Tafioso, featuring the producing and rapping skills of Very Juicy Records producer Ariel Paine, is an expansive collection of hip-hop vignettes and one of a kind hip hop tracks. The lyrics are always on the edge, twisting the meaning of words. The beats are the soundtrack of Seattle’s Central District, the inner-city 'hood and heart of Seattle’s underground hip hop scene.

District Luv hit the streets via its members in late 1999 and sold its first 1000 copies before Very Juicy Records could even get it to retail. Now, keeping the underground faithful, Ariel Paine is about to release his first solo CD, and renewed interest in Tafioso is bubbling in the Northwest.