"Deli" is a song by American rapper

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. It was released on July 21, 2023, through

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and

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, as the fifth single from her debut EP '' Like..?'' and the first from its deluxe edition.

Background and composition

Spice shared a first teaser of the song on her

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on July 9, 2023, which subsequently went viral. She performed the song for the first time at

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Miami on July 21. An "ode to a city staple", the deli, the song was seen as her development "from a scrappy newcomer to a full-blown superstar" coming full circle.

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on July 26, 2023. Directed by the rapper herself, George Buford, and Frederick Buford, it was filmed on July 14 and 15 in

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. The video was shot at a New York bodega store on

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and sees Spice dancing and twerking along with a few friends, reminiscent of the video for her breakthrough single "

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" (2022). Upon release, the rapper faced backlash for including

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scenes of 16-year-old Aya Tanjali.

Charts

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References

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