“179 Deli” marks the first collaboration between British rapper AJ Tracey and American rapper Bas, and the fifth and final single from Bas' fifth studio album, “We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up.” The track was also produced by the duo 33.3, J. Lloyd and Lydia Kitto, part of the British electronic music project Jungle, in which have collaborated with Bas twice.

179 Deli refers to a corner deli in the cover art, known for its sandwiches, in the Jamaica neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York, where Bas was raised after moving from Europe as a child.