Slum Village - Detroit Deli: A Taste Of Detroit
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Rolling Stone Rating: 2
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 (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...
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