Fifteen minutes of fame too much

In the tradition of Vanilla Ice, Eminem and the Bloodhound Gang, we have Little-T and One Track Mike in their debut album Fome Is Dape. \n It's funny how the album cover features two urinals -- the perfect location for this disc from the latest group of "white boy" rappers. \n Although the content of Eminem's lyrics is often controversial, they do have substance (most of them), and allow Eminem to exhibit his talent. \n The only thing Fome Is Dape exhibits is that record contracts are being handed out like free samples at a grocery store. \nThe first track, cleverly titled "Intro," is a little more than one minute of hip-hop music leading into the title song. Mike and T should have just continued the hip-hop beat for the entire length of the CD, rather then attempt to make sense lyrically.\nThere were a couple of times while listening to the album where I thought I was hearing Eminem. "Immune" sounds eerily similar to Eminem, and one of the rappers even resembles Marshall Mathers with darker hair.\n"Wings" could have been a semi-decent track, if it weren't for the redundant chorus. The background beat keeps the rap at a steady pace, allowing the listeners to bop their heads along. Just make sure your windows are rolled up if you are going to crank this tune.\n"Loosendin" is slower paced, which I like, the lyrics coming through loud and clear, more mellow (in the style of Uncle Kracker), than a majority of the other tracks. \nAlthough "Shaniqua," the duo's single, doesn't really have any musical value hidden in it, it serves to amuse and certainly does, telling the story of a guy who keeps getting phone calls for a girl who moved out the year before.\nWhat the music world does not need are more rappers that think they have talent. The term "one hit wonder" seems to be used more and more frequently to describe the fates of many new artists in recent years. Little-T and One Track Mike just happened to get lucky.