Little-T and One Track Mike employ a strongly irreverent style of hip-hop on Fome Is Dape. Little-T handles the raps here while One Track Mike produces the tracks. In the wake of Eminem's breakthrough, these guys aren't entirely novel. Still, they're clearly blazing their own trail creatively, and it's curious that Atlantic Records would consider this commercially viable music. Little-T and One Track Mike aren't especially talented, though their well-evident sense of humor and their contrary approach may appeal to those looking for an alternative to the norm. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Perry Landesberg (Executive Producer), Christina Dittmar (Art Direction), Jack Ride (Drums), Little-T and One Track Mike (Producer), Chip Dorsch (Product Manager), Charles Stella (Engineer), Ben Kweller (Guitar), Charles Stella (End Chorus), Jason Flom (A&R), Little T (Associate Executive Producer), Slick Rick (Vocals), F. Scott Schafer (Photography), Perry Landesberg (A&R), Michael Patterson (Mixing), David Kutch (Mastering)
The band describes "Fome" as "Dancin' in your house in your underwear, playin' air guitar through a stadium of teddy bears. Or goin' to work, headphones on, ignoring what your boss says, singin' along", and "Dape" as "An adjective anonymous with absolute glory, kinda like great, super-fly, hype, fresh, bigger than big, better than best".
Rearrange the vowels in the title and you have its true meaning, "Fame is Dope."
"Deadman" contains samples of Topsy Two by Cozy Cole
"Little-T And One Track Mike Live Band" appears on "A Little More" and "Sammy"
A sample of "Fome Is Dape" was featured on the Osmosis Jones Sampler Soundtrack, which came with the movie while it was first out on video.
On AlbinoBlackSheep.com a somewhat bizarre and disturbing flash video called Deadman Waiting to Happen can be found.It is set to the song "Deadman" and features an animutation style of cut outs of Little T and One track mike. It fades out and ends after the 1st chorus It was made by a flash maker known as nProcess.
