Show Me The Money by Seattle rap artist D. Love is entirely produced by Eugenius of Criminal Nation fame. A comical quasi-legal disclaimer comes before the music, and D. Love snuffs any chance of a refund if his customers don’t like the album. The first song is a party track called “Let It Bounce.” Next, the upbeat “Why?” asks big rhetorical questions about keeping it real, a major hip hop tenet in 1996. Track four is “My Dream,” a slow, g-funk cut with autobiographical themes. “I spent my whole life savings on studio time,” D. Love admits.

Guest rapper Spy-D is featured on three tracks including “Playas Run The Street,” a chilled-out, tropical-sounding excursion. This song evokes palm trees and beautiful ocean sunsets. By contrast, the next track “Movin’ On” feels a bit slow and claustrophobic.

To me the album heats up around track seven, “Show Me The Money.” This one is about getting paid, and D. Love continues the topics he introduced on “My Dream.” The gloomy “Lil Something” might be my favorite on the album, mostly because the tone and content of the vocals match the beat better than some other tracks.

“Check Game” featuring Spy-D includes shoutouts to the Pacific Northwest and Seatown. The surprise on number ten “Can You Feel Me?” is rapper Baby-G on a verse. Her rhymes bring a little needed variety to the album. Track eleven “A Day In The Life” is exactly what it claims to be, just another 24 hours in the life of D. Love. Written by Novocaine132