Slum Village
Detroit Deli: A Taste Of Detroit
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Detroit's Slum Village return with some of their best material to date. An effortlessly smooth blend of mellow production, laid-back wordplay, and soulful singing, the group's third record sports collaborations with a wide range of artists, including Jay Dee, MC Breed and Dwele. "Selfish" featuring Kanye West and "Dirty" with Ol' Dirty Bastard are especially fresh.
When Slum Village first began rhyming around Detroit in the late Nineties, they earned comparisons to underground rap luminaries such as De La Soul and the Pharcyde. Three albums into their career, they've ditched some of their unflashy, austere indie-rap trappings -- not only does Detroit Deli include a cameo from Dirt McGirt
Read More (a.k.a. Ol' Dirty Bastard), it also features overly sleek, synth-heavy production, including the Kanye West gift "Selfish." Unfortunately, Detroit Deli is true to Slum Village's roots in one major sense: It's long on verbosity but short on personality. "Selfish" and the ghetto anthem "Keep Holding On" find rapper T3 and new member Elzhi matching quick-tongued, booty-obsessed verses with smart, sturdy beats, but Slum Village need to refine their strategy before poking their heads above ground again.
Detroit's Slum Village return with some of their best material to date. An effortlessly smooth blend of mellow production, laid-back wordplay, and soulful singing, the group's third record sports collaborations with a wide range of artists, including Jay Dee, MC Breed and Dwele. "Selfish" featuring Kanye West and "Dirty" with Ol' Dirty Bastard are especially fresh.
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