It features guest appearances from Dwele, MC Breed, Melanie Rutherford, Big Herk, John Legend, Kanye West, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Phat Kat, and former member J Dilla.

After Baatin's departure from Slum Village, there was a lot of pressure upon the group to deliver a solid follow-up to their previous album, Trinity.

The lead single from Detroit Deli was "Selfish", produced by and featuring Kanye West, with John Legend providing vocals during the chorus.

The song was a moderate hit and the group's highest charting single, partly as a result of Kanye West's mainstream popularity.

The album received a fairly solid reception, but further promotion from Capitol Records stopped short of a second single or music video.

[2] AllMusic's John Bush called the album "a parade of digital R&B jams that skillfully navigate the divide between cutting-edge headphone productions and bumping club tracks".

[8] Raymond Fiore of Entertainment Weekly found the album "impresses most with production prowess", adding "...if only rappers T3 and Elzhi had the personality to match the enticing soundscapes".