 27 Fresno date is on the tour itinerary, with no venue specified. Selland Arena is in talks to host the show, but nothing is final yet. Keep an eye on this one. Tickets should be available soon.

The trailer for season six of "24" hit the 'net today. So many thoughts: Bearded Jack Bauer freed by the Chinese government. Wayne Palmer as president. Explosions. "Mr. President, I understand what is expected of me." Discuss.

Let the debate begin. Today, Joan Obra and my taco conquest of the Valley published. We sampled 23 different tacos over two days in our search of the best carne asada taco. We picked our top 10 and explained why in this story (you can also take a taco poll and check out a video of our journey). And as you could guess, the e-mails are already rolling in.

Justin Timberlake is bringing sexy back to Fresno.

On Tuesday afternoon, both the Save Mart Center and tour promoter AEG Live confirmed a Jan. 17 Timberlake concert at the arena. He'll be kicking off his 34-date North American tour on Jan. 8 in San Diego. Singer Pink will open.

No details yet on when tickets will go on-sale or how much they'll cost, but Save Mart Center general manager Steve Tadlock says that information could be announced later this week.

Did you catch our native son Kevin Federline's latest national televised embarrassment? He was a guest on World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night Raw and was on the receiving end of a body slam and scathing battle rap from fellow wannabe emcee/WWE star John Cena. Virtual daps to Cena, but I'm sure millions of people are jealous that they didn't get to knock K-Fed around.

You have to watch it. It's floating around the net in three parts: K-Fed's intro, Cena's rap dissing K-Fed and finally the slam heard 'round the Internet. I've watched it four times already this morning. And it's better each time.

Puppet the Psycho Dwarf picked a plate up off a table at Fagan's Irish Pub, pulled it back toward his shoulder and sized up his opponent, Madd Mexx, for a shattering blow.

But distraught pub owner Carrie Fagan-Davis, who moments earlier watched the two Half Pint Brawlers break one of her tables with a piledriver, grabbed the plate from Puppet's hand before it could meet its destination. She was still shaking her head. The crowd, which had left its seats by this point and circled around the two midget wrestlers, booed shortly, but was cheering again once Puppet slammed Madd Mexx's head into another table.

Check Cherish off the list of "Ch" acts performing tonight at The Big Fresno Fair. The fair announced this afternoon the foursome of sisters from Atlanta, who hit big with "Do It To It," were "unable to attend the concert."

Performances from headlining rappers Chamillionaire and Chingy will go on as planned. Refunds are available for diehard Cherish fans who don't care to see the rappers tonight at the Paul Paul Theater. However, unused tickets would have to mailed into the fair starting Oct. 16 in order to get that refund. For more further information, call (559) 650-3247.